<p>It’ll be okay, you guys… Just be strong, and know that every time a door closes, a window opens!</p>
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<p>Not true! Parents have posted on this forum about their students not only getting accepted on late applications, but also getting significant financial aid. No, it’s not likely to happen at a HADES school, but there are plenty of others. Easy? No, probably not. But definitely possible.</p>
<p>you’d have to be a pretty exceptional student for that to happen, probably an athlete… i can’t see any schools having any FA left this year because of increased need in other grades but yeah, i guess in the world of admissions, anything’s possible.</p>
<p>anyways for schools like… williston (just picking at hay here, dont get offended) it might be possible, but for schools like hotchkiss or cate, no way. it’ll make things 10x harder since you’re intl but it’s an option… it’s a lot more probable to just apply for next year. work on your essays, SSATs, extracurrics… it’s definitely not the end of the world!</p>
<p>don’t worry, i was rejcted 3 times as well, but waitlisted once.
let them continuously know how much you want to be there.
Im international too, don’t worry good news hopefully will come soon!</p>
<p>Last year, a friend of mine got accepted mid-summer from the Hotchkiss waitlist, with what I believe was a considerable amount of FA…she wasn’t an athlete nor a national Olympian of any subject, just an overall good student who worked her butt off to get into BS as an 11th grader.</p>
<p>Just make sure to write the admissions office and tell them how you want to stay on the waitlist, how it’s an honor to even be considered for their school, etc etc!</p>
<p>Always possible, guys :)</p>
<p>Okay guys I was waitlistrd at exeter for two hours nd I came off, so chin up. I’m telling them I’m not interested I’m a week. It’s not really the deal with fa at these schools it’s just that they r too many applicants. Choaate had a really low acceptance this year too. Peddie had like 19 percent</p>
<p>O nd I proban had the worst grades on cc</p>
<p>Thanks everyone for the reassurance. Even though I’m still not feeling optimistic now, I’m not depressed anymore. I’m not applying for rolling admissions this year; fortunately I’m only in 8th grade so I still have plenty of time to apply next year. I’m slowly recovering hope. I believe that the rejections are in no means to judge my overall abilities, I’m ambitious and intelligent; it was just extremely competitive for international students to get in with full aid.
Let’s keep this thread running for the international students who don’t get in this year. And Metallika, you’re a truly inspiring person, I hope you the best with your Exeter career.</p>
<p>Can I do something for you??? My friend is a hotchkiss senior and she got in with full aid as an international(off WL). She’s so lucky but that was in 2008. Do you want to talk to her?</p>
<p>The thing is, you made ME feel bad!!! I definitely know that you’re super intelligent, brave and ambitious. Your English is amazing and your situation is just pretty sad(I mean the English teacher part).
But I really want to tell you that int’l FA is extremely hard to get. Being a legacy may be the only hook. (and we’re not…) even though the school websites say “limited but we do give a few”, but it’s so not true! In Chinese history(haha), there were only 5 students who got in with aid(4 were offered full aid). Imagine, only 5 made it! There are a lot of applicants each year! All of those who got in with aid said that they were so lucky. Having some sort of luck is what you need once you’re qualified for admission. </p>
<p>But we are all so lucky since we’ve found out a lot about BS and CC!!!(esp as internationals)</p>
<p>I don’t know what I can do now. Gosh you get rejected/waitlisted!!! Do I even have to apply next year…(plus I don’t really have a second chance to apply. I’m in 9th grade so…)(applying for aid as a junior is just …impossible)</p>
<p>sigh…I understand how you feel except worse. I got 1 WL and 5 rejects…WOW. I’m thinking it must be my lack of extracurricular activities. I do some, but compared to most people I have nothing that stand out much.</p>
<p>Thanks Gonnastop. Your post have made me feel a lot better. Don’t feel bad about applying next year, you seem like an amazing person. Best of luck.
To all those who are still feeling super depressed: I have literally put my life into this process, and it did not turn out great. I thought I was about to sink into deep depression but I’m surprised that I did not. I may have lost a battle, but I haven’t lost the war. They say sometimes you have to lose the battle to win the war, and perhaps later in life I will gain from the maturity and resiliency that I have accumulated during this process.
Read Metallika’s inspirational thread, TomTheCat’s “Stay Positive” and Almost There’s post. You guys will at least see some ray of hope. :D</p>