<p>Well ,recently I got accepted in andover and exeter, I am so sad because I really wanted to get accepted in Taft.=[ I heard andover and exeter are horrible schools and it upsets me and makes me feel worthless to be accepted into those schools especially since I really thought I would make Taft. Anywho.. my parents pressured me into confirming my attendence at Andover.. so yeah I have to go there and I really don't want to be headed to such a bad school for my 9th grade year. So if anyone has any good information to post about these schools I would really appreciate it or anything that would lift my spirits up because right now I really need somebody to make feel better; my parents constantly tell me I should feel good about making it into schools like Andover/ Exeter with such low acceptance rates but only people with average grades apply so it doesn't make me feel better at all.</p>
<p>Fail thread is fail. >.>.</p>
<p>First, I will respond to you as if you are serious. Second, I will denounce you as a ■■■■■. Either way, you’re covered.</p>
<p>Andover and Exeter are wonderful schools. The level of work is intense, I guarantee it, but you will meet people and work with educators who are amazing beyond your wildest expectations. These schools open doors for so many people, and yes, you ARE lucky to have applied there. Andover had 75% of its applicants who were qualified to be accepted, but only 16% were actually sent acceptance letters. You had that extra little something to be included in that 16%- something I didn’t, because I was waitlisted.</p>
<p>Only kids with average grades apply? That is such crap. I have excellent grades for a public school student, and so did many, many of the students I met during the process of applying. You were accepted because you have greats grades, and something more. Community service? Athletics? Leadership? Something. Be proud of this. The “Average” student does not get accepted at Andover or Exeter. Even the “Good” student does not get accepted at Andover. “Great”, “Hard-working”, “Intelligent”, “Inspiring” students are accepted. If you believe you are none of those things… Well, that’s just a loss. Self-esteem is important.</p>
<p>Andover will be great, if you have a good attitude. Do not go there expecting to be miserable- I can guarantee that you WILL have a horrible time! If you go, hoping to meet amazing people and new friends, working hard to improve your academics and expand your horizons, you may be very, very surprised.</p>
<p>If you need someone to talk to, please PM me- I know a lot of things I’d like to say to you but can’t because of privacy concerns.</p>
<p>Now, if you are a ■■■■■ (more than likely)… Go away.</p>
<p>thanks that did make me feel a lot better and I’m sorry you were waitlisted, honestlyi can’t help thinking that you should have been accepted instead me because of how much you know about the school and the answer you gave me was so thorough and informative. thanks again.</p>
<p>No problemo. A great thing for you to do now is to get in contact with kids at Andover or who are going next year- on Facebook, or on this website. They can probably give you a much better idea of what to expect.</p>
<p>If you didn’t want to attend the schools why even apply to them? You can always reapply to taft since you feel so strongly against both of those excellent schools.</p>
<p>She was serious? About 2 of the top 4 schools in the country? I’m surprised. Saer is correct, as the average applicant has A averages and a 94% on their SSAT, they are in the top 10% of their class and have a variety of unique extracurriculars.</p>
<p>lexyboo, if you are still a child (I hope you are), you really shouldn’t talk the way you did. Not only did you make yourself sound incredibly ignorant, you were insulting others - both those accepted and rejected by A & E. If you’ve been really accepted by the two schools, I think they made a mistake. And you should listen to your parents. Apparently they have a lot to teach you.</p>
<p>It seemed to be false to me because of the condescending, “I know you want to answer this.” I have my doubts she was accepted.</p>
<p>yeah. this appears to be a fake. i sense a slightly sarcastic undertone…</p>
<p>if this was true… i would be sooooo jealous.</p>
<p>whatever why would I waste my time asking this on here if it was fake? thanks for the posts; some helped while others… and yeah i think im going to try contacting them on facebook.</p>
<p>You don’t deserve a helpful post, seeing as you made ridiculous comments about the two best schools in the nation. Just because you’re on the internet doesn’t mean you should lack etiquette.</p>
<p>^^ Not everyone believes that, this person obviously wanted to attend Taft and thought it was better. Could have picked his/her words more carefully but no need to act like it’s unheard of to not want to go to a certain boarding school then rant about it.</p>
<p>LOL. mpicz, OP said that placing him/her at Andover with students that " Academically, most of our admitted students rank in the top five percent of their class. The median SSAT total score is 94%. " made him/her “so sad” because “only people with average grades apply”. You call that ‘word picking’ and personal preference for a different school? From someone who has gone through BS application? seriously?</p>
<p>LOL. mpicz, OP said that placing him/her in Andover with students that “Academically, most of our admitted students rank in the top five percent of their class. The median SSAT total score is 94%.” made him/her “so sad” because “only people with average grades apply”. From someone who has gone through the BS application process? You call that “word picking” and personal preference for another school? Seriously?</p>
<p>Yea I do. I mean if you take out the last sentence, I don’t see whats so bad about the thread.</p>
<p>Etiquette, mpicz, is all about picking your words carefully. Someone can rant about not being accepted into one school, but that does not give them the right to defame other schools that people worked hard to get into. Now, you may disagree that they are the two best schools in the nation as there are others that some consider equally as good (SPS, Deerfield) but it still stands that they are at the top. She not only has said rude things about boarding schools many here will be attending, but she has said rude things about some of the best.</p>
<p>A more acceptable message would’ve been,</p>
<p>“Are Andover and Exeter considered good schools? What is the average accepted student like? I’m going to Andover but really wanted to get accepted into Taft, so I’d like to know more about Andover since I’ll be going there.”</p>
<p>My main problems with this message:</p>
<p>“I heard andover and exeter are horrible schools and it upsets me and makes me feel worthless to be accepted into those schools especially since I really thought I would make Taft. **Only people with average grades apply [to Andover/Exeter] ** so it doesn’t make me feel better at all.”</p>
<p>He/She said “heard”. Obviously has received some wrong information.</p>
<p>You missed the main point. Just because she heard it doesn’t mean she should go around saying it on a board with people who are going there or ripped their heart out after getting rejected. Etiquette, that is all.</p>
<p>Don’t forget the “makes me feel worthless to be accepted into those schools” part. This obviously is a ■■■■■. We really shouldn’t spend time on this thread, but I should mention that Saer has a big heart and generously posted an excellent message defending a school that waitlisted her. It shows her confidence and maturity. Good for Choate to identify scuh an excellent student as their Choate Scholar of this year.</p>