Western Waitlist Party 2019-2020

[convertedlurker 51]

11 minutes ago, dooogs said:

It seemed to be less movement than last few years. Or is it just me ?

Maybe someone senior can chime in? 

It definitely seems so. It could be a combination of CoVID-19 related factors (people avoiding McMaster for example) and the lower CARS cut off reducing the overlap of the acceptance pool with other schools. It's all speculation though.

[dooogs 106]

Didn't even apply to mac and still somehow got screwed over LMAO (it's a joke!!!!)

[Overstressed 7]

1 hour ago, convertedlurker said:

It definitely seems so. It could be a combination of CoVID-19 related factors (people avoiding McMaster for example) and the lower CARS cut off reducing the overlap of the acceptance pool with other schools. It's all speculation though.

This is an interesting point, although it does seem that McMaster also has less waitlist movement than previous years which is quite unexpected given the circumstances. 

[keipop 535]

40 minutes ago, Overstressed said:

This is an interesting point, although it does seem that McMaster also has less waitlist movement than previous years which is quite unexpected given the circumstances. 

Maybe some of the applicants who might not have gotten accepted anywhere else got accepted at McMaster thanks to the lottery? 

[James Nystead 251]

8 minutes ago, keipop said:

Maybe some of the applicants who might not have gotten accepted anywhere else got accepted at McMaster thanks to the lottery? 

30% of the top 100 were accepted when they normally would not have. These 30 ppl mustve had poor MMIs to not make it in given their high GPA and CARS. Thus, they may not have had received other acceptances, just Mac. Thus, the waitlist moved less, despite issues with a three year program and COVID

[seewhathappens 80]

2 minutes ago, William Osler said:

30% of the top 100 were accepted when they normally would not have. These 30 ppl mustve had poor MMIs to not make it in given their high GPA and CARS. Thus, they may not have had received other acceptances, just Mac. Thus, the waitlist moved less, despite issues with a three year program and COVID

That's still only 30 people though.  Unlikely to have such a meaningful impact on reduced WL movement across multiple schools.  We'll never really know what happened this year, though I am looking forward to the CFMS (sp?) stats when they're released in a few years time, to confirm lower WL movement, vs. just apparent sampling bias.

[dooogs 106]

22 minutes ago, seewhathappens said:

That's still only 30 people though.  Unlikely to have such a meaningful impact on reduced WL movement across multiple schools.  We'll never really know what happened this year, though I am looking forward to the CFMS (sp?) stats when they're released in a few years time, to confirm lower WL movement, vs. just apparent sampling bias.

This is year has been crazy for every body no matter who you are in society 

[convertedlurker 51]

Maybe the person calling people off the waitlist is working from home and is being lazy and taking their time? A guy can hope

[seewhathappens 80]

21 minutes ago, dooogs said:

This is year has been crazy for every body no matter who you are in society 

I agree 100%. 

I'm just saying the lottery gave 30 people (theoretically) offers from the top 100 at mac who would not have received offers otherwise (according to Mac's model).  So I'm only suggesting that those extra 30 are unlikely to shift multiple schools WL dramatically. 
Not that this year hasn't been an absolute roller coaster - difficult for everyone, regardless of situations.  

[dooogs 106]

Just now, seewhathappens said:

I agree 100%. 

I'm just saying the lottery gave 30 people (theoretically) offers from the top 100 at mac who would not have received offers otherwise (according to Mac's model).  So I'm only suggesting that those extra 30 are unlikely to shift multiple schools WL dramatically. 
Not that this year hasn't been an absolute roller coaster - difficult for everyone, regardless of situations.  

Yeah this is true.... it comes down to luck again. As many things in life

[dooogs 106]

Bump? Any news ? 

[convertedlurker 51]

13 minutes ago, dooogs said:

Bump? Any news ? 

My heart skipped a beat when I got this notification. It's been a while. Missed you guys lol. 

[Scrubadubdub 68]

28 minutes ago, convertedlurker said:

My heart skipped a beat when I got this notification. It's been a while. Missed you guys lol. 

Same 

[TheStern 34]

The admissions office is closed until Thursday

[Scrubadubdub 68]

I just finished watching this, and I thought it was really well done. I felt touched at the end of the video when she empathized with those on the waitlist. 

At this point, I have accepted it is much more likely that I don't get in off of the waitlist, but it's nice to keep up with this community (and provide more posts for next years waitlist to read through haha).  

[dooogs 106]

Sorry for the false hope :p 

 

[dooogs 106]

Does uwo ever send a full class email? Sorry for giving anybody any scares with this post lol

[Scrubadubdub 68]

On 7/6/2020 at 5:04 PM, dooogs said:

Does uwo ever send a full class email? Sorry for giving anybody any scares with this post lol

I remember seeing a post from a while back that said that they send it out in August and that the class is actually full 1-2 weeks before that point

[Scrubadubdub 68]

I’m curious - did anyone end up getting accepted off of the wait list in July? 

[convertedlurker 51]

Did anyone get off the waitlist since June?

[Scrubadubdub 68]

Final update: I received an email from Schulich notifying me that the waitlist is officially closed yesterday 

Thank you to everyone on this thread for being so supportive. I truly appreciated every one of your replies/reactions to my questions and thoughts. It made the wait a lot easier  

Good luck everyone. Hopefully next year is our year! 

[rmorelan 2,563]

On 9/5/2020 at 4:45 PM, Scrubadubdub said:

Final update: I received an email from Schulich notifying me that the waitlist is officially closed yesterday 

Thank you to everyone on this thread for being so supportive. I truly appreciated every one of your replies/reactions to my questions and thoughts. It made the wait a lot easier  

Good luck everyone. Hopefully next year is our year! 

Hope so as well - and good luck to the coming applicants. 

It always amazes me how quickly the application date sneaks up!