<p>do you think schools like or don’t like it when one of their applicants is applying to their rival/ competition?
a lot of it has to do w/ matriculation rates i think.</p>
<p>FACTORS:
pros:
may want to keep best good students from competition
may feel student is really interested in going to a challenging school
may vew safety schools as evidence that student really wants to go to boarding school
may feel student is open to new things due to different school choices
may want to offer competitive financial aid to lure student to their school (matriculation rates)</p>
<p>cons:
may feel student is applying to all of the best schools just for prestige/famous name
may feel other schools will offer more competitive financial aid, so they don’t admit in order to maintain high matriculation rate
may feel student is more fit for other schools
may view safety schools as an indicator of insecurity
may feel student isn’t sure what he or she wants due to the incogruent list of different schools</p>
<p>Apparently, Andover and Exeter will waitlist an applicant if they do not show enough interest in the school and are a legacy at the respective schools rival–although it might have just been rationalization from a friend who was waitlisted at Exeter and wanted to pin it on something other than her academic qualifications… I think they do pay attention to it but I doubt any school will reject you on the basis that they don’t believe you’ll attend.</p>
<p>I agree with Xgods take. I was worried about this when my son was applying that he would not for example get into both andover and exeter, but he did.</p>
<p>I guess almost everyone isn’t on the forum because it’s Christmas. Too bad, I need distraction. Almost everyone in my house is asleep, and refuse to get up!</p>
<p>lol it was the same here about an hour ago. Now everyone is up!</p>
<p>Too bad I don’t have any presents to open. I got $200 and a portable dvd player from my mom before I left for my dad’s on Friday. My dad, grandma, and I are still shopping for my presents. lol</p>
<p>I got a new outfit (shirts, jeans) and a sweater. I also got a camera, a foosball table that is coming after New Year’s, and a few little things.</p>
<p>I gave my mom bath lotion and my dad a book.</p>
<p>I got a sled (no, I do not live where it snows) and a lot of gift cards and some money. It’s kind of peculiar; my great-grandmother hasn’t been feeling well and finally most into a semi-assited living community, and my grandmother, who’s usually very into presents and Christmas, was too busy this year. Still, I got some nice small presents from my dad and stepmother, and I got a sword (not a fencing foil, a real sword), surcoat, and baldric that haven’t come yet. And I’m not getting my Hanukah presents from my mum or grandmother until I see them. Yes, I know Hanukah is over. Christmas holiday scheduling is very complicated in my houses.
One of the little presents was this neat little IQ test game that was really fun, but I don’t think it’s accurate. It said my IQ was way really high, and I think it might be too high. My grandmother used to work at an IQ testing agency, so I’m going to ask her to look at the test when I see her so she can tell me if it’s accurate. </p>
<p>Although I don’t think they’ll reject you at either school just because you are applying to their rival, I do have heard that Taft sends you a “you’re waitlisted but let us know if we are your first choice” type of letter…which I’m not really amused by, because that shows negative things about a school, for example, possibly demonstrating that they care more about their yield than their applicants and students.</p>
<p>Speaking of first-choice letters, are they necessary, or a good idea? If you have a favourite, and would almost definitely attend if admitted, should you write a letter saying so? I know that many universities and ultra-competitive preschools and day schools like that, but it can also come across as rude. Is that often done with prep schools, and if so, is it wise? I don’t know that I would do that even if I should, but I would like to know if a lot of kids do it.</p>
I don’t think it affects admissions at all. Happy Christmas.</p>