<p>This thread is to post your acceptance, waitlist, or rejection letter. Unfortunately, I received four rejection letters but I may be applying late this year, and I'm definitely applying next year. </p>
<p>I really want to know what acceptance letters sound like hahah. I got the remaining three letters in the mail today. (I got Taft's on Monday)</p>
<p>March 10, 2008</p>
<p>It is with regret that we inform you that the Admissions Committee has decided that we cannot offer you admission to St. Paul’s School for September 2008.</p>
<p>This decision was made after a thorough review of your application. This year’s applicants were particularly strong, and we found it very difficult to select from among them. I can only assure you that we did our best to be fair. Your application was reviewed at length, and your essays, transcripts, school reports, and recommendations were carefully read and interpreted.</p>
<p>This year we could offer admission to only one in five applicants, and the strength of our applicant pool was remarkable. Our decision is a reflection of these strong numbers and not necessarily a judgment of your strengths or your ability to be happy and successful here.</p>
<p>I am sorry to give you this disappointing news. You have honored us with your interest in St. Paul’s, and we wish you the very best of luck. Thank you for your interest, and best wishes.</p>
<p>Sincerely yours,</p>
<p>Jada Keye Hebra
Director of Admissions</p>
<p>March 10, 2008</p>
<p>Dear Jonathan:</p>
<p>The Admission Committee has carefully reviewed your application. With regret, we must report that we cannot offer you the opportunity to study at Groton in the fall.</p>
<p>This year we saw a sharp rise in applications. Ten candidates applied for every opening. The majority of this year’s applicant pool could certainly have performed well at Groton and would also have made significant contributions to the community. We usually have many more candidates than we have places, but the competition was particularly intense this year. One of Groton’s greatest assets is its small size. At this time of year it seems almost a liability.</p>
<p>We wish you success in the years to come. Hold onto your high aspirations. They will take you far in life. You have complimented us by applying to Groton, and we thank you for the effort you committed to your application.</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Ian M. Gracey
Director of Admission</p>
<p>Dear Jonathan,</p>
<p>After careful deliberation, the Admission Committee was not able to return a favorable decision on your application. Therefore, I regret to inform you that we are unable to offer you admission to Phillips Academy.</p>
<p>I wish to thank you for your interest in Andover and recognize the time and effort you put into the admissions process. You may be certain your application was considered with great care. With so many applications and so few openings, the Admissions Committee was forced to turn away many fine and talented young people.</p>
<p>Once again, I am sorry to bring you this news. On behind of the Admission Committee, I wish you the best and know that our loss will be the gain of another secondary school.</p>
<p>Yours sincerely,</p>
<p>Jane F. Fried</p>
<p>Dear Jonathan,</p>
<p>I regret to inform you that we are not able to admit you to Taft this year. Please be assured that this decision was reached after careful and thorough consideration of your candidacy. We know how much time and energy you have devoted to your application, and we understand that is disappointing news.</p>
<p>As you know, the competition for admission to Taft is keen. With over 1,320 students applying for only 160 positions, many more qualified students apply than we can admit. The task of the admissions office is particularly challenging because we must deny admissions to many applications who, like you, are appealing to us on so many levels.</p>
<p>I am truly sorry to have to convey this news to you, and I am sure we have missed an opportunity to get to know a remarkable person. On behalf of the Admissions Committee, I offer our best wishes for success in your education, and please do not hesitate to contact us if we can help in any way with your future secondary schooling.</p>
<p>I’d like to know what waitlist letters sound like. I think that there might actually be different waitlist letters depending on how high on the list the student is (if there are rankings, that is)</p>
<p>i dunno, andover’s waitlist letter reads like a rejection at first, but it goes on to tell you that you have a waitlist. hotchkiss’ waitlist letter reads from the beginning that you’re probably waitlisted</p>
<p>i dunno, andover’s waitlist letter reads like a rejection at first, but it goes on to tell you that you have a waitlist. hotchkiss’ waitlist letter reads from the beginning that you’re probably waitlisted</p>
<p>The 2 waitlist letters we received were different. Deerfield’s was like Andovers - read like a rejecteion at first and then said you were waitlisted.<br>
Westminsters said right up front - bad new ans good news.
The letters are different based on different schools, not based on any non-existent “ranking” of the waitlist.</p>
<p>St. Paul’s letter read like a rejection letter, but hten said not to give up hope that you were still on the waitlist</p>
<p>Ironic that 10 years ago my son received a “waitlist” letter for pre_K from a local day school. When I called the office the tone was not promising…I think they put most rejected students on the waitlist. Now 10 years later my son has done so much better than my friend’s daughter who was accepted by that day school and is on his way to a top BS. So my experience with the waitlilst is that you may be much better off without the school that didn’t grab you.</p>
<h2>Mine was addressed to my mom, but here it goes [[acceptance letter]]</h2>
<p>Dear Ms. —.</p>
<p>On behalf of the Admission Committe, I am very happy to offer ---- a place in the 9th grade at Chatham Hall for the upcoming academic year.</p>
<p>Chatham Hall is commited to students who will contribute to the intellectual, social, and ethical climate of the school. — has demonstrated that she is a young women of character and ability. She possesses not only the academic capacity, but also the strong personal qualities, to succeed at Chatham Hall. With —'s wholehearted commitment to learning and to making a positive contribution to her community. I am confident that Chatham Hall will be the place for her to achieve her aspirations. I hope that you and ---- agree and will chose to join us at Chatham Hall.</p>
<p>With this in mind, I would like to invite you to our Revisit Weekend, March 29- 30, 2008. The Revisit Weekend is designed to better acquaint you with Chatham Hall. We have planned a parent reception, student activities fair and a host of fun activities for our accepted students. By getting to know our community you can truly determine if this is the place for your daughter.</p>
<p>The faculty and students join me in congratulaing — and look forward to warmly welcoming her to Chatham Hall in August. Please do not hesitate to call if you have any questions.</p>
<p>Sincerely,
Vicki G. Wright</p>
<h2>Director of Admissions and Financial Aid</h2>
<p>I was so happy, but then I found out I didn’t get any Fa.
we are seeing what we can do. [[other people are tring to help FA wise, so I can go]]
so right now i don’t know if i’m going or not.
it’s like being waitlisted but you know your already in, your just too poor to go.
it sucks big time.</p>
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<p>This is soooo true. These admissions committees have many years of direct experience and the institutional memory at many of these schools reaches back decades or centuries. They pretty much know what they’re doing. And, in retrospect, with a son in BS doing well in every way imaginable, I’m now as grateful for the rejections as the acceptances. I’m pretty sure that had some of those rejections been acceptances, I’d have made a decision that, now – with the benefit of hindsight – I realize would not have been so wise at the time.</p>
<p>For all the time spent here yearning for some input and feedback from “true” experts, when we do get that feedback and it’s not what we had hoped to hear, we should still be prepared to embrace it as wise.</p>
<p>I haven’t received anything from Peddie yet. Anyone knows why ?</p>
<p>Have you called, nns91?</p>
<p>I have written them some emails but they haven’t answered yet.</p>
<p>Why haven’t you called? It’s been a week lol. They’re open Monday - Friday from 8:00 - 4:00.</p>
<p>I was about to call but just afraid that they were so busy with paperwork</p>
<p>jeez, Exeter’s acceptance letter was 2 full pages and I am a slow typer. It’s basically a ton of words that make me want to go there :D</p>
<p>heres mine. but i have a question: is the part where they say im going to be one of the first ones chosen off the waitlist true? And also they said tht they always go to the waiting list? not trying to sound conceited or anything im just wondering?</p>
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<p>Dear ****<strong><em>,
The Admission Committee has completed its review of *</em></strong>**'s application for admission to the ninth grade. This year we experienced a significant increase in the number of applications we received, and the committee was faced with a deep and competitive pool. While the committee was impressed with her academic record and qualifications, we have had to make a number of very difficult decisions, and at this point we have placed her on the Waiting List.</p>
<p>In light of your family connection with Lawrenceville School, I assure you that ******'s application received the most thorough and caring review. </p>
<p>While I understand that this is disappointing news, let me try to put it in some kind of perspective. Traditionally we have always gone to the Waiting List at some point in the coming months. If you have a strong interest in Lawrenceville and wish to remain on our Waiting List but need to let another school know by April 10, please do not hesitate to call us before making your final decision. We will do our best to let you know how things stand. In other cases we have turned to the Waiting List later in the spring, and even during the summer.</p>
<p>Although our Waiting List is not ranked, you should know that if space becomes available you will be one of the first applicants to whom we will offer admission. I realize how difficult and frustrating it can be to be on the Waiting List. We will try to be as helpful as we can. Should you decide that you would like ****** to stay on the Waiting List, take a moment to access the decision database to indicate your preference. We look forward to hearing from you and appreciate your patience with this process. </p>
<p>Sincerely,
Gregg W.M. Maloberti
Dean of Admission</p>
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<p>Shameless and sleazy.</p>
<p>What do you mean by shameless and sleazy?
Im always confused by most stuff that you post. lol</p>
<p>that is … weird. makes me think they wrote that on everyone’s.</p>