<p>Loomis turned down the possibility of getting off the waitlist by changing the decision letter content without any notice</p>
<p>"Thank you for your continued interest in Loomis Chaffee. This was a very competitive year in admissions as we had far more qualified candidates than spaces available.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, we are unable to offer you admission from our waitlist this year. I know that this will be disappointing news, but please know that your application was considered carefully and thoughtfully. We know that you will have success at whichever school you have chosen to attend."</p>
<p>So anyone still has hopes, please log in your Loomis application for checking up.</p>
<p>A year ago I was going through the same situation as many of you. I applied to multiple prestigious boarding schools both in the East and the West coast, and got either wait listed or rejected by all of them. However, I didnāt give up and hand wrote a letter to the interviewer of my first choice school. When I was writing this letter, I was literally crying because of how badly I wanted to go. A couple of weeks later, I was accepted and now I am happily attending my small, Southern California boarding school. Thereās always hope! (and itās not the end of the world if you donāt get into (your first choice) boarding school.) </p>
<p>I have been told that some schools have very large wait lists while other schools have small wait lists. Being on a waitlist at a school with a smaller number of applicants on the list may improve chances of getting off. How do you find out which schools have long wait lists and which have shorter ones?</p>
<p>You just have to ask. Deerfield released an article in their school newspaper saying they waitlist 800+, and one school I called said they had 25 kids per categoryāfreshman boarding girls, junior day boys, etc. That totals about 400. </p>
<p>@worriedmum There are some repeats on my list, based on how much I like the school and my impressions of what they thought when they waitlisted me. </p>
<p>@stargirl3, when you interview at schools where you have applied before, is there some acknowledgment of that fact? (We know it must have been difficult last year, weāre glad to see you again, etc., etcā¦) </p>
<p>@twinsmama At one school, I met my former interviewer and my new interviewer said she was excited when she saw that sheād get to meet me. At the others, it wasnāt quite there. </p>
<p>@worriedmum - I would encourage you to reapply. The first time my oldest went through the process he was waitlisted at SPS, Exeter, and Andover. The only three schools he applied to. Next year he applied to Exeter, Andover, Peddie and Loomis. Andover and Exeter were both impressed that he reapplied, and he was accepted at both. </p>
<p>@worriedmum, If the application hasnāt improved (better grades, test scores, EC awards), no point in applying. It will only help the schools in making their admit rate look lower. I have seen top schoolsā AOs on admission tours encourage a lot of people to apply who have no shot at admissions to make their schools look like they are hard to get in (lower admit rate). Thatās the sales pitch.</p>
<p>rhapsody makes an excellent point. Submitting the same application and following the same process will likely yiekd the same result. In my sons case he improved his SSAT scores, took the most demanding classes he could, added community service and was more aggressive in reaching out to coaches. </p>
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