<p>Guys this is going to suck! Haven’t said a word yet.</p>
<p>I mean, only if I’m accepted.</p>
<p>good luck to all those who will tell their friends if they get in on Saturday.</p>
<p>yup, thats me :(</p>
<p>@CherryRose I’m in the same situation!! 
I will be embarrassed if I don’t get in anywhere, especially because I’m friends with 3 other students applying to the same schools.</p>
<p>i’ve only told my best friend that i’ve applied, and she was really understanding and sweet about it. but she doesn’t go to my school and i’m afraid to tell those friends who do. a few years ago, my sister’s friend started crying when she told her she was going to boarding school…</p>
<p>I’ve told one or two people I know I can trust in my school about BS, and a couple people outside. My excuse to my friends on why I was going away every Friday or so frequently was that it was secret and was top classified, they didn’t push farther than that :P</p>
<p>I applied to a wide range of schools but they’re all very selective so I’m going to wait until the decisions come, and then I’ll wait a few weeks until people start asking… my teachers (especially my math and english) have been giving awful hints sometimes in class ("___, I don’t think Phillips Exeter would like that", “So when are the decisions?”).</p>
<p>I think the worst part of getting accepted is to say goodbye. :’(</p>
<p>PelicanChild is home for spring break, and his 3 best friends from middle school are STILL some of his 3 best friends. I don’t think you guys know how lucky you have it with Facebook & Skype…you’ll be able to maintain good friendships with your friends at home, especially if they’re understanding of your desire to go to boarding school. Now, this may only be year 1 away for PelicanChild, but I also left close friends 30 years ago to attend boarding school…2 were eventually ushers in my wedding and I still see them regularly, and it’s been great fun to track down others and reconnect through the magic of Facebook. I know it’s not easy to <em>tell</em>, but if you handle it skillfully and make an effort to keep up with your close friends, they’ll appreciate it and likely reciprocate. Everyone needs good friends, especially through the teen years!</p>
<p>I told my friends along the whole process, and they are really supportive. At first everyone was like “WHY ARE YOU LEAVING ME” but now they are encouraging and I know they really do want the best for me. Also, a lot of my friends are freshmen and sophomores so I don’t see them that much anyway and it won’t be too hard to change. Plus one of my really close friends at my school is also going to boarding school and the whole application process, etc., has brought us together more. I am DEFINITELY going to still stay in touch with a lot of my current friends; I’m worried I’m going to miss everyone so much… </p>
<p>I do think Facebook, ooVoo/Skype, and texting help a lot with our generation, PelicanDad, we contact each other so much more than say… my mom’s generation.</p>
<p>A few people know now. It’s a relief. But I haven’t made a decision.</p>
<p>I posted on Facebook on the morning of M10 that I got into two schools, then I went to an all-day long debate tournament. My friends were having a joint birthday party that night around 7 so I get there, walk in, and all my friends scream and run up to me and start hugging me. (While all the guys are like what the… haha) Then they hand me this card and they all wrote like goodbye notes on it… I started crying lol</p>
<p>I didn’t get any acceptances- just a lot of waitlists (need full FA) and a rejection. One or two teachers told me “Congratulations, at least you didn’t get rejected”. My friend (who believes that BSs only give out FA to “charity cases”, like in the old days) explained the results by telling me that I didn’t seem like a typical Liz Murray. My parents’ acquantainces have told them that thank God I didn’t get in, because BSs are dens of drug addicted rich brats. (They also said that Andover is better than Exeter, but who cares. I was WLed at both.)</p>
<p>Most everybody tried to be kind in their own way, and failed miserably in making me feel better. It’s just- nobody understands anything about the BSs, nor why I want to attend them, which means they never understood me to begin with. The only solace I’ve found are from some CC parents who have been compassionate enough to take me under their wings, as much as some PMs are able to do; and my fellow applicants. You all understand…</p>
<p>Oh yeah. My teachers were pretty helpful and nice about it, though… it’s just my parents, they’re trying to figure out the reasons I wasn’t accepted, like “your academics weren’t strong enough” or “your essays weren’t unique enough”, etc etc. I’m getting sick of telling them that I can’t know the exact reason unless I call the admissions officers, and it was probably not just one reason that I wasn’t accepted.</p>
<p>@98beebee: “In case you haven’t noticed, Mom and Dad, I’m ASIAN, and I need FINANCIAL AID.” Very self-explanatory, no?</p>
<p>climbing Mount Everest in bare feet without an oxygen tank= me. I’m telling them that, but they won’t listen. oh well, still have to apply to college, right?</p>
<p>Wow, I must be one of the only ones wh</p>
<p>Wow, I must be one of the only ones who was open and honest with everyone since before I was accepted. I knew that there was a very real possibility that I wouldn’t be but that didn’t stop me from telling important people (and anyone who would ask). </p>
<p>I told my friends since before i even started applying and they were happy. They said that they would miss me, though and that they would HAVE to visit me. </p>
<p>When I went on visits I just said, “hey guys I’m going to _______ today and You have to stay in school. HAHAHA! You mad.” </p>
<p>People Used to ask me all the time if I was applying, where I was applying, if I got accepted, and where I was going. I never really felt the need to lie or keep it a secret. I just would say, “hey, y’all! I’m doing _______”</p>
<p>My teachers were very encouraging and even asked me if I could get them a school sweatshirt (I did). </p>
<p>It honestly depends on you. I mean if I weren’t accepted yeah it’d have been SUPER embarrassing but I just don’t let that stuff faze me. If I get accepted, great. If I don’t, cool, another year with my friends.</p>
<p>I didn’t tell anyone until I knew whether I was accepted or not. I live in an area where applying to boarding schools is different, and I was worried that my friends wouldn’t understand. I have told my friends, and they are fine with it, the only difference is that we won’t see each other as much next year.</p>
<p>My friends didn’t know until a month or two after I was accepted… and I have less the 10 days of school and the word still hasn’t spread to everyone. Totally awkward… Don’t make a big deal about it, but tell them before it’s too late.</p>
<p>i’m applying in the summer for repeat junior, so it’s not as bad, but ive only told one friend and i have yet to tell my other friends…im so nervous</p>
<p>My friends are throwing me a huge going-away party at the end of the summer. They think it’s a surprise(;</p>
<p>I was (unofficially) voted girl-who-is-going-to-be-most-missed by my grade. I’m really worried about leaving my friends and having to make new ones…</p>