Do admissions look at the parents or child more?
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Anonymous
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We are applying for our child and it feels like we are applying for this school, not our young child.
How much does parent education or job matter? |
Anonymous
What grade? |
Anonymous
| Grade is important here. HS? Almost entirely the kid (I suppose a particularly egregious parent could tank the kid’s chances, yes). But for pre-k/k there’s really nothing to judge about the kid beyond very basic readiness, so the family is going to matter more. But probably not education/job so much as personality and fit. |
Anonymous
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+1 that grade matters.
For 3rd grade, I felt like it was a mix of both parents and kid. They want a kid that is smart (or at least at grade level) + parents that are nice and will be involved in whatever capacity. |
Anonymous
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A young child?
As long as the child behaves appropriately at the playdate and doesn’t have a diagnosis, the parents/family matter more. Are you full pay? Where did you go to college and/or grad school? Are you a legacy from that private? Where do you work? How much do you earn? Are you attractive? Do you seem like compliant (not PITA) people? |
Anonymous
+ 1. Well said |
Anonymous
I think the last question is the most important, except maybe for legacy status. |
Anonymous
I think for upper elementary or middle school, It is a combination of the family and the child. |
Anonymous
| We applied to go into kindergarten and it seemed like it was mostly us. In the higher grades, they look more to the child. |
Anonymous
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I thought it varied a lot by school (kindergarten). Most interrogated us. The school that paid the least attention to us and focused most on our kid is the one we chose.
12 years later, I can say we made the right choice. |