<p>I got a call courtesy call from Exeter yesterday informing me that daughter did not make it. She is not a legacy per se but has a family connection (grandfather and uncle attended). They were very kind and encouraged us to reapply next year.</p>
<p>Does Andover make a call if legacy kid does not get in? I am an alumna. Wondering if no word is good news?</p>
<p>Hey Caro,
I’m in the same boat! Last year, when I did not get in, my dad got a call from andover on the 4th of March. This year, I got no call… I hope this means good news but they could have just changed their policy 
but I doubt it… Why would they take away a to their alums?</p>
<p>Wow, they do give special treatment to legacy kids…</p>
<p>Only because it’s harder on the parents if the kid does not get in… It’s understandable…</p>
<p>Any similar courtesy for other schools? Lawrenceville in particular?</p>
<p>Andover did not call me in advance. But then again, we found out later that our daughter was in the mix until the last moment, so it’s entirely possible that there was no time for them to do so, as all the letters/boxes need preparation. I don’t know if it is standard operating procedure or not.</p>
<p>In any case, don’t presume if you child is a legacy you will get any advance warning of a WL or denial. We certainly did not, and my daughter was a triple legacy (me, my father, and my uncle on my mother’s side).</p>
<p>I think that is really nice the schools will call legacy kids. CanYou, I am keeping my fingers crossed for you!</p>
<p>@muffett: don’t count on it: see the reply I posted while you were posting…</p>
<p>BusterDad, I was on the phone and it caused me to delay hitting the enter button…lol</p>
<p>@ busterdad thanks for the comment. We will have to compare notes after this weekend.</p>
<p>@carolaur: I sure hope that the lack of a call means my son will be accepted, but I sure am not counting on it, given the previous experiences… Tomorrow will tell the tale. And my son and I will be perfectly happy with any of the top three schools he applied to; in fact, I’ve told him that if he is so lucky as to get into schools in addition to Andover, he has to revisit all of those schools, as I don’t want him to have buyer’s remorse based on Dad having attended Andover. Kid’s are too influenced by their parents at times, and “fit” and “feel” of a school is important when it means four years of their lives.</p>
<p>Thanks muffett!</p>
<p>@Buster,</p>
<p>I don’t completely understand what you meant by:</p>
<p>But then again, we found out later that our daughter was in the mix until the last moment,</p>
<p>Could you please explain?</p>
<p>@busterdad I agree about fit and feel. Andover seemed really huge to her. I told her how it seemed even bigger if you lived in Abbot cluster and had to make that long walk several times a day like I had to. But we are waiting to hear from 5 more schools, some of which were smaller, warmer! We would definitely revisit if that happens.</p>
<p>After my daughter was waitlisted, her guidance councilor had a conversation with Andover, and they told him that she had been in the mix of kids to be accepted until very late indeed. There comes a point at which the schools will have to make the hard choices to get their admission offers down to what they expect their yield to need, and they have to remove some kids folders from the stack of admits.</p>
<p>So I don’t know if I care to draw much from the fact we’ve received no communications from Andover to date for my son.</p>
<p>Ah, I see. Now you’re making me scared!!!</p>
<p>@CanYouAcceptMe: I’m sorry to make you nervous; but to get a WL or rejection tomorrow when you think you are “in” because your believe your parents would have received a call would be even more painful. The reality is that they may not have any advance warning.</p>
<p>We’ll all find out tomorrow…</p>
<p>Yeah, I know… I’ll be keeping my fingers crossed for your son as well!</p>