Would it make my application weaker or stronger if I mention my having been waitlisted twice as like an adversity point in my interview and my essays? Because I did get a lot of motivation and it did sort of become a turning point in my life (which is also essentially why I’ve said my application would look quite different this yr).
Also although this reply isn’t for this comment, as a general reply to all the other comments, I’m rlly not looking at boarding schools for the brand name – i do think it did quite a bit last yr and two yrs ago – but now I have a really different perspective and I have a really firm reason especially for one of the schools. So that’s why I’m thinking of only applying to like one or two schools, but if applying more seems like a more valid option then I’ll also consider that too. Again, thank you for all the comments.