Feeling Incredibly Disappointed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What are chances os WL movement at St Albans for 7th grade?

The waitlist won't move.
Are you the poster who was turned down for 6th and 7th?

If you are still interested, I would schedule a time to speak with the AD and have a frank conversation about the possibility of applying again. I know kids who were admitted on the third try. Ask if the waitlists were purely a numbers games (very possible at a school like STA) or if there is anything about your
son's application that make them think he would be a better fit elsewhere. Say, "i completely understand that you can't guarantee that my son will be admitted should he apply for 9th but is your gut feeling that he will always come up just shy of admission? Frankly, would you apply him again". If they give the green light
then you can see if your son is up for it. And then spend the next 1.5 years keeping his grades up, further developing his interests, etc AND exploring other options for high school.

Thank you for your response. Yes, my son is one that applied to 6th and 7th grade. We were hopefull after the first time we felt encouraged by admissions staff to apply again. To be quite honest, we are a family of immigrants with no connections, no legacy family members etc. My son fell in love with St. Albans and he dreamed to be there. I do not want to put him through this a third time. He was pretty devastated yesterday.

I completely understand and I really appreciate everyone's honesty and support on this forum. My child applied for boarding and was WL. Is there anyone that has any info regarding the boarding applicant pool STA?

They aren’t really taking boarders anymore. Maybe a real talented athlete that lives far away, but not other than that.

[Anonymous]

OP, if it’s any help DC was waitlisted at Sidwell and a Cathedral school, and got off a waitlist and into the Cathedral school in August. This was, however, after DC had committed to a magnet and was getting psyched about it, so DC turned down the Cathedral school.

The whole thing was really hard on DC, who saw well-connected friends get in the first round.

But DC responded by working harder. And four years later got into a top ivy.

My mom said getting waitlisted was the best thing that ever happened to DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What are chances os WL movement at St Albans for 7th grade?

The waitlist won't move.
Are you the poster who was turned down for 6th and 7th?

If you are still interested, I would schedule a time to speak with the AD and have a frank conversation about the possibility of applying again. I know kids who were admitted on the third try. Ask if the waitlists were purely a numbers games (very possible at a school like STA) or if there is anything about your
son's application that make them think he would be a better fit elsewhere. Say, "i completely understand that you can't guarantee that my son will be admitted should he apply for 9th but is your gut feeling that he will always come up just shy of admission? Frankly, would you apply him again". If they give the green light
then you can see if your son is up for it. And then spend the next 1.5 years keeping his grades up, further developing his interests, etc AND exploring other options for high school.

There are several top tier all boys boarding schools, grades 6-9, that feed in top NE boarding schools: Eaglebrook, Cardigan Mountain school, Hillside, etc and coed ones, Rectory, Bemont, Fay, etc. Try applying to them next year. Or you can wait til 9th grade and apply to Exeter, Andover, Lawrenceville, etc

Thank you for your response. Yes, my son is one that applied to 6th and 7th grade. We were hopefull after the first time we felt encouraged by admissions staff to apply again. To be quite honest, we are a family of immigrants with no connections, no legacy family members etc. My son fell in love with St. Albans and he dreamed to be there. I do not want to put him through this a third time. He was pretty devastated yesterday.

I completely understand and I really appreciate everyone's honesty and support on this forum. My child applied for boarding and was WL. Is there anyone that has any info regarding the boarding applicant pool STA?

They aren’t really taking boarders anymore. Maybe a real talented athlete that lives far away, but not other than that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What are chances os WL movement at St Albans for 7th grade?

The waitlist won't move.
Are you the poster who was turned down for 6th and 7th?

If you are still interested, I would schedule a time to speak with the AD and have a frank conversation about the possibility of applying again. I know kids who were admitted on the third try. Ask if the waitlists were purely a numbers games (very possible at a school like STA) or if there is anything about your
son's application that make them think he would be a better fit elsewhere. Say, "i completely understand that you can't guarantee that my son will be admitted should he apply for 9th but is your gut feeling that he will always come up just shy of admission? Frankly, would you apply him again". If they give the green light
then you can see if your son is up for it. And then spend the next 1.5 years keeping his grades up, further developing his interests, etc AND exploring other options for high school.

Thank you for your response. Yes, my son is one that applied to 6th and 7th grade. We were hopefull after the first time we felt encouraged by admissions staff to apply again. To be quite honest, we are a family of immigrants with no connections, no legacy family members etc. My son fell in love with St. Albans and he dreamed to be there. I do not want to put him through this a third time. He was pretty devastated yesterday.

I completely understand and I really appreciate everyone's honesty and support on this forum. My child applied for boarding and was WL. Is there anyone that has any info regarding the boarding applicant pool STA?

They aren’t really taking boarders anymore. Maybe a real talented athlete that lives far away, but not other than that.

There are several top tier all boys boarding schools, grades 6-9, that feed in top NE boarding schools: Eaglebrook, Cardigan Mountain school, etc and coed ones, Rectory, Bemont, Fay, etc. Try applying to them next year. Or you can wait til 9th grade and apply to Exeter, Andover, Lawrenceville, etc

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, if it’s any help DC was waitlisted at Sidwell and a Cathedral school, and got off a waitlist and into the Cathedral school in August. This was, however, after DC had committed to a magnet and was getting psyched about it, so DC turned down the Cathedral school.

The whole thing was really hard on DC, who saw well-connected friends get in the first round.

But DC responded by working harder. And four years later got into a top ivy.

My mom said getting waitlisted was the best thing that ever happened to DC.

Yay! Happy for DC.