被waitlisted，除了等待之外，还能做什么？

mba2005

我被Duke 放在waitlist上了，现在除了等待之外，还有做些什么？

cranberry

联系一下chipmunk和其他校友，听听他们的意见

udream

keep contact with Adcom, send email or letters reguarly to keep them informed of your current status, your interest, and your personality. Additional material is ok. Another essay or ...

janechen

Looks like Duke is one of those schools that regularly review the WL rather than waiting until late Spring when the class is nearly filled. There are quite a number of people who were W/L at Duke Round1 and then got admitted today (round2). Some of them did NOTHING! Of course, my guess is you can always send in additional info to strength your file. Most importantly, emphasize how Duke is your first choice and how you'll contribute. Good luck!

mba2005

以下是引用janechen在2005-2-18 2:27:00的发言：

Looks like Duke is one of those schools that regularly review the WL rather than waiting until late Spring when the class is nearly filled. There are quite a number of people who were W/L at Duke Round1 and then got admitted today (round2). Some of them did NOTHING! Of course, my guess is you can always send in additional info to strength your file. Most importantly, emphasize how Duke is your first choice and how you'll contribute. Good luck!

Janechen, thank you for the information. I will follow up Duke. Wish the Adcom would be moved.

udream

建议你每隔一阵给ADCOM发个EMAIL.

第一周: 说ADCOM啊, 我很高兴能被WL, 但是我真的非常喜欢DUKE, 希望将来你们能把我放在心里,有名额时候不要忘了我.

第二周:给ADCOM发去令一篇ESSAY, 说一下申请材料中没提到的你的优点或性格,当然要拣好的说了,说明为什么DUKE是那么的合适你,你怎么为Team Fuqua贡献．

第三周：给ＡＤＣＯＭ写个ＥＭＡＩＬ说一下你最近在做什么，这些事情对你将来在ＤＵＫＥ的学习有什么帮助，你对ＭＢＡ又有哪些新的认识．

第四周：如果还没有ＡＤＭＩＳＳＩＯＮ，　就继续写：再次表达你对ＤＵＫＥ的兴趣，期待着成为ＴＥＡＭ　ＦＵＱＵＡ的一员，还可以提到你对Durham附近的生活的了解，说我还和已经被ＤＵＫＥ录取的人或者正在ＤＵＫＥ读书的人谈了话，越来越觉得ＤＵＫＥ合适自己了．

该够了吧，如果还没有，继续追，但是也不要一棵树上．．．．．．

mba2005

哎，早上刚刚和朋友谈过，他说就像追男女朋友一样地追！sigh!那就追吧！！

udream

大家都说女追男．．．．．，　你就等着好消息吧．到时候可能觉得来得太容易．

brace

《2004年MBA成功申请人访谈》中有一篇专门讲了一位朋友的getting off waitlist的经验，可以参考：

http://forum.chasedream.com/dispbbs.asp?boardID=13&ID=76763&page=1

mba2005

, 刚刚给Duke发了e-mail，表达了我的滔滔仰慕之情，我会继续努力追的。真的很感谢Chasedream各位xdjm的意见！