<p>@DA: I think some of my other posts would attest to that fact that I may be more of a realist than many who visit these boards. As someone with a professional stake in education, I take more of a “the devil you do know” approach. The institutions I know well–and love–are still flawed. So the same is obviously true for the ones I don’t know well that others love. </p>
<p>Caveat emptor (yeah, I’ve got a hand in real estate, too). </p>
<p>To me “pumping” would be (a la Freud) artificially inflating the positive self image of a school whilst knowingly disregarding its shortcomings. “Thumping,” on the other hand, tends to say a lot more about the orientations of the critic than it tells us about the institution. Over time you get a sense for the general slant and commitments of many of the posters here, and that’s information worth factoring, as well. Now, back to teaching the children.</p>
<p>PelicanDad, good point about “pumping”. In reality (again), however, who would admit and who could convince others that they themselves are “pumping” as is “artificially inflating” instead of “pumping” as is “supported by real-life experience”? Human beings are either by nature self-righteous creature or honestly think they are doing the “right thing” (otherwise they wouldn’t do it!)… The point is that often times you’d find people are arguing less on what should be the principles but more on who lives by the principles and/or how to live by the principles.</p>
<p>Here’s the latest housing information regarding the Andover over enrollment:</p>
<p>For the girls, one 8 boy dorm will be turned into a 9 girl dorm by accommodating a large single into a double. In one existing girl’s dorm, a single will be made into a double. In another girl’s dorm, two singles will be made into doubles. Bottom line: there will be 12 additional upper class girl beds next year.</p>
<p>For the boys, beds will primarily be added by reducing the size of a faculty apartment, converting 3-room doubles (doubles with 2-bedrooms and common area) into triples, and using a small apartment to house students. Bottom line: there will be an additional 19 upper class boy beds next year.</p>
<p>So: ninth graders (juniors) need not worry because it sounds like only upper class housing will be impacted. New tenth, eleventh, and twelfth graders hopefully will be safe as well because the Phillipian quotes an Andover dean as saying, “I’d like a lot of the new arrangements to be taken by old students, because they tend to know each other well." </p>
<p>All in all, it sounds like smooth sailing for new students. Time to get pumped – in a positive way, of course!</p>
<p>I posted this question on a different thread, but this may be the more appropriate one. I’m confused why Andover would give wait listed applicants the option to remain on the WL given that they are over enrolled? To be more specific - a waitlisted boarding applicant for 9th grade. Seems like it would be easier for everyone to just close the wait list.</p>
<p>Just ignore it if you have received a letter given the option of remaining on wl after April 10. They are not only over enrolled but seriously so. Don’t know why they would do that if they did.</p>
<p>Because they’re overenrolled for a particular class. They still need to keep a certain number enrolled in each class, regardless of overenrollment in any one particular class.</p>
<p>They’ve made the dorm adjustments for the number of students that have committed, so they are now at a new enrollment (not overenrolled). Any summer melt could lead to a spot. If you would welcome a call from them, stay on the list (and resign yourself to the low probability).</p>
<p>My child is waitlisted at Andover as a boarder. We received a letter from them giving us an option to stay on the wait list as someone mentioned above. The letter clearly says they are fully enrolled and they do not anticipate any places for the waitlisted students. The letter further says that they will continue to monitor their enrollment closely and will contact us if a spot becomes available. I think they are talking about any last minute change which would very rare.</p>
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lemonade1, what does that mean? So, from now on, the school’s size has increased permanently? Or, now that they’ve made the dorm adjustment, will they have to fill all of them, at least for this year?</p>