<p>111 more days :)</p>
<p>Neato, I’d think you, of all people, should answer the phone. A friend who received such a call told me the Admissions person discussed with her the reasons for the rejection. I would think you’d be too curious to turn that down.</p>
<p>I know, I know! I’m only kidding.</p>
<p>Some schools “jump the gun” and fudge by implying the 10th is the arrival date. Apparently that’s been nipped in the bud.</p>
<p>However - students listening in on this thread should read carefully. Waitlist letters are also thin - so read the ENTIRE thing. Don’t assume it’s a rejection until you’ve skimmed to the end.</p>
<p>I received an rejection from Linden Hall in January! And a rejection from Grier School in November! Both before an interview.</p>
<p>^ what??? that seems really bizarre :/</p>
<p>Just for the record, I’m a legacy at a school, and we have a pretty clear picture of what’s going to happen on March 10, but we’re still not 100 percent sure of it.</p>
<p>If you feel ok to can you explain a little more, does the AO say something to you to let you know if you’re getting in but doesn’t guarantee it, just curious.</p>
<p>also, neato does legacy count if a sibling is at the school? i thought legacy was a parent… does it vary from school to school…</p>
<p>Siblings are generally not considered “legacy”, but they do get a closer look and may have some advantages in admissions. I think some schools call <em>donating</em> alums prior to March 10 to let them know the admission decisions (unfavorable ones in particular) regarding their kids to “ease the shock”, but doubt they’d do the same for siblings of current students.</p>
<p>@ Flowers123, I think you might be talking to me so I’ll respond, but if you were asking somebody else then sorry!</p>
<p>The AO contacted us to let us know what was going on, it wasn’t anything too long, just a quick chat about what was going through their minds, and what was probably going to happen, but they still said nothing was definite yet, we have to wait for March 10 for that. Also, I’m a legacy because one of my parents went there. If anyone wants to find out more, you’re welcome to PM me.</p>
<p>Katester,
Thanks I was trying to ask you for more info. revealing my tech backwardness but I don’t know how to pm but you provided the info. I was hoping for!</p>
<p>DAndrew,</p>
<p>Thanks for information on legacy bkz I think it varies at the college level with some schools like Cornell counting siblings, cousins etc as legacy and some like Princeton and Harvard only looking at parents who attended the undergraduate colleges.</p>
<p>So I wasn’t sure what the BS’s did.</p>
<p>Katester,
Also wishing you great luck on M10 in getting in where you would like to!</p>
<p>Thanks! I really hope a get some big fat letters on the tenth :).</p>
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<p>Last year someone on CC had a sister attending a HADES school and got a call to tell her about the decision that was made. I believe it was before March 10th.</p>
<p>With several kids in different schools, we have had calls before March 10, but only to provide us advance notice of bad news, ranging from you’ll get a letter and it won’t contain good news, to, we’ve admitted your child but without FA (i.e., they’re on the FA wait list).</p>
<p>Yes, unfortunately, calls in advance usually aren’t good news. Still, it’s a compassionate gesture.</p>
<p>I know someone who received an acceptance phone call from a non-elite school New England BS last year two or three days early… Not a donor or a legacy…</p>
<p>@DAndrew, they do make calls for siblings. We received a call from my older daughter’s HADES school last Monday.</p>
<p>We have been on this board for 4 years (lurking, as you can see I just joined) and applied to with my son 5 schools and with my daughter 3 last year. None of our waitlists arrived early. If anything, those arrive a day or so later. With the huge workload associated with getting all the letters/packages out, the acceptances are first, then WL, then not accepted. So, I would say that the poster here got them the same day.</p>
<p>NMH will many times call the day before, reminding a student to check the email for the good news. They will also call prior to let the parents know of an acceptance without FA.</p>
<p>Deefield’s goes out priority mail on the 9th to arrive for the majority of kids on the 10th.</p>
<p>Hotchkiss has an online decision at 5 pm on the 10th and mails ON THE 10th as well.</p>
<p>One school my son was accepted to sent to t-shirt and small letter to him and larger FA package info to us.</p>
<p>Winker, was it good news? I hope so. I can’t imagine having kids at different boarding schools- just seems like things would be so much easier if they were together. Did they indicate anything else about this year’s admissions?</p>