I’m feeling pretty confident overall but I’m expecting rejections/waitlist from most if not all of my schools.
I know some private schools offer interview prep, essay review, secondary school fairs, assigned secondary school counselors and they have relationships with these private schools and can (often do) have advocacy calls to help better describe you as a student, confirm if that school is actually the student’s top choice, etc. And, as someone else mentioned, they sometimes have a better understanding of the rigor of your academics as compared to a school they might not be familiar with…however with that said, it’s definitely not a magic bullet. Most kids end up being admitted to schools they were qualified for and the above services are honestly part of the tuition you pay to attend that school.
I can tell you that I was already signed up for Informed Delivery, UPS, Fed-Ex, DHL, etc because of work and typically would be notified of pending packages (well before we learned about people tracking packages for these purposes). My child was accepted to four schools- ALL of which sent packages that arrived on 3/11 and not one showed up in advance. One was UPS, one was Fed-Ex and two were USPS. I was really surprised, as I had also added every family member (or “whole household” option) to the notification list. So, I wouldn’t recommend driving yourself crazy this way- even though I did- learn from my mistake! 
. I have seen more examples of no advance notification than the other way around!
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not good at all but i’ll manage
I am sure all of you will do fine. In the long run, this prep school admission process is a small aspect of your career/life trajectory. In life, some doors close and one may feel sad then but others will open that you may have never thought of. What is in store there may be much better than what you envisioned. I read this phrase somewhere and this is apt for this group-
“Bloom and flourish where you are planted”
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nooooo please don’t say that. from the number of schools you are applying to and how great your stats are, you will get into at least one school! be proud of what you have done for 6+ months, with all of the interviews, tests, and essays! be optimistic :)))))
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for informed delivery on usps, do you think the schools would send the packages out w my given name or my preferred name? im not expecting anything but just in case lol
me personally i’m staying delusional
this is defo true, i was just asking b/c one of my interviewers that had access to my profile already said “you go to a very good school” so i was like Huh
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this is so real!!! i’ve been genuinely tweaking but simultaneously convinced i’m gonna get a clean sweep i need to be stopped
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Thanks for the nice words, I just don’t wanna be too optimistic and than get my heart broken again when I get rejected or waitlisted.
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I wouldn’t worry about them too much, a lot of packages come after M10 anyways so its not going to show you a sign beforehand.
I have no idea if I’m doing it subconsciously or maybe if I’m just finally noticing it but I feel like every tv show, movie, or book I read/watch now contains some sort of prep school.
Like even when I’m trying to distance myself it just keeps coming back 
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Mixed feelings. At the beginning of the process, I was sooo unconfident. In the middle, I had a much more positive mindset.
Now, after submitting, my hope is to isolate myself from boarding school information. However, as much as I want to stop caring, I can’t, but I distract myself with different goals and opportunities.
I have a confession: I read through all my essays and edited them on google docs even though it does nothing but make me pitifully feel better about myself. I’m really not doing well at this whole nonchalance thing.
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I keep telling myself that im gonna stop thinking about it, but here i am reading a forum that will have no impact whatsoever 
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It won’t have no impact! You’ll have the camaraderie on M10!
me pretending to not gaf and be nonchalant (i gaf and am so chalant)
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you’re so real for this 
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Okay as a parent talking, stop the post-mortem. It will do nothing but make you all crazy. In fact, take this advice to heart in HS and college. It creates unnecessary stress and anxiety. Once you have your results be it your applications, a test . . . then look at how you can improve based on professional feed back, not peer feed back before your results. I know this is easier said than done but let go, get off this board for the next few weeks. Your mental health will be the better for it. You guys are just feeding each other’s anxiety. Go outside and play. I hope nothing better than if you all will get into your dream school. It’s going to be okay regardless. Take care.
A mom.
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To echo @Swimmom2006
You will all be okay no matter what, and you will end up where you’re meant to be. I went to BS and it didn’t work out for me, and I am where I’m meant to be. I couldn’t be more happy with how the last 2 years of high school played out for me at my local public school. I’m waiting on most my college decisions, and it’s annoying, but you just have to be patient.
Know that if you end up staying at your current school or going to public school it’ll all work out. I already got a college acceptance with a merit scholarship for one of the best programs in the country for my major (physics). Do the best with what you’ve got and I promise you will succeed. At such a young age you guys have already experienced what it’s like to apply to schools and are brave enough to face rejections. Even if they’re all a no, it will prepare you for college apps. While all my friends were super stressed applying and torn apart when rejected, I tried my best on my apps and kept my head held high.
So know that regardless of whether you receive all no’s or all yes’s, you all got something out of the process and you’ll be better for it. You’re going to be okay no matter what.
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