<p>Have to say, School Parent, that though polices and practices will vary from school to school, we are getting down to the wire here. Seems to me that almost everybody who is going to make a courtesy call will have done so by now; tomorrow or Tuesday at the very latest, given that decisions must have been made already. What the SAS letter made clear is that siblings and legacies get a very thorough review from early on. The headmaster gives a final look to these files after committee recs are made. Most schools are not going to refuse a related who has strong credentials that match up against other strong candidates, and I suspect this applies across the spectrum from FP to full FA. For the schools, a known family (and middle school) with a sibling who is doing well, must affect the confidence meter. </p>
<p>Good luck to you too, Parent, and to everybody else!</p>
<p>In my experience, the call came the day before decisions were released. Not SAS. I think that the day or two before is common.</p>
<p>2 years ago my older son was on the Exeter waitlist (he got off the waitlist!!) and this year we are waiting for M9 for my younger son. Any calls from Exeter yet? i am dreading the phone ring</p>
<p>As per St. Andrew’s (DE) guidelines for applicants of connected families mailed earlier in the fall, 2012:
– we did get the early feedback after file was completed in January '13; it was clear and positive in tone
– we did not get a call in mid-February as a “courtesy”; rather, around that time, in arranging for the overnight in dorm extended to related candidates, we were given more encouraging words
– nearly jumped when the phone rang last night, but was nothing
– fat envelope arrived today (by regular mail); joy all around </p>
<p>takeaway: in a year of “largest applicant pool”, probably 507-560 ballpark, and a stated 60 connected inquiries, SAS has the wherewithal to be very timely and clear about how the application is developing through the cycle. Not having gotten the call, don’t know if that might have been fumbled into this week’s business, or would have in fact been made last month, as promised.</p>