RC waiting list

Mimihoppe

Anyone who is on RC waiting list recently got called for Y1 placement?
Want to know my chance of getting in, as you know they don't reveal the position on waiting list.

hong0706

Mimihoppe 發表於 17-3-7 16:13
Anyone who is on RC waiting list recently got called for Y1 placement?
Want to know my chance of ge ...

I think the chance is not very high. You know, RC admission details have always been kept quite misterious.

I will do some math for you. In ESF TY, about 20-25% got offer in first round, so about 40 or so i guess. From those i know, only about 20% took the offer. That is, at least 30 spots should have been released. I guess may be a higher percentage from WKS will take the offer as some may live closer to ma on shan. Still, at least a few dozens spots should have been released (not even counting those not studying in ESF kinder).

But till now, not many in the inital waiting list have received calls from RC. It certainly doesn't match up with the number of spots that have been released. So, the rumour (denied by school) that they over-offered quite a lot in the first round (in anticipation of a high turn down rate from esf kinder students) may be true.

If that's the case, the prospects of those on waiting list who hasn't yet received any calls may not be good. Of course, as i said before, if you are willing to buy NR, you may stand a much better chance.

dnyy2008

hong0706 發表於 17-3-7 17:01
I think the chance is not very high. You know, RC admission details have always been kept quite mist ...

rc over offered. the rumors were true. as for the debenture, rc is no longer selling to waitlister. We asked them for it already

panda_k

原帖由 dnyy2008 於 17-03-07 發表
rc over offered. the rumors were true. as for the debenture, rc is no longer selling to waitlister. ...

We did you asked?

dnyy2008

panda_k 發表於 17-3-7 21:03
We did you asked?

we asked admission Office for NR

panda_k

Sorry, typo error. I mean when did you ask?

Mimihoppe

dnyy2008 發表於 17-3-7 20:17
rc over offered. the rumors were true. as for the debenture, rc is no longer selling to waitlister. ...

What do you mean by 'over offered'?

Mimihoppe

Do you know anyone who passed the interview and with priority of any sort did not get offer at this stage?

FattyDaddy

RC "over offered"? This is the first time I hear of this rumour and it is most probably just that, a rumour.

When there are 800 applicants competing for 180 Y1 places, there is simply no need to "over offer" because there is no chance that the 180 places would not be filled. After the first round is over and some people have declined their offers, RC will just offer to those on the reserve list and eventually to those on the wait list, there is no lack of eager candidates.

dnyy2008

FattyDaddy 發表於 17-3-8 02:36
RC "over offered"? This is the first time I hear of this rumour and it is most probably just that, a ...

I don't know much about rc and cannot answer all the questions. We called them probably a week ago. overlooking is nothing unusual.

dnyy2008

FattyDaddy 發表於 17-3-8 02:36
RC "over offered"? This is the first time I hear of this rumour and it is most probably just that, a ...

over offering is the same as waitlist. yet it speeds up the process. It's good for every one

lehcar

For waitlist, if no place can be offer this year, will i still be in the queue next year, or need to apply again?

Babybaby2011

lehcar 發表於 17-3-8 09:55
For waitlist, if no place can be offer this year, will i still be in the queue next year, or need to ...

For those who didn't have chance for interview in Jan 2017, their application will be rolled over to Y2 2018-19.   They also mentioned that they would not have another round of interview.  The above is the reply from RC admissions.

Guess all spots have been filled up!

raccoonmy

We should just trust the system the school introduced. The arrangement of new student intake is clearly communicated during the briefing session. This is my first time to learn about "over-offered" and what's the point of "over-offered" anyway.... The school has a long wait-list, many I know are still waiting to hear from them.

To those who didn't get the offer in 1st round, don't give up! We received offer in early May and we are now one happy RC member.

大當家

raccoonmy 發表於 17-3-8 12:53
We should just trust the system the school introduced. The arrangement of new student intake is clea ...

請問你當年是否已有1st interview?

Artie

dnyy2008 發表於 17-3-8 07:31
over offering is the same as waitlist. yet it speeds up the process. It's good for every one

Oh. Come on. Be fair! How can over-offer be the same as waitlist?
An "offer" is you get an official letter confirming you are offered a place, probably asking you to place a deposit of some kind as well.

PS. My son in the the middle of getting offers from different universities and the word "Offer" is definitely unique.

raccoonmy

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Of course, we had interview and we are given an "offered" but a place can't be confirmed during the 1st round.

FattyDaddy

raccoonmy 發表於 17-3-8 17:21
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Of course, we had interview and we are given an "offered" but a place can't be c ...

RC tend to use unusual wording in their communications. A few years ago my daughter received a "formal OFFER for a place on the waiting list", those were their exact words :)

Artie

FattyDaddy 發表於 17-3-8 17:34
RC tend to use unusual wording in their communications. A few years ago my daughter received a "form ...

With caps? Interesting.
So what were the wordings they used for the actual offer of admission/acceptance.

FattyDaddy

Artie 發表於 17-3-8 17:56
With caps? Interesting.
So what were the wordings they used for the actual offer of admission/acce ...

Haha, no, the CAPS was my exaggeration :)
OK I dug up RC's letter from a few years back and following is their actual wording, complete with the formatting they used (i.e. italic / bold / underline) ...

"We genuinely regret that a school place is not currently available at this time. We are, however, pleased to advice you that we are formally offering your child a place on the wait list for the 2014 - 2015 academic year. Please be aware that we cannot guarantee that a place will become available."

I have no idea what wording they would use for an actual offer of admission.