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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid was waitlisted.  I assume that he checked all of the boxes, but he's coming from public school and we (the parents) are not well connected or high profile.  I didn't fully realize just how much the "whole package" likely mattered.  [/quote]

Please, I’ve seen well qualified students get passed up for students who will check a box. “Whole package” is not why you’ve got. [/quote]

Please what?  Not sure what you're trying to say.  I had assumed my kid checked all of the oft-stated boxes – and he was WL.  So I was obviously wrong.  We clearly do NOT have "the whole package."  [/quote]

You're not necessarily wrong - your DC could have checked all the boxes and still be WL because at a school like STA there are more boys who check all the oft-stated boxes than there are spots. At that point, it's a crapshoot. Maybe your kid loves to play chess and do robotics but there are 5 others in the class who do that and they need an artsy kid. Maybe your kid is great at baseball and soccer but they need more chess kids in the class. Maybe you live in DC and they need a kid from MD or VA to round things out. You'll drive yourself crazy trying to figure out why your DC was not admitted.[/quote]

Cements is even more that it’s a waste of time and effort. [/quote]

Not for those who are admitted[/quote]

Right, it’s just a done deal for some without a process. [/quote]

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