HBS Zen Ding Letter: It’s not you, it’s me.
Thursday, May 13th, 2010HBS ZEN WAITLIST DING LETTER.
SEVERAL PEOPLE, NO KIDDING, HAVE GOTTEN THIS LETTER AND ASKED ME WHAT IT MEANS. AND HOW COME EILEEN HAS REVERTED TO LEAVING OFF THE DATES AGAIN (LETTER MINIMILISM]
IT MEANS YOU ARE DINGED –NADA, OFF WL, UNDER BUS, REJECTED, GO AWAY, DONT COME BACK, SO LONG, SEE YA NEXT YEAR (HOPE NOT).
IN SHORT, YOU HAVE NOT BEEN ACCEPTED TO HBS AND ARE NO LONGER ON THE WL, YOU HAVE BEEN RELEASED:
IT’S NOT YOU, IT’S HBS.
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Dear Mr. or Mrs Waitlist:
Later on today you will be receiving official notification of your release from our waitlist. While this outcome is likely not what you had been hoping for, we want to thank you for being on our waitlist this year, and for the patience you have shown during your time with us.
We know that being on the waitlist is certainly difficult. The anxiety you experienced with the uncertainty in timing is something that we fully acknowledge. We communicated these same words when we released our waitlist last year, and we stand by them as they are sincere in their sentiment. We hope our monthly updates and desire to be transparent in our process was somewhat helpful in mitigating this anxiety. Regardless, while this is probably not much comfort right now, please know that every candidate on our waitlist was important to us, and your cooperation with our process was truly appreciated.
It has been a pleasure getting to know you, Waitlister, and we wish you the best in the coming year. Thank you for your interest in our MBA program.
Sincerely,
Eileen Chang
MBA Admissions
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Dillon House
Boston, MA 02163