<p>does anyone understand how to fill out their card?!?!??!?!
do you have to put what you school you are going to??? or only if you are doing once specific option? i’m very confused!</p>
<p>You only put what school you’re going to if you’re don’t want to be on the waitlist.</p>
<p>im going into 9th grade & also waitlisted to deerfield for next year. did anyone have anything in their waitlist letter such as, “we encourage you to stay on the waitlist?” or “you are high on your list?” because i heard in past years there was such a thing but i’ve also heard that they don’t have rankings, but just see who fits in with the spots in the student body for that year. please reply back with whatever info possible for waitlist next year at deerfield! :)</p>
<p>They don’t rank. There are “hundreds” of kids on the waitlist. They are fully enrolled, and will NOT be going to their waitlist right now.</p>
<p>I just ‘wandered’ onto this forum. I’m going to give two anecdotes that I shared a couple of years ago somewhere around here.
My nieces (twins)were rejected from Exeter, Andover, Deerfield, SPS and a couple of others. They ended up at Kent school which was definitely not their first choice. They’re now in their 3rd year at MIT and doing very well. One has even gained early acceptance into MIT’s MSc program.
Their cousin was in a similar position. She only got into Berkshire. She’s now 4th year at Columbia, and has been accepted at several law schools including Michigan, NYU and Columbia.
It’s not where you go because all the schools are great. It’s what you do about it once you get there.
Good luck all of you in your boarding school endeavors.</p>
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<p>@mom - proof positive my alma mater has good taste! :)</p>
<p>I completely agree; my sister went to public school and yet she was still accepted into pretty good schools like university of michigan, boston college, and dartmouth.
All of these schools are competitive, whether it’s exeter, or berkshire, or kent, or NMH.</p>
<p>In addition though I’d like to say definately don’t give up hope yet. I accepted my decision at DA and have til june til i have to send in full tuition; I kind of am having cold feet and I am not sure I want to leave my current school. People don’t have to REALLY decide til june 15th or so theres still a chance.</p>
<p>swissbrit - do you know if Deerfield plans to contact everyone on the waitlist and let them know that they are not going to admit anyone off the waitlist? We have not heard ANYTHING from them since returning the “yes I want to stay on the waitlist” card.</p>
<p>I just emailed an AO officer though, and they said most mmovement happens in April. When one schools says that people get pulled of WL in summer, how many is it really?</p>
<p>A few - some parents choose the installment plan and start payments in June. But for parents who choose the two payment plan or the full payment plan, the check is due in August. We’ve heard from several people that their economic plans changed after acceptance - if so, those are huge checks to have to write. Sometimes it’s just not feasible. One HADES school told me they do sometimes see movement in May when returning student contracts are due, and in August when the reality of writing the check occurs. Still - the number is likely one or two, not a lot.</p>
<p>…and for those waiting for upperclassmen spots, let’s not forget the kids lost to attrition.</p>
<p>thanks for the info, is there anything else you or anyone knows?</p>
<p>@ExieMITAlum</p>
<p>Deerfield enrollment rescission date is in mid-June (for new admits). Parents forfeit the deposit payment. After mid-June deadline, parents are obligated to pay ENTIRE balance of tuition, even if kid does not matriculate. </p>
<p>My guess would be that any movement on the WL would occur before the mid-June rescission deadline-- but who really knows?</p>
<p>Oh, now I understand. Thanks guys. But if they already pay the 1000 dollars, or something of the amount in April, I believe its non-refundable, right? And when they drop out, what happens to that 1000 dollars? Where does it go?</p>
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<p>First off, the deposit is generally 10% of the tuition, so for a full pay student, it’s going to be more like $4800, not $1000. But non-refundable means non-refundable. It’s the price the family pays for backing out of the contract. The school keeps the deposit.</p>
<p>Oh, I had no idea it was 10%! But what does the school do with the money that is non-refunded?</p>
<p>The school keeps the funds to cover their costs in finding a replacement for the withdrawn student, or so the argument goes. In reality, the school may use the forfeited funds in any way it sees fit.</p>
<p>The general purpose of a non-refundable deposit in a contractual agreement is to demonstrate good faith towards eventually executing the agreement (i.e. to take the contract seriously). </p>
<p>If the deposit was refundable, then ALL the accepted kids would accept an admissions offer, whether or not the kids truly plan to enroll, because there is nothing to risk.</p>
<p>I believe that Deerfield is considering their late applicants together with the waitlisted people from the earlier round. Just something you might like to know.</p>
<p>@bsnewbie, I think that’s common practise at most schools. A late application is essentially an application to the waitlist.</p>