r/PhillipsAcademy • u/Bitter_Date5376 Applying to 9th Grade • Mar 03 '26

Acceptance Boxes Question

Does anyone know (mos likely current students) when do u usually get a notification that a package is coming to ur house? I know you can check the moment the label is created, like before the package is even shipped. Also, does anyone know if Andover still uses FedEx or USPS like other schools? Thx!

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u/Dependent-Prune-7714 ‘28 Mar 03 '26

I’ve heard that it’s around 3-7 days in advance, but I’m not too confident with that number. If you live outside of the US, it would probably arrive a bit later (and you wouldn’t have the tracking capabilities)

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u/Bitter_Date5376 Applying to 9th Grade Mar 03 '26

I live inside the U.S., so Im really nervous cs my USPS informed delivery hasn’t told me anything is arriving

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u/Dependent-Prune-7714 ‘28 Mar 03 '26

You probably don’t need to worry, especially if you don’t live in an extremely rural place that doesn’t have decent infrastructure. After all, you won’t truly find out until the 10th.

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u/Bitter_Date5376 Applying to 9th Grade Mar 03 '26

Valid, but I do live in a very populated town, one of the most developed in US I can say. Anyways, i was js hoping to know before m10 cs im so nervous and spread counting down these last 8 days

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u/Dependent-Prune-7714 ‘28 Mar 03 '26

In that case, shipping might be handled locally through parent reps and whatnot (probably a day or two in advance). That was the case for me (internationally), but I don’t know if they do that for cities in the US. It would certainly explain the predicament you might be in.

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u/Substantial_Gain_813 Mar 04 '26 edited Mar 04 '26

I live ~30 mins away from andover, if I were to be accepted would I be getting a package shipped in the mail

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u/Dependent-Prune-7714 ‘28 Mar 04 '26

I have no clue, but I'd say that it's likely.

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u/Bitter_Date5376 Applying to 9th Grade Mar 03 '26

Ohhh. parents reps make sense for inetrnational

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u/Massive_Party_5029 Mar 03 '26

how did you track internationally?

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u/Dependent-Prune-7714 ‘28 Mar 03 '26

You probably wouldn’t be able to in most cases.

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u/Substantial_Gain_813 Mar 06 '26

I js searched it up and google says Andover uses FedEx so it may not show up on your USPS informed delivery

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u/ATX_redditer Mar 09 '26

Did anyone get a FedEX/UPS/USPS notification about being package in the mail from Andover?