<p>any thoughts as to whether if you are on the waitlist and a legacy that there’s a greater chance of being taken off? even if you need beaucoup de FA?</p>
<p>@outdoor girl Well in general, being a legacy gives you some sort of an advantage over non legacy candidates. So yes, I would say that the chances are higher but still not as high as they would be if you didn’t need FA</p>
<p>@outdoorgirl - I am not an expert, but I don’t think being a legacy is much of a “hook” these days. Competition for admission to prep schools, especially the most selective, is much, much tougher than it was even 10 years ago. (I’ve seen many parents on this forum post that “if I was applying to “X School” today, I wouldn’t stand a chance against many of the current applicants.”)</p>
<p>The forum is full of posts from legacies who were not admitted, including siblings of current students, especially when FA is required. However, often the admission office gives the parents a courtesy call prior to March 10 to let them know if their child has been denied or waitlisted.</p>
<p>I would guess that legacy status matters more at smaller schools. And in that case, I’d agree that it should give you some kind of an edge. But you still need all those FA dollars to become available first, before the school can decide who will receive them.</p>
<p>Hi, does anyone know if you get off the waitlist at Deerfield if you’ll have time to visit the school before you make the decision? I’ve never visited before, so I don’t feel too comfortable in making a decision without visiting the school first. Also, has anyone gone to a school without visiting first? If yes, was it like what you imagined?</p>
<p>Thanks a bunch!</p>
<p>pianoswim - I’m sure you can schedule a re-visit of sorts with the school. However, don’t get your hopes up about getting off the waitlist! I’m sure you’re a great person and an outstanding applicant, but your chances of getting accepted from the waitlist are slim to none. I would focus on making alternate arrangements, and if you are accepted later, great!</p>
<p>pianoswim,
Based on previous years, Deerfield WL has been particularly unforgiving. It would be pragmatic to pursue other options than to count on being pulled from Deerfield WL.</p>
<p>@preplife,
We are just 45 minutes from Choate. So, if we got the call it wouldn’t be impossible. I just feel like we didn’t see enough of the campus, to be honest.<br>
On our original tour, our humorless guide told us that “only students who are lucky enough to get in will get to see the dorms and the athletic center.”<br>
We certainly didn’t like her very much, but the location and course offerings really stand out.</p>
<p>Anyone come off a school’s wait list? Also, if as late as today/tomorrow some boarding schools ( St. George etc) are having their final revisit day, how can those schools inform their wait list candidates of the possibility of a place by April 10th? Anyone have thoughts or previous experience ( stories) to share ?</p>
<p>I know someone who got off Hill’s waitlist.</p>
<p>I know someone who got off Berkshire’s waitlist</p>
<p>D got an email today from Taft that she will not be offered a space off the waitlist and that she should accept another offer if she has one. If she wants them to keep her file active, she has to let them know. Blah blah blah…“good luck in whatever school you choose.”</p>
<p>My NMH app. was late. Expecting a rejection or wait list at the best 
I was wondering, I’m taking up a sport next year that most people start during freshman year (year I’m going into). It’s a sport that I, personally, feel is more represented in the East coast. How will this affect my applicationwill it be looks upon as a good thing or just, I don’t care.?</p>
<p>RizzleDrizzle - it’s healthier to stop speculating. Really - especially on a thread where people are distressed about seeing their options slip away.</p>
<p>The sport? Unless you’re really good at it - Varsity level - it’s not going to make much difference at this point if you apply for the next year. You won’t have had much of a track record to go on.</p>
<p>Just be yourself, stop looking for the right “hook” to attract a school. There are few and those change each year depending on who is in the student pool. The people I’ve seen most disappointed are those who live their lives calibrated to what they think will get them in (and then don’t). The students who are most successful are those who live their lives doing what they have a passion for despite the outcomes. And even in the latter case there just isn’t enough space for everyone who wants a spot.</p>
<p>So yes - take the sport if you really love it - but recognize there will be a lot of other students in the application pool with the same sport on their resume.</p>
<p>@neatoburrito, thank you for the information. May I know if that’s a general email sent to all waitlist applicants or just ur D? Thanks !</p>
<p>I have no idea. It had all the markings of a bulk email. The original WL letter said that they would let us know no later than April 10th.</p>
<p>Waitlist notifications for FA and non-FA candidates are not necessarily the same, though. And this early notification seems to be specific to Taft . . . I’ve never encountered a school that sent out condolence notifications to waitlistees this early.</p>
<p>has anyone heard from the choate waiting list yet?</p>
<p>Does anyone have any theories about why Taft would be sending out condolence letters to waitlistees this early? Can it mean they are over-enrolled? or very close to i? If not, any clue about what it does mean?</p>
<p>Don’t read too much into it, massmom. It probably has to do with FA. If they already know that the funds are used up, there’s really no use stringing my D along. Besides, they would want her to commit somewhere else if she had that option. I think its just a courtesy…nothing more. That doesn’t stop her from being extremely sad about the door closing, however.</p>