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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I get the wait pool vs waitlist thing but do some schools still kind of have an ideaf that might get in vs not (has any parent ever heard from a school that they're right on the edge?) [/quote]

Given the uncertainty that surrounds the Admissions process, an Admissions person would be crazy to suggest someone is "right on the edge". If it didn't work out the way the Admissions person thought it might, then they are going to have a very unhappy parent. And that has a way of coming back to bite them. It's far better for them to be completely non-committal because they really don't know who is going to accept their offers, what other people on the WL are going to do and what last minute direction they might get from the powers-that-be on specific applications.

You would be better off handicapping your own chances after finding out what has happened to your child's peers. For example, if you are coming from a feeder and they have already offered admission to an unusually large number, you might want to consider that.

Or you might want to have your HOS reach out and get an informal guess from the Admissions Director. The HOS may be willing to do that and the AD may be willing to share with the HIS. But again, there's almost no upside for the AD to do this and lots of downside.[/quote]

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