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Does anyone know if the waitlist is ranked?
So if we get nothing by Sunday - when they said everyone would know - is that the rejection?
If I understand @MFAman correctly, rejections should be sent out by Sunday too so, if you haven't heard back by then, it's more likely you were waitlisted...Maybe? Then again, the fact that nobody has heard a damn thing from USC in weeks is a little mystifying. Like, are they really going to send the remaining (if any) acceptances and ALL the rejects out in one day? If so, that's annoying.
The more likely scenario is that they'll push back notifications AGAIN, and we'll all find out whether we have been denied or accepted on the day Avatar 2 comes out.
Does anyone know if the waitlist is ranked?
If I understand @MFAman correctly, rejections should be sent out by Sunday too so, if you haven't heard back by then, it's more likely you were waitlisted...Maybe? Then again, the fact that nobody has heard a damn thing from USC in weeks is a little mystifying. Like, are they really going to send the remaining (if any) acceptances and ALL the rejects out in one day? If so, that's annoying.
The more likely scenario is that they'll push back notifications AGAIN, and we'll all find out whether we have been denied or accepted on the day Avatar 2 comes out.
The day is young, but they usually send out emails around 3AM, so I imagine no additional emails are going out today. If I receive nothing today, I will call tomorrow morning and report back. They say millennials are entitled, and that must be the case, because I believe everyone is entitled to a timely rejection, especially when the "time" keeps changing.
Tick tock.....
One has to honestly wonder why they're taking so long sending out waitlist/rejections when the last of the acceptances were released a looooong time ago.
3am???!?! You sure it's not 3pm?
Didn't you commit to UCLA? Feel like it probably doesn't matter what way they decide if you made your deposit already.Tick tock.....
One has to honestly wonder why they're taking so long sending out waitlist/rejections when the last of the acceptances were released a looooong time ago.
Could someone who was accepted fill us in on when the last day to submit their intent to enroll is? @Kira? @Comedynerd? @byisis?
This is a key point. I know it's a huge thing amongst the law school applicant community but if you know you're not going to a school you were accepted to it would be lovely courteous to let them know as soon as possible.And they all formally decline their acceptances to USC
It would probably be a huge, unnecessary stretch, but maybe they're waiting until they know how many of the acceptees are actually attending before issuing out anything else? Kinda depends on how long the acceptees have to submit their intent, I guess–if they have until mid April I seriously doubt it, but end of March...maybe?
Could someone who was accepted fill us in on when the last day to submit their intent to enroll is? @Kira? @Comedynerd? @byisis?
Pure speculation, but I think you've stumbled on the key bit of info here. No news is good news in this situation.
I don't presume to know how admissions works, but when I went through it in '15, random acceptances came later when the waitlist was reordered. Many applications forget to factor in the accepted students shuffle that occurs when people have multiple acceptances.
Let's say they accept the average 32, and maybe put 16 on the waitlist. Then let's say 8 on the submit intents to enroll in AFI, and UCLA instead. And 8 from the accepted list decide to go to Columbia and NYU instead. And they all formally decline their acceptances to USC... There's at least 16 more people back in the running. Essentially.
1/2 Speculation + 1/2 Inside Knowledge, a long list of acceptances, waitlisters, and close hopefuls has probably already been drafted by the faculty and sent to admissions. So, if you haven't seen a rejection letter yet, it's a good thing.
I just hate to see everyone stressing over the various schools and their processes, when there's equal consideration necessary for those making tough decisions between multiple acceptances (and commitment deposits). You're not out until you see a rejection, and the process is difficult to make fair without making waitlisters feel like they're second class acceptees. They're not. Competition is just fierce.
Hopefully this scenario puts some people at ease. It'll be the same with fellowships, competitions, and even general meetings with producers and showrunners. In no way does the wait reflect your worth as a writer.
**again, mostly speculation peppered with direct experience so as not to set up hopes to be dashed**
Didn't you commit to UCLA? Feel like it probably doesn't matter what way they decide if you made your deposit already.
They said that we need to submit it by April 15th.It would probably be a huge, unnecessary stretch, but maybe they're waiting until they know how many of the acceptees are actually attending before issuing out anything else? Kinda depends on how long the acceptees have to submit their intent, I guess–if they have until mid April I seriously doubt it, but end of March...maybe?
Could someone who was accepted fill us in on when the last day to submit their intent to enroll is? @Kira? @Comedynerd? @byisis?