WES

[Anonymous]

Got accepted for 6th grade. Not sure if we should change from our current school. Anyone have info on this school and grade?

[Anonymous]

Because the current fifth grade is quite full, WES accepted very few rising sixth graders this year, which is normally an expansion year. Congratulations! We love WES, and middle school is incredible. I’m not sure what you’re looking for, specifically, or what has made you hesitant about your current school, but happy to answer any questions.

[Anonymous]

We were waitlisted for Pre-K 4 at WES and are devastated. Our son loved the school and so did we, and it seemed like a great fit. Anyone heard of Pre-K WL moving? Not sure whether to just consider this as a rejection. He got in to some others but this was our top choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We were waitlisted for Pre-K 4 at WES and are devastated. Our son loved the school and so did we, and it seemed like a great fit. Anyone heard of Pre-K WL moving? Not sure whether to just consider this as a rejection. He got in to some others but this was our top choice.

So sorry to hear this! I believe there were a lot of applications for the younger grades this year. It is definitely worth following up with the school and indicating that WES is absolutely your first choice and that you would accept a spot if offered.

[Anonymous]

At one point the current 5th grade class was very boy heavy. I’m not sure if it still is or if admissions had corrected that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At one point the current 5th grade class was very boy heavy. I’m not sure if it still is or if admissions had corrected that.

I believe they have.

[Anonymous]

MS can be very cliquey and unfriendly to new families. So beware of that as many of the kids have been there since preK. I'm not sure it's worth the 50K price tag.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Got accepted for 6th grade. Not sure if we should change from our current school. Anyone have info on this school and grade?

What info. made you apply????

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MS can be very cliquey and unfriendly to new families. So beware of that as many of the kids have been there since preK. I'm not sure it's worth the 50K price tag.

Definitely NOT worth $50,000. Have a good friend whose kid goes there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MS can be very cliquey and unfriendly to new families. So beware of that as many of the kids have been there since preK. I'm not sure it's worth the 50K price tag.

We joined in late elementary and had no issues with our DC integrating into the class. The other kids who joined at various points during our time there also seemed to be accepted pretty easily. We had an excellent experience in middle school.

Whether or not any school is worth the 50k price tag is a separate debate (that has been discussed to death on DCUM).

[Anonymous]

We’ve had a pretty fantastic experience in middle school and before. Interestingly, there have been so many kids join along the way that there are no cliques of lifers versus kids who joined later, and my kid joined in middle elementary.

Everyone has different experiences, but obviously this is worth exploring further with current parents.

[Anonymous]

Definitly not worth the price tag

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Definitly not worth the price tag

Might have been for you!

[Anonymous]

I’m fairly confident making a mistake while typing quickly on my phone would not have made up for the 50k the school charges for middle of the road academics, but thanks for pointing that out, this is the exact type of pretentious presence there is at the school. It’s is filled with people who pretend to be kind, but are actually superficial and snotty.

[Anonymous]

There is also a lot of fees for extras and expectations of giving on top of the already high price tag.