I’m still that Potomac rejected my Kindergartner

[Anonymous]

You already heard back from Beauvoir and Sidwell? That’s not possible. You are clearly lying…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You already heard back from Beauvoir and Sidwell? That’s not possible. You are clearly lying…

Pretty sure this is referring to a previous application year.

And I get it, OP, I'm still annoyed by my DC's wait-list frim PK applications!

However, I do think this is a good reminder to our friends on this board who are over-confident in their child's chances. They need a good reminder that it helps noone to be smug.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We got into Beauvoir and Sidwell and doing fine. But I am still irrationally angry! Maybe it is because I have never been rejected from anywhere before (college, grad school, job interview). It was my first rejection letter!! Better to get used to it before college apps come around I guess.

It was actually your DC’s rejection, not yours. Get some therapy, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OMG

To reiterate. OMG.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You already heard back from Beauvoir and Sidwell? That’s not possible. You are clearly lying…

They’re talking about last year. Not that anything redeems this post, but

[Anonymous]

Are the posters claiming it was “DC’s rejection” insane? Barring a play date in the first or 99th percentile, early LS admissions are absolutely about the parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are the posters claiming it was “DC’s rejection” insane? Barring a play date in the first or 99th percentile, early LS admissions are absolutely about the parents.

yeah, that’s it it’s the pps who are insane

[Anonymous]

OPs poor kid. Shes in for a lifetime of issues being afraid of not living up to mom's expectations. Some people shouldn't have kids, OP is one of them.

[Anonymous]

OP it is normal to feel this way! It’s not something you can express to friends because it’s a little embarrassing. But every time I drive past a certain school I still feel that little bit of anger, many years later.

[Anonymous]

I can see why you’re upset. There is simply no education like Potomac. Maybe it will provide an opportunity to write a college education on overcoming adversity later on in life. Really sorry this happened to you and your family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I had to do some very hard work with my therapist because I have never failed at anything and it was holding me back. You need to start accepting failure and seeking it out.

p.s. this isn’t even your failure.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You dodged a bullet.
Most overrated school in the area.
Don’t even worry about it.

This

Not overrated. Phenomenal school. We couldn't be happier.

OP - I'm sorry your child was rejected, but happy that your DC is happy at another phenomenal school.

[Anonymous]

The rejection is not surprising if you left words out of your application the way you did out of your post title.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We got into Beauvoir and Sidwell and doing fine. But I am still irrationally angry! Maybe it is because I have never been rejected from anywhere before (college, grad school, job interview). It was my first rejection letter!! Better to get used to it before college apps come around I guess.

Wow. Therapy is needed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We got into Beauvoir and Sidwell and doing fine. But I am still irrationally angry! Maybe it is because I have never been rejected from anywhere before (college, grad school, job interview). It was my first rejection letter!! Better to get used to it before college apps come around I guess.

This sounds like vanity on your part. You feel your child's rejection I a reflection of you. I say this because you are still upset and also you felt the need to gratuitously mention two other status schools that he/she/they "got into."

This could manifest in other ways in the future regarding your child. Look within, and perhaps consider talk therapy for your child's sake.