<p>wow, groton! i got waitlisted there. :(</p>
<p>i got waitlisted at exeter and hotchkiss... so far. it seems like hotchkiss is waitlisting a bunch of people!</p>
<p>From our Hotchkiss waitlist letter:</p>
<p>"Given the record number of applications this year, and the resulting competition for the limited spaces available, we can at this time only offer you a place on our Waiting List."</p>
<p>From the Choate wait list letter:</p>
<p>"We faced one of the most competitive applicant pools in the history of the school...."</p>
<p>NMH stated that they received 20% more applicants than last year....maybe schools all got so many apps this year, they don't know how the yields will work out, so maybe they are putting more applicants on wait lists? Maybe the number of applications per student has gone up, as applying on-line makes it easier to apply to more schools? Just random theories (based on NO knowledge, I must admit) on wait listing....</p>