<p>I have found the posts on this thread to be comforting as my son has gone through great disappointment this past weekend - half wait list and half denials. He was pretty crushed and as much as I had a hard time believing it myself, I kept telling him that there were still a couple of more to come and to see it through, hard as that might be. He had to go to school today and I think he was more embarrassed than anything else. He is at a public school so it probably is not quite as bad than it would be at an independent school. Late this afternoon he was doing his homework and I went down to the mailbox knowing that most likely I would find more bad news. I cannot tell you how stunned I was when I opened the box and saw a fat, orange package. He was accepted at Milton Academy, one of his top choices to begin with, and with a very generous aid package to boot. He is ecstatic and I’m really knowing the truth of “love the school that loves you.”</p>
<p>That said, I know that there are students out there who still haven’t received the one piece of good news that they seek. It may not come for you and for that you have my thoughts and prayers. But it might. My son was readying himself to try to work on the wait listed schools and something could have come through. But, no wait lists now. He’s going to Milton. Know Hope.</p>