<p>Hi CC! First, I was curious at to whether it is strange for an applicant who is not of a certain religion to go to an Episcopal or Presbyterian school, because I found some amazing schools that were not "Non-denominational" and was wondering if I should take them off of my list of schools to apply to. Also, I applied to Exeter last year and was rejected. I did not think to re-apply to Exeter again, but I thought about it, and might want to. It interested me, though, that the Exeter on the application form, asks if an applicant has applied to the school before. What is the reason for that? I wanted applying to schools like Berkshire, and Tilton, that are Non-Denominational, but also schools like Kent and Blair that do have a denomination of some sort. Furthermore, I have been comparing Taft and Exeter, but I do not have much basis for judgment. Because of this, I thought it would be great if CC could give me "direction" in concluding which of the two to apply to. Thanks so much!</p>
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<p>It’s an interesting question all right. I wonder if those with more direct admissions experience can answer that for all of us with some certainty, those perhaps like Exie, GemmaV or CKSABS.</p>
<p>My guess is that it’s akin to being a medical consultant. When a patient gets referred to a consultant, the consultant doesn’t necessarily start evaluating the patient from square 1, but rather they read what has gone on before and look at the initial impression before giving a second opinion.</p>
<p>In this particular case, I would think that this checkbox is to alert the reviewer , that something has already transpired between the candidate and admissions committee that deemed the candidate either WL or inadmissable and it’s a flag for the reviewer to start with that experience first. If the candidate was WL’d, I can see how this might be of help. If there was one particular area that gave the AO pause, and that component has been significantly enhanced or altered from the last attempt, then great, it might work in his/her favor. But, if the candidate was rejected, I would think that it could only hurt, by giving the admissions officer with a supposed “fresh pair of eyes,” a bias to start.</p>
<p>Thanks so much for your help! Your answer made a lot of sense and well, since I was rej ected, I don’t know what to do. I hope GemmaV and other people who know more about this process can add to this thread. Redbluegoldgreen, what are your thoughts though about schools who are governed under a denomination?</p>
<p>I wouldn’t feel that you shouldn’t apply to certain schools because they aren’t non-denominational. Most schools tend to have episcopal roots, however there are students of many religions at these schools. Some of these schools go to “chapel” however it is more of a morning meeting where they discuss friendship or honesty. They also may do some announcements or give awards. I know this is how st. paula does chapel.</p>
<p>I also want to apply again to a school I was rejected at, however im not sure. I read somewhere that 75% of Andover applicants are academically capable of the work, however it has around a 19% acceptance rate. Let’s then assume that 5% of applicants are waitlisted. That means around 51% of qualified applicants are rejected at Andover. I assume that these numbers would be quite similar at other top schools, especially Exeter. You may have been in the 51% rejected but academically qualified, and for this reason I would apply again. In the interview, talk about how it makes you determined and you stick to your goals.</p>
<p>Thanks Ehphant! I’ve always felt attracted to Exeter, and I’m quite positive that I want to apply again.</p>