Is It Too Late?

mhmm
Wed, 23 Mar 2011 08:28:51 +0000

This makes me wonder how you went about choosing your matrix of schools? Generally one thinks of a type of school one thinks would be comfortable in, and then gets a number of schools similar to it and they may be to take college language “target/reach” and then take a bunch of schools similar in feeling and make them “safeties”. On your list you have two similar schools in structure and academics - Groton and Hotchkiss, then you have Taft which is somewhat similar in structure, but much easier in academics, and then you have Choate which is so opposed to the rest.
As to your question - perhaps if you called and talked to the Adcom and explained that it’s your favorite and you’re having a conflict with your parents about it, maybe there will be a chance.