What did you or your child do during the admissions process to make you facepalm?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When asked if they could have lunch with anyone living or dead responded Tonya Harding.

I am confident that admissions person had a great story to share at dinner that night. (If nothing else it was a unique response - right?)

That is great. Seems like it would be an interesting lunch. haha

[Anonymous]

OP, I appreciate your sense of humor and ability to poke fun at yourself. Everyone else is taking the light-hearted comments way too seriously!

I think during an online interview last year I may have overheard my middle schooler say her favorite activity was watching tv. She still got it at that school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I appreciate your sense of humor and ability to poke fun at yourself. Everyone else is taking the light-hearted comments way too seriously!

I think during an online interview last year I may have overheard my middle schooler say her favorite activity was watching tv. She still got it at that school.

Full pay obviously

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I appreciate your sense of humor and ability to poke fun at yourself. Everyone else is taking the light-hearted comments way too seriously!

I think during an online interview last year I may have overheard my middle schooler say her favorite activity was watching tv. She still got it at that school.

That is great. I have told my DS that he can not mention Xbox EVER in an interview or essay when they ask him what he likes to do outside of school. So much for teaching my kid honesty!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, I appreciate your sense of humor and ability to poke fun at yourself. Everyone else is taking the light-hearted comments way too seriously!

I think during an online interview last year I may have overheard my middle schooler say her favorite activity was watching tv. She still got it at that school.

That is great. I have told my DS that he can not mention Xbox EVER in an interview or essay when they ask him what he likes to do outside of school. So much for teaching my kid honesty!

This is silly…he’s a kid (and I’m afraid to ask how young you started him on this path)…he plays Xbox (all the kids do!). Privates are not authentic, it’s all about window dressing…

[Anonymous]

My kids shaved their head for a swim meet right before the interview. My younger child started off his interview by explaining that he wasn't a skinhead, and that he wanted to be really sure the admissions officer understood that because he was specifically looking for the kind of school that didn't accept skinheads. The admissions officer assured him that they didn't, and he ended up getting in, but I had to laugh. Of all the things to discuss in your interview, you picked skinheads?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids shaved their head for a swim meet right before the interview. My younger child started off his interview by explaining that he wasn't a skinhead, and that he wanted to be really sure the admissions officer understood that because he was specifically looking for the kind of school that didn't accept skinheads. The admissions officer assured him that they didn't, and he ended up getting in, but I had to laugh. Of all the things to discuss in your interview, you picked skinheads?

Tone deaf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids shaved their head for a swim meet right before the interview. My younger child started off his interview by explaining that he wasn't a skinhead, and that he wanted to be really sure the admissions officer understood that because he was specifically looking for the kind of school that didn't accept skinheads. The admissions officer assured him that they didn't, and he ended up getting in, but I had to laugh. Of all the things to discuss in your interview, you picked skinheads?

Tone deaf

How?

[Anonymous]

Many, many years ago when my child was applying to K, the HOS went to shake her hand and my kid high fives her and barked. At another school, my kid spontaneously hugged the HOS and gave him an acorn.

She got into both and is still a free spirit.

[Anonymous]

I asked during GDS interview if they spank the kids to discipline them. True story.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. No I am not expecting frequency teacher communication or anything. I do not have the time or interest to do all the things I asked about. I realize my actions were crazy... thus the facepalm people.

And no I am not pushing my child too hard. WPPSI is a part of the admission process and the test is crazy long. It is reasonable that they noped on the the last section, but it is still facepalm worthy.

I thought this post would lighten some of the admissions discussions. You guys are jaded

NP Isn’t the WPPSI only for the 4-5 year olds? They are still pretty enthusiastic at that stage. Noping seems like a red flag.

Not necessarily. Kids don’t really understand the whole testing thing and you can’t really tell much from it at that age. When I was in preschool, I thought the whole thing was a waste of time and refused to do anything but the bare minimum, to the point that the tester told my Mom I was very low IQ and learning disabled. Thank goodness my Mom was a teacher and knew better (I went on to be a National Merit Scholar, so I clearly do ok with standardized tests). When my DC was tested, he refused to answer a question if he wasn’t 100% sure he knew the correct answer. No matter how many times the tester told him it was ok to guess. Maybe he thought they only count the questions you actually answer? Anyway, he did well enough, and is now at the top of his class in HS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I asked during GDS interview if they spank the kids to discipline them. True story.

As a kid or as the parent?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Many, many years ago when my child was applying to K, the HOS went to shake her hand and my kid high fives her and barked. At another school, my kid spontaneously hugged the HOS and gave him an acorn.

She got into both and is still a free spirit.

Aren’t all kids supposed to be free spirits. Why are we doing this to kids this age? Why does it seem unusual a kindergartener would high five?? Isn’t this what kids do. Why??

[Anonymous]

DD took the computer into the kitchen with her and made herself a snack while she interviewed. Interviewer said he didn't mind, but I was a little embarrassed by how rude she must have come off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD took the computer into the kitchen with her and made herself a snack while she interviewed. Interviewer said he didn't mind, but I was a little embarrassed by how rude she must have come off.

She’s a kid!!!!