@parentken I don’t want to speak for anyone else, but I just want to reach out because I just don’t want you to feel unwelcomed or judged. I truly think the question about your prep school application experience was meant to be an earnest attempt to put some context around the advice for the OP (and for future readers). The reason is that what may seem like totally reasonable behavior or activity in “regular life” might not translate in the weird world of prep school applications. (And in full disclosure, I confess that after reading some of your posts, I also did think to myself “hmmm…this does not sound like someone who has actually gone through this before.”). (Which isn’t to say that I couldn’t have been wrong – your experience could simply have been different from mine and others I’ve gotten to know in this world.)
So really – no judgement I think intended here and no pressure to overshare about your personal details or life. We’re all just trying to give the most helpful info for the OP. It’s a tremendously generous group of parents here and we really do try to help each other out.
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