<p>Plain reaction from me after having received my St. Paul's letter. I had a feeling I was going to get rejected too.</p>
<p>The only thing that irritates me is that I spent so much time on their application, which was the longest and most difficult one, and yet as many times as I tried to contact my interviewer or the admissions office to address a question or thank them I never received a response or any sign of recognition. And after having worked my ass off on the essays, made the 6 hour trek up to Concord, and researched everything about it, in the end all I got was a rejection letter and the constant thought telling me "Good job wasting your time."</p>
<p>Sorry if this sounds like a rant, I'm pretty sure alot of people who were WL or RJ feel the same way as I do, I just needed a place to vent...</p>
<p>Anyways, my biggest congratulations to those who did get accepted at SPS and aren't left like sitting ducks such as myself. I'm still waiting to hear a response from four more schools....2 being my top choices....</p>
<p>ugh, i know how you feel askjeeves.
i actually was expecting a rejection.
hmmph, i’m going to make sps regret that rejection letter they sent me.
(haha, i’m kidding. nothing against sps. just slightly ****ed off).
but it was a slight waste of my time considering the fact i got my fave shoes wet and it felt like i was in a ghost town.
[cough] waste of time. </p>
<p>but to all who received acceptance letters, CONGRATS!</p>
<p>I was waitlisted at SPS and I wish that they would ease up on the intensity of the essays…by far they were the most difficult and took the most time.</p>
<p>pink, I was thinking the same thing. After my tour(which it had just been raining and no one was really around) I almost decided not to apply after seeing all the essays.</p>
<p>Not only was it a waste of time but also money. With the SSAT fee, SSAT books, application fee, recording fee(for CD), booklet fee(we made this booklet for them), gas cost(6 hours of driving for an interview!), and other things. I could of bought something nice with that. Not only that but the hours and hours of work I put into it? I wish there was a consolation prize or something. But there’s nothing.</p>
<p>Thanks principalviola, I know that I shouldn’t feel so discouraged by a rejection, but it’s just that I spent so much of my precious time on dedicating myself to become a prospective candidate for the school, in the end I never really got anything out of it and I could’ve used all the time I used on SPS to do something else, like learning how to play the saxophone or something…</p>
<p>Luckily it was just SPS, I had much better experiences at other schools, but maybe if they just put me on the WL and I would’ve let the it go…</p>
<p>Lol @ Mcpiz… I agree. I mean, you applied KNOWING that there was a chance of rejection. Take it as a positive experience… I know right now it’s hard, and it stinks to get a waitlist or rejection. When I got my Exeter waitlist, I was immediately bitter and sad. But think how much sweeter the other acceptances will feel in the future!</p>
<p>And if your in another school whwo really cares. SPS was my top choice but I tried not to think to much about it specifically. So if I didn’t go in I’d be fine heading to deerfield or andover or somewhere.</p>
<p>definitely me
i only applied to andover and was rejected =[</p>
<p>now im gonna go to a stupid public school.
i cant believe i lost this freakin chance. :-/
[sorry about language, im just really frustrated and feel completely stupid and worthless right now. sigh. i hate life.]</p>
<p>yeah, i totally agree with you guys. After all those I have put into the application, i got denied by andover and choate. Gush, i’m so upset right now</p>
<p>Me and my D feel the same way. We were told her age wasnt an issue and her scores were above average for her age. We didnt even visit any schools until we ran by the scenarios and then 2 adults 6 kids went on a road trip from indiana to NH down to PA and visited like 15 sschools in a week. We are still waiting for responses from 5 schools(we moved and it is a 1 wk delay for mail to be forwarded Im hoping they can email me a copy of the letter) Out of the other 6 she applied to she got into 1. And if you are wondering we applied at so many because she was a unique case and we wanted to make sure she could get in somewhere. But we spent so much time money and stress.</p>
<p>Hard works pays off… Eventually if you keep at it. :)</p>
<p>I bet I spent far more time on CC than on my applications total. Esp. correcting my grammar, thinking of thoughtful responses, and reading through all the posts…</p>
<p>j/k :D</p>
<p>I hate how $$ plays a big role in life. Lesser opportunities for us.
Oh well, if we keep at it, we’ll get somewhere in life! :)</p>
<p>I was rejected at both E/A the only schools I applied to but I think it made me a better person, and I’m not applying again (it would be too embarrassing) but I think I learned a lot of things I can use for college :D</p>
<p>Biggest waste of time and effort. Seriously, I could have written a novel with the amount of time spent working on my essays and junk. I’ve only been rejected to Exeter (and I’m still in disbelief =[), but I don’t think there’s any chance at all of me getting into Andover. Busch league.</p>
Esp. correcting my grammar, thinking of thoughtful responses, and reading through all the posts…</p>