The Wait List

Has anyone heard from Blair and/or Episcopal about their waitlists?

I will be honest here. If your gf asked you and you said no…

I just heard they said ā€œit looks like we are fully enrolled, sorryā€

Has anyone heard back from Middlesex or Nobles on their enrollment?

I’m not sure I understand this reply. My interpretation of it was that another baseball recruit denied both schools, and I am taking his spot. I don’t think that is the case, as reciting classes don’t really have a limit on them, I could just be taking any old accepted student’s spot. Let me know if I misread that, thanks!

Proximity to a city does not matter! Some students say they go about once a year. But both are great schools and you can’t go wrong.

I was talking to my ao and he said it’s looking doubtful that they would go to the waitlist but that was for me so i don’t know if they’re fully enrolled among all grade levels

:joy: yeah the only reason I said no was because I was afraid of Exeter seeing, since I already sent my LOCI stating they are my top choice.

Groton update… no WL movement at this time.

On Groton. Email said no movement expected in future either.

If you don’t mind my asking, what application pool are you in? I am also on the Groton waitlist and haven’t received the email. I am a female applicant for the 9th grade.

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I talked to someone (who has been in the game for a while and on both sides AO/GC) regarding the poster and Exeter. Nothing to take away from the poster’s academics which are outstanding, but she believed it was a sports play for Exeter to make such a move this early.

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9th grade male boarding… fingers crossed for you!

No such thing as any old spot. They pull from WL to meet a specific need.

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Thank you so much!

Grade 11 International (from Canada). The email went to the parents so not necessarily the students. My son didn’t get the email.

@usernameuser98 your interpretation is correct. As @skieurope said there is no such thing as any old spot. AOs curate the classes, and the WL serves to preserve that.

If a baseball player walks away, they hopefully have another one in the wings so to speak. Particularly when you are dealing with sports. Teams will often have a specific hole they must fill such as a graduating soccer goalie, or no distance specialist on the swim team. It is not a matter of bodies.

If a female, boarder, pianist walks way, a male basketball player will not be called, or even a female one. Nor will a day student, either boy or girl.

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Oh wow, they really look for exact applications with no room for any difference huh

Yea it’s so they can have a well rounded class

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You won’t get a call from Exeter outside of their office hours right so like not after 5?