<p>Exeter has a new policy…If your family income is less than $75,000 a year, then tuition and everything else school associated is free… Just go the letter- that sucks for me because all the FA goes to other students, non for me because my family makes more than $75000 a year. Also, I learned that schools like the fact that you are from a different area. For ex. I live in MA, and a school called thracher(i think) called and asked if I was applying to their school in Cali (?) because I would be an asset to their football team.</p>
<p>Yes! I did hear about that. My family’s income is over that, but not by much. Also, I have a brother at Johns Hopkins, so we have been paying college tuition. I have heard that Exeter has quite a good dance program? I took dance for several years and was part of the junior company, although I didn’t mention that on my application. I should have. Whoops. I did at least mention that I took dance though.</p>
<p>You already sent in your application? I didn’t even start mine. Exeter is my top choice. Since application deadlines aren’t until February, It’s not too late to tell the school you did dance in the interview.</p>
<p>I heard that applications are almost first come first serve, but I’m not sure if this is true. I also heard that if you turn it in early enough you can have an “open application,” i.e. they can accept you at any time. My friend has an open application to Exeter. This may be for those applying for higher grades though, as they probably know how many openings they will have already. It was sort of nice to get it done though, so the weight was off my shoulders and I could continue to concentrate on school. I am planning on telling them in the interview. Maybe we will both end up there! I hope.</p>
<p>Good luck. I never heard of the first come first serve basis before. my sister applied to many schools, she got in most of them even though she sent most of them just a few days before the deadlines. What I learned is that schools (from Social Studies teacher who used to work at boarding school) rank all the students by importance. They have a few sections for ranking. One section could be academically talented, one is all-rounded, extracurricular, and some good schools have a section called athletes. every student is in every category and ranked by preference (1st to last). The school first accepts the top students in each groups and then consider talents each student has. I’m not sure if this is completely accurate.</p>
<p>If you go to the Exeter web site you will see that the financial aid is NOT only for those earning under $75,000. In fact, they have a approximate calculator to determine your eligibility and it is a bit more generous than the princeton formula. As with SPS, who put the limit at $60,000 - it’s just guide that generally anyone earning under that will qualify.</p>
<p>Your teachers will not have to write 5 more recommendations because most schools accept the common form. Also, did you ask your teachers if they made a copy of your recommendations? Most teachers do. All they would have to do is mail them to the schools you decide to apply to.</p>
<p>Thanks so much! It doesn’t seem like my parents are going to let me apply anywhere else, so I’ll just have to keep my hopes up for Exeter!</p>