<p>Seems like only a handful of people have heard from Exeter and those 3 or 4 were acceptances. Anyone get a waitlist or rejection from them?</p>
<p>Thanks to all who post, this site has been so helpful. I am amazed at the talent that has been WL or rejected. These schools are crazy!</p>
<p>Cecil,</p>
<p>Exeter sends out their decisions on March 10th according to the Ten Schools agreement. If you applied to Exeter the earliest that your big envelope (acceptance package) would come is tomorrow, due to the 10th falling on a Saturday. And yes the other schools who sent their acceptances out on the 9th (see Andover) are not following the agreement, if not outright breaking it. I am only sending this and mentioning Andover by name (an awesome school) because I have seen many posts the last couple of days with somewhat disparaging remarks aimed at Exeter for "making kids wait to save a few bucks". One post written in blue letters I might add even went so far as to say this could hurt Exeter in the competition for top students. Exeter will quite likely still have the highest yield again this year so don't worry about their feelings being hurt by any bad pub....Good times... Big Red Rules :).</p>
<p>I don't think there is anything "shady" being done, I think the agreement is that the students will be informed on the 10th.(or no soon than the 10th) The people who received the Exeter acceptances stated that they were postmarked the 9th, which means they were probably mailed out Friday afternoon, and arrived at homes that were close to Exeter on Saturday. When you receive info from some of the schools may simply be a function of geography and nothing else.</p>
<p>Actually, from the anecdotal accounts here, I think even Exeter brought their mailing to the USPS on Friday afternoon instead of having staff come in on a Saturday just to conform to the March 10 date.</p>
<p>From what I noticed, local people received regular first-class (or Priority 3-5 Day) U.S. mail decisions on Saturday (presumably all in the same "038" 3-digit ZIP as Exeter, NH where first class mail is typically delivered the next day).</p>
<p>The other exception to PEA's decision announcement process is the lack of an on-line component (for U.S. applicants). It's a service that Big Red extends to international students so PEA can hardly claim that releasing decisions that way violates the TSAO agreement (which is stated in terms of "mailing date" and not "delivery date" and certainly not in terms of "internet delivery").</p>
<p>What someone (perhaps you?) pointed out to me when I made the point a few weeks back was that it would strain server capacity. I guess...but other schools seem to cope with the spike. Particularly at the beginning of break when the outside demand isn't interfering with internal academic uses.</p>
<p>I think you're right in noting that other schools violate the TSAO agreement with their mail dates. But this year -- with an unusual Saturday delivery -- PEA arguably did the same thing...except that they used U.S. mail and not an overnight courier.</p>
<p>Frankly, I think now that on-line decisions are the rule, it makes sense for the decision day to be set as a Saturday (1st or 2nd Saturday in March) and the TSAO agreement should be restated to conform to reality, providing for the delivery of decisions by any means no earlier than 12:01 on the agreed upon decision date. </p>
<p>As far as I can tell the TSAO agreement doesn't even contemplate the Internet in the decision process. But now that it's here and instant gratification (or mortification) is ubiquitous, why not release/deliver the decision in a way that is most likely to ensure parents are included and present for applicants? </p>
<p>With Internet decisions, there's little control over the place of delivery. This is true particularly on a week day, as it's very possible that decisions are being delivered to a school computer at which a number of students are gathered around...all checking the news because it seems like a good idea to them at the time. Posting the decisions on a Saturday maximizes the ability for parents to be properly involved with that important moment.</p>
<p>But, yeah, instead of having a situation where compliance with the rule is the exception, I think it makes more sense to revisit the rule and revise it to match the reality than it is to enforce (how?) the current rule. I think you and I would agree that, based on the current rules and if these were students, the current practices of many TSAO schools would land them in front of the DC or Honor Court. </p>
<p>And while PEA may not suffer, Taft just might. But most of all it's just the wrong message to send as part of the first message to people who are joining your community.</p>
<p>So just because we didn't receive mail from them yesterday doesn't mean that we were rejected?</p>
<p>If it's like last year, most people heard from Exeter one or two days later. The acceptances did not go out overnight UPS like the acceptances from Andover.</p>
<p>As a parent, and from reading this board yesterday, I think they should ALL go back to good old fashioned "snail mail"! D'yer Maker makes an excellent point about the online decisions and the parents perhaps not being around. There were more than a couple of kids on this board who were very upset with their decisions. I also think the idea of waiting around all day looking hopefully out the window for a UPS truck that may, or may not drive up your street is pretty twisted. In the "good old days" you checked the mailbox when you got home from school, and either the envelope was there or it was not, and this only went on for about a week. Sometimes the "fastest" way isn't always the best way.</p>
<p>Okay, thanks.</p>
<p>That's right. And it's not "wishful thinking" right either. I think that goes for Deerfield as well. And Taft. And I don't think we've heard from Loomis applicants either.</p>
<p>I think it's ridiculous that some schools only let international students get their decision online. All schools should give decisions online and in the mail, that way if kids want to know on March 10, they can look online, but if they want to wait until it comes in the mail they can do that.</p>
<p>Exeter make sure that stdent in the united states who were accepted recieve their letter on the tenth and that those who live outside will hear online... Those who were not accepted may have to wait several days to recieve news..</p>
<p>Which you know how? Does that mean that anybody who didn't receive a letter already isn't accepted?</p>
<p>to dyer--- my son heard acceptance from loomis yesterday. there has not been much about loomis on here though</p>
<p>nope =D there's still hope. My friend got accepted through this other program and somehow he was told he was accepted, but the letter/package didn't come yet.</p>
<p>That's a relief.</p>
<p>Dyermaker- you are correct. Online decisions are posted in such a way that the student is hopefully not in school surrounded by other kids when they find out. That's why last year (or maybe the year before?) most of them were posted at 4:00 pm when hopefuly the kids would be at home.</p>
<p>Everyone has to understand that UPS does NOT operate in all locations of the U.S. on Saturdays!!! Therefore, some acceptance letters will be received on Monday to some applicants! Don't stress!!! At my old house, UPS was not a Saturday participating location of operation. ;]</p>
<p>D'yer,</p>
<p>Good points.</p>
<p>My S received his acceptance from Taft on Sat. The envelope was postmarked 3/10. We live one town over, so I don't think there is anyway he could have received that letter unless as D'yer has implied... it was dropped off at the PO late Friday. GL to everyone!</p>
<p>Congratulations KarateDad! That was a hard-fought victory!</p>