<p>Same thing happen with my d last year and we did ask that they keep it on the DL. But somehow it still got out and it was thru one of her teachers that had not been asked to write a rec. A lot of gossip goes on the teacher’s lounge. I agree with Britham, there’s paranoia and belief that it is an attack somehow on the school. It’s ashame that your d has to face her friends sooner than she was planning to on her plans for applying. But if they are anything like my d’s friends, their interest will soon wane and they will soon go back to thinking primarily about themselves.</p>