Late Applications

Prep School Admissions Prep School Chances
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<p>What's the general rule for the chances of late applicants?
Does anyone know how many late applicants have gotten in, and where?
Is it too late to apply late?</p>

<p>Do long waiting lists spell doom for late applicants? (esp. at Deerfield?)</p>

<p>Everything & Anything is appreciated!!!</p>

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<p>Schools with waitlists are not even going to look at a new applicant this late in the game. look for schools with rolling admissions or wait till next year.</p>

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<p>In order to be a successful waitlist candidate, you need to be full-pay and applying to schools that don’t have long waiting lists for your sex/grade. Don’t even consider the top 10 schools that are so frequently mentioned on this board.</p>

<p>There are still excellent schools with space available – so if you really want to go this fall and parents are on board with paying, do some research and get application out asap.</p>

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<p>shelley14, it is actually very possible for students to apply now and get in, despite others being waitlisted. at my school, tours and interviews are still being given and they would not lead a student on…aka there has to be some chance of late applicants getting in.</p>

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<p>No school will turn away a real gem! Many things can happen to an admit between now and August.</p>

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<p>If you are not applying for financial aid, there are many schools that would love to hear from you. Take a look at this thread <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/prep-school-admissions/694617-now-mid-april-dust-settling-i-wish-tell-my-story.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/prep-school-admissions/694617-now-mid-april-dust-settling-i-wish-tell-my-story.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I think that if you apply to schools with acceptance rates of 30% and more, you will have some success. I don’t know how successful you will be applying to the most competitive schools at this point in time, unless you offer them something that their matriculating students lack.</p>

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<p>If you are full pay, the sky is the limit!</p>

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<p>If you a are full pay then it’s possible but if you need financial aid you should consider looking into rolling admissions or applying next year.</p>