Arghh…my daughter picked the wrong year to graduate from high school. Might have been a good year to take gap year. I’ve heard that besides so many applications you have a lot of kids who have deferred or gap year-ed last year. 
Makes one wonder if one should turn in scores just to be different than everyone else–guess too late now.
Homerdog-- I think they will be using their waitlist. My daughter just got in RD but we are middle class and they somehow think we can afford $30k a year now and $60k when my middle kid gets done with college. They will probably get a lot of non-yields from middle class parents like us if they think the same for everyone. 
Argghhh is right. My daughter submitted scores and was WL. She submitted an SAT score and two subject test scores. This year is the worst. Our school typically sends 1 or 2 to Middlebury and nobody was admitted. We’re in Northeast where applications were higher than ever.
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@puppers, not the news you were hoping for, but in this crazy year there may be a lot of movement on WLs. Hang in there!
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@puppers Agree, take the WL and if your D is open to being a Feb, make sure to let Midd know. GL!
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Thank you! She already put herself on both WLs. Her college counselor seems to think doing nothing but putting her name on the list is the way to go, but we’re not convinced. Are LOCI appropriate? She has two former teachers who are alum who would write recommendation(s) but CC keeps saying not to. We’re really lost on what to do.
I’m not sure about having alums write letters, but we were advised by our school counselor to write a LOCI if my D accepted a wait list spot. The counselor referred us to the blog of a highly-regarded private college counselor, Sara Harberson. You might find this helpful: How to Increase Your Chances of Admission from the Waitlist Good luck!
Thank you. I’m so appreciative. This is so incredibly helpful.
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Happy to help. I feel for all of the students and families of the class of 21. While the class of '20 lost out on the end of senior year and couldn’t visit their accepted schools, they had a much more straightforward college application process. My D is taking a gap year, so I think I feel obliged to pay it forward 
@puppers - if Midd is her first choice, and she’s prepared to break a commitment elsewhere to come if the WL comes up, then there’s no reason not to throw the entire kitchen sink at Midd to demonstrate how keen she is.
I would (carefully) draft a LOCI explaining why Midd is her first choice, not just that it is. This should be about 500 words, and gives her the chance to reprise the key strengths of her application and what she wants to contribute to the Midd community over the next four years, but also to address what she realistically thinks are her weaknesses (we all have them). I would then append sealed additional recommendations from Alums and send the packet together.
Being very keen - and very organised - is good!
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I can’t tell you how much I appreciate the advice. We’re just lost and this whole process has been such a mess. We saw Midd (from our car) and she loved it. She spent time abroad and is fluent. Her CC is dismissive of doing anything but signing up for WL and I’m skeptical.
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Thank you. She has 5 decisions to come (which will likely be a series of rejects given the rest of her outcomes) but she’ll hold on until the end. She’s talking gap year, transfer if she has to go to the 1 accept she has. I want to throw anything and everything at WLs, but CC keeps saying do nothing. I don’t understand it.
@puppers I think your D has everything to gain by crafting a thoughtful LOCI, focusing less on why Midd is perfect for her, but more on why she is a perfect fit for Midd. Is there is a unique EC that she might introduce to the school or community? With the absence of supplements for Midd’s application, this is the perfect opportunity to reiterate key strengths and focus on fit. Regarding the alums who have offered to write on her behalf, I would take advantage (maybe one, rather than both). I know a Midd alum who conducts student interviews (but obv recused himself from my D’s interview). He offered to write my D a letter in the event she was deferred in the ED round, but luckily she was accepted.
Wishing you the best of luck!