<p>Let's be realistic here, why or why not do you think you will be accepted?</p>
<p>I am applying for Concord, Winsor (boston), Deerfield, Exeter, and Andover. I really want to get in to Andover (dream school, yay!) but I don't think I will because of the sheer mass of competition. I think my chances are good for Exeter and Winsor because of great interviews. I don't really fit into Deerfield or Concord, but I would still love to go.</p>
<p>(P.S. not meaning to be offensive of cocky but I have had forum experiences where people took offense at everything.)</p>
<p>Getting admissions is like winning the lottery… U never know like u could be the perfect applicant and yet not get in. There a bunch of things that come into play, like ther was this one kid with like a 60% in ssat and straight B’s but he got into a top school cuz they needed football players or something there also politics and stuff…I mean I’m not making anyone feel bad but u could be perfect and the school might love you but they need it to be racially diverse as well as have dancers, athletes, etc so lmao I can’t say anything goes ._. I have no idea to expect on m10 I could get accepted everywhere or rejected everywhere… </p>
<p>I am beyond scared that I won’t get in anywhere, I had so much more confidence when I was writing my apps. AHHHHHH 7 days though!!! It’s so soon!!</p>
<p>How much do the interviews really matter? People always think that there chances are better after a great interview so I just wanted to know how accurate this is.</p>
<p>My son applied to 8 of the most selective schools in the planet. Just going for it. If not, good school in OH to attend. I think he gets in 2/8, just don’t know which two!! Need about 60% FA. Great scores, interviews, ECs. </p>
<p>My son applied to 3 selective schools. Praying he gets into at least one since our public school is not good. I am thinking he will get into one out of three. Worried though because we had to cancel interviews/visit due to weather and illness so we have not even seen the schools. Fortunate enough to have one Skype interview a couple of weeks ago. No FA needed, great grades, good SSAT, athlete, great recommendations.</p>
<p>@needtoboard I think interviews really matter because that’s how the school gets to know the real you and see if you fit in. Having a good interview, to me, means that you clicked well with someone at the school and it shows how the school would do for you. Also it means knowing someone at the school is rooting for you. maybe; that’s just my opinion. </p>
<p>I just want to be accepted to any of my schools, but to be honest I sort of hope that only one will accept me. (That sounds crazy doesn’t it?) I want each of the schools equally for separate reasons, but I don’t want to make the wrong decision. So I really just want fate to choose for me. But at the same time I’d like to be accepted to more just for bragging rights, you know? </p>
<p>I can’t believe we only have 7 days left!! I’ve been counting down for 45 days now and even though it’s been going by painfully slowly at the same time it seems like yesterday I was on my tours. I applied to 11 of the top schools so hopefully I get into at least one. I find that as time goes on the more I doubt myself. I just really hope i get into Deerfield (dream school) :)</p>
<p>Only the school you will attend really matters. The bragging rights of being admitted to other schools are good for a maximum of 30 days and then expire. Even in those 30 days they can be annoying or obnoxious, and then amusing and pathetic as time goes by and you are still talking about what schools accepted you or your kid once upon a time.</p>
<p>@stargirl3 haha I went a little overboard with the number of schools I applied to! There are just too many good ones it was just so tempting to apply to all! and thanks!</p>
<p>"…pathetic as time goes by and you are still talking about what schools accepted…your kid once upon a time"</p>
<p>I fear I fall into this category, Benley. </p>
<p>But I do so to illustrate the point that my daughter had a choice of attending SAS or a “HADES” school and chose the former (and I know of several other kids who made similar choices over the past few years)…I think it’s important to let prospectives know that not everyone goes for the bigger name when picking a school to attend and also that many smart kids attend “second tier” schools by choice and not “because they didn’t get in anywhere else”. </p>
<p>needtoboard: interviews are one piece-- no one really can tell you how much it “counts.” My son’s interviews were ok, but not his strongest suit-- and his interview at the HADES school he attends was really mediocre (not terrible, but seemed very pro forma and uninspired-- on both their parts). He got in. Another kid we know, somewhat similar profile (but maybe not perfect letters), had a great interview there and was WL, had a great interview at another school where he was rejected, and had a great interview at a 3rd school, where he got in with tons of FA. So I’m sure it can help, because every school wants nice kids who will fit in, and because of course it helps if the AO is pushing for you, but it’s clearly not the determining factor in many cases.</p>
<p>7Dad, that’s OK if you are bragging to help. In all seriousness though, while I understand the point you are trying to make, it seems being admitted by a top school is not that relevant to the point you are trying to make after all. Of course we know there are many, many students out there who have the qualifications to get in a top BS and choose a different path - a BS that’s not most chased after (as evidenced by their lower admit rates and higher yield rates), a local private school, a magnet school, or a public school. Just because they don’t have an offer from a top BS at hand doesn’t mean they haven’t made a choice. </p>
<p>I would add that along with all the amazing prospects with perfect SSATs who are passed over, there are a few (not saying many!) B+ students, average athletes, crappy test-takers and beginning artists who also do get into the “dream schools.” So chin up mere mortals! </p>
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