^^^love that story. It shows persistence pays off. Although it was difficult my student called Deerfield and asked her interviewer who had sent her nice letters keeping in touch what went wrong. He was able to tell her that her rec letters were not as strong as others. Although disheartening because that’s the one part of the app you have absolutely no control over (well almost none), she stored that in the back of her mind, and tried to make sure she used that info to help her with college apps. It took a lot of courage for her to do that and its not easy to hear criticism when you are 14. Luckily, she got an acceptance from Deerfield’s archrival, and so she was all set, and didn’t tell him she had gotten into Choate. But she wanted to know why not Deerfield as they seemed so keen on her. Ask for feedback, and as hard as it may be, embrace it, and use it to reapply if necessary. Tenacity pays off.