blair

Prep School Admissions
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<p>clear your PM box!</p>

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<p>ROAR
dood
call me
not blair
i meant u
actually dont call me im me</p>

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<p>why couldnt you IM me? jeez.. haha</p>

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<p>i was LAZY</p>

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<p>Yes, clear your PMs.</p>

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<p>Where is blairt? She hasn't been on in a few days.</p>

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<p>I hope she's OK. We could commiserate together.
She PMed me the night before March 10th and I tried responding just now, but it's full.</p>

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<p>If she hasn't posted lately that either means she hasn't had time, or doesn't want to tell us, neither of which will be helped by continually asking her to clear her PMs or talking about her as if she weren't here.</p>

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<p>We're not talking about her behind her back. We're worried about her and I personally was trying to PM her because she sent me a message that I wanted to respond to. If she came on the board right now, I don't think she'd think we were talking about her "behind her back." It's not like we're expecting her not to see.</p>

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<p>Fine. I realize that many of us care about her and are worried about her, but it would be good to be sensitive.</p>

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<p>How are we not being sensitive?</p>

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<p>Never mind. Wasn't meant to be an inflammatory statement, just a reminder that if she didn't have good luck she may not want to talk about it.</p>

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<p>I love how not being on the computer for a few days correlates to not being OK. ;)</p>

<p>Perhaps she is busy?</p>

<p><em>GASP!</em></p>

<p>No! It simply cannot be!</p>

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<p>That's probably it, Chaos. I believe she said earlier that she purposely had a heavily planned weekend.</p>

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<p>yes, and i still do. i wasn't at home until 1 on saturday, so i would have msised the UPS truck...if it even works here then. i'm in california, so i'm not going to freak out until wed. or something, but i'm planned for full rejection</p>

<p>choate - rejected
sps - rejected (expected it..knew it)
exeter - monday
taft - ?? monday
andover - at the end of the week -- they made special accommodations because they didn't receive my app until friday the 9th!!! lost in the mail!! but my app isn't going to be considered late!
tabor - monday?</p>

<p>i know FA had to do w/ this.. i'm thinking of calling my grandfather.</p>

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<p>Good luck, blair.</p>

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<p>money effects all the decisions .thats why we are getting rejected</p>

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<p>you think it's enough for me to back out on FA? my grandfather is wlel acquainted with prep schools.. most of his friends growing up on the north shore were sent away to deerfield and exeter and andover and choate (in that order), but he went to a seminary (!). he's glad i'm applying but i don't know if he would sign a $80,000 (tuition for 2 years) check to get me in. or more? he's always donating to educational causes.. eh i don't know. he's not one of those flamboyant "philanthropists" who wants his name one every building... and i HATE asking for money from anyone, even my mother to get lunch or something, lol. i'm sure he sees the benefits of boarding school though...</p>

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<p>Well my grandparents are dead or I would ask but Nothing ventured nothing gained.So give it a try.It might make a huge difference in the long run. Discomfort only lasts for a short time period.</p>

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<p>If I was accepted into a boarding school but I didn't get enough aid, I would probably use asking my grandmother for money as a last resort. If I were in your situation, I would wait until you find out your admissions decisions, and if you are waitlisted at some schools tell them that you don't need financial aid anymore if your grandfather says he can pay $80k.</p>