<p>As I perused last year's thread of acceptances I noticed that seldom do students get accepted into all three of these HADES.</p>
<p>Many times I see yes or no to Exeter and Andover then the opposite to SPS.</p>
<p>Is it that clear in what the schools of looking for?</p>
<p>Are Exeter/Andover very much the same and SPS just really looking for a different studemt?</p>
<p>You comments, please</p>
<p>(Can you tell the stress level in my mind has just gone crazy---lol)</p>
<p>maybe they can tell which one you’re really dedicated to… or maybe you wrote an amazing essay for one but not the other, etc. </p>
<p>it’s kind of like HYP, they’re so exclusive, it’d be a pretty huge accomplishment to get into one, let alone all 3</p>
<p>Well, it could be that fewer applicants apply to both A/E and SPS. People apply to A or E tend to apply to the other, but because SPS is quite different from A/E, the applicant populations to A/E and SPS may have smaller overlap in the first place.</p>
<p>thats interesting.</p>
<p>Benley is correct. Some like a large school, some a medium and some a small. Obviously, day students have almost zero overlap. Or a church affiliation (even if none of it means much anymore) can be a positive or a negative. </p>
<p>Having said that, there is overlap but personally, I have not seen any clearly predictable pattern. You can get into one and turned down by any or all of the others. Do realize that when schools make their final decisions, they employ ‘yield management’ which is an effort to admit those applicants that seen to have a genuine interest in that particular school. As an example, a tour guide may fill out a form that says how interested you seem to be in the school.</p>
<p>These three versus ‘less challenging’ schools can produce different results. These are three of the most academically challenging, There are many schools that are easier to get into.</p>
<p>I disagree. Over the years I rarely see students accepted to both Exeter and Andover. However, I’ve never noticed any correlation with SPS.</p>
<p>Considering the high number of kids who would apply to both A & E, you are right - it is not that common to be accepted to both A & E.</p>
<p>I agree with MaterS,</p>
<p>I looked at last year’s stats - it seems like that getting into Exeter automatically implies rejection from Andover, with only like 2-3 exceptions…</p>
<p>I found 8 Andover Exeter cross admits from last year’s “master list”. How many Andover/SPS and Exeter/SPS cross admits can you find?</p>
<p>Upon the approval of a supposedly reliable source, I am disclosing a piece of stats that may somewhat ease the pressure and cheer up the CC’ers. Looking at the “2009 Master List”, up to 52% of those that applied to at least one of the three schools and reported their admission results last year got in at least one of A, E and S. Isn’t that encouraging? Note though that CC’ers are only a small sample of the applicant pool, and it is possible that some of them who didn’t get in their favorite schools were too disappointed or embarassed to report back after March 10. So you know what to do with this info.</p>
<p>Maybe its a conspiracy between Exeter and Andover in an effort to improve their yield and acceptance rates. Its possible…</p>
<p>bamagirl95 raises a point worthy of some reflection. To prove or deny this point would probably require a lawsuit or some other coercive action, the form of which I can’t currently contemplate. Until then, we are reduced to speculation, whether reasonable, wild or otherwise. Still, this apparent high failure of applicants to receive offers from both PEA and PA does seem to carry an aroma about it.</p>
<p>haha i just pray i get into a or e…both would be awesome…cause then they would fight over me at revist day…haha thats a nice day dream…</p>
<p>If you get accepted in any of those great schools, it’s a miracle!</p>
<p>Well I got rejected from all 3. Is there a correlation? haha.</p>
<p>Sigh - they are rivals but they also have completely different personalities - it’s not that odd that they prefer a different breed of student.</p>
<p>My daughter rejected Exeter - waitlisted at Andover. I think Andover has better taste :-)</p>
<p>Better Wait than Never. :)</p>
<p>Hey 2010 would you mind pming me your stats i am just interested in what your stats are and comparison to the kids they decline. I read on PA’s website that over 75% of the kids who applied were academically able for their curriculum.</p>