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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is no one talking about how the landscape has changed since 2020? Schools have over enrolled. Applications have increased. There is more competition. Is anyone really expecting that every child will get into their first choice? There’s only so many spaces. Some people have to go to 2nd or 3rd choice schools. If there’s really a counselor at this “well regarded nurturing k-8” telling people they will definitely get in? That’s a problem. But I also wonder if that’s what parents want to hear. None of this is fun. But I’d rather my child have an opportunity to go through an application and selection process prior to doing it for college. They will learn about themself and what’s important. [/quote] I will say though that the school admission process is so unpredictable. A million years ago when I went to college there were safety schools, a middle tier and then stretch schools. But at least the safety schools you got into. And then maybe 1/2 of the middle tier and possibly a stretch. In the DC private school scene, a “safety” isn’t even a guarantee. Unless our outplacement people just weren’t good. [/quote]
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