Class of 2013 admissions stats

Modadunn
Sun, 29 Mar 2009 08:41:24 +0000

Enlist the aid of your guidance counselor as well. And… if you are doing particularly well in a high pressure class and it’s a teacher that hasn’t written a rec, you might check and see if sending in one more letter of reference might be the way to go. Nothing too long obviously. I agree with tk21769 to not be too cute or a pest. I also agree about the Reed/UChic comparison (Niece went to Reed - brilliant beyond belief but not exactly a joiner by any stretch).

I don’t think we’ll know how the waitlist plays out this year until the common data set is released for this year’s class. But… they have said they are increasing the class and so, one has to wonder if they’ve admitted that many more or are planning on culling from the waitlist to get those students. I just think you never give up until the end. Failure is not in losing but in quitting before the game is over. Son likes this quote (probably cuz their football team doesn’t have the best record) :)

All of this said, I do think it’s important to get excited about other schools in the acceptance column. Who knows, it may be that IF you get the invite off the waitlist it will be an even harder decision than had you got in in the first place. Open Mind… embrace it.