<p>@whimsicalwhims: To clarify, neither of my kids went 0 for 8 in their app cycles…like you, they had a good fall back option at home (private day school) and their “apply to” lists were 3 and 4 schools long, respectively. But kids have reported getting rejected or waitlisted at all the schools they applied to in past cycles…it can and does happen. </p>