What Factors Should I Weigh?

skieurope
Sat, 11 Mar 2023 00:06:44 +0000

Post M10 Advice/Directions - Please Read Before Starting a New Thread Prep School Admissions

With thanks to @SevenDad "Every year that I’ve been on the BS forum, there have been people who are very active in the months and weeks leading up to M10, and then — POOF — they disappear, never to report their results. While I can understand that it might not feel very good to get bad news and then share that news, I challenge every applicant who has used the site in this application cycle to come back on M9 (or whenever your news trickles in) and accurately report their results. For 99% of you, your identity is anonymous to others…so who cares? Why do I ask this? Because I think the self-selection that goes on post-M10 tends to skew the reporting of results…making it seem like a majority of applicants get into the schools to which they applied, no matter how selective. Which we know is not true for the body of applicants. The other thing I want to reinforce to those who DO get good news on M10 is this: DON’T BE A JERK. Don’t gloat, don’t get into comparative discussions (my scho…