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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I worked in admissions in a T10 law school. We didn’t admit anyone from the waitlist without doing this. Usually by phone because we wanted to judge the response. Every once in a while we’d still get skunked because after our offer (which they had accepted) then an even higher ranked school would admit them from their WL. It just the way it works. Now mind you our incoming class sizes were much smaller to manage.[/quote]

Judge the response? What do you mean? If they didn't sound excited enough, then what?[/quote]

Hesitates, seems unsure, asks lots of questions about FA, seems to be buying for time, asks for extension, etc. You become a good judge over time. As another PP noted it’s partially about yield but also just that AOs have been grinding all admissions season and just want to be done. So if the next guy on the list is more eager than you or you give off red flags, we’ll go with him.[/quote]

DP. How long ago was this? I think today people are much more awkward and anxious and more people would act like that. 20 years ago I can picture myself saying "Yep, I'm still interested, thanks." Today I would probably be overthinking: "why are they calling? Is this yield protection? I need to go online and see if others got this call and how they responded." I can't ever imagine myself acting all excited because that's just not my personality.[/quote]

NP. I got a call like this 20 years ago and I doubt I was that excited, but I just said yes. I'm not sure why a 17 year old would care about yield protection. Either you want to go to the school offering you a spot or you don't.[/quote]

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