Accepted Students Events - Did These Help You?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kid ended up in tears at the school we were leaning toward because he didn’t like the vibe.

Ended up getting in elsewhere off the waitlist and it’s been a perfect fit.

Similar thing happened with my kid. We went back to the accepted students night and they had us go around to the classrooms and briefly chat with teachers. When my daughter said she loved Spanish, the Spanish teacher said, "OH...it's only once a week here - and the language program isn't very good."

As soon as we got in the car she started to cry. Luckily, she got off the waitlist for her first choice and we didn't have to consider that school any further

Did you give this feedback to the admissions team? I’d be so pissed. As someone who does it for my school we spend a lot of time hemming and hawing over who to admit and one person just pissed it away.

This comment is confusing. Are you suggesting teachers and admitted students event representatives lie to get admitted students to accept regardless of whether the student would be happy there? Admissions serves the school, not vice versa.

This is a terrible idea. Most privates have expenses that exceed tuition. They need students to be happy enough to be donors in order to run as a successful “business.” It’s better to improve the Spanish program than to lie about it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kid ended up in tears at the school we were leaning toward because he didn’t like the vibe.

Ended up getting in elsewhere off the waitlist and it’s been a perfect fit.

Similar thing happened with my kid. We went back to the accepted students night and they had us go around to the classrooms and briefly chat with teachers. When my daughter said she loved Spanish, the Spanish teacher said, "OH...it's only once a week here - and the language program isn't very good."

As soon as we got in the car she started to cry. Luckily, she got off the waitlist for her first choice and we didn't have to consider that school any further

Did you give this feedback to the admissions team? I’d be so pissed. As someone who does it for my school we spend a lot of time hemming and hawing over who to admit and one person just pissed it away.

If the Spanish teacher is telling the truth, I wouldn’t tell the admissions team. It’s better students know and be saved from the experience

I agree - if this info on Spanish was a deal breaker for your child/family - why is what the Spanish teacher said bad?

[Anonymous]

We had one recently that is a lower school through HS school. The accepted students night had the current 8th graders mingle with the incoming new 9th graders for next year. Many of the 8th graders just stuck to themselves and weren't at all welcoming. I would not recommend structuring accepted students nights this way. It easily makes new people feel really left out if the current students aren't great at being inclusive. It made my kid no longer interested unfortunately so we are crossing off of the list.

[Anonymous]

I thought most lower schools offered light language and it got heavier in MS

[Anonymous]

DD was really torn between two schools and the accepted student events helped with the final decision.

[Anonymous]

This week we attended events for the three high schools ds was accepted at. At the end of the last one he seemed comfortable with the option he had been leaning towards originally. We’re going to discuss it this weekend, but I think these events were useful for firming up his decision.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We had one recently that is a lower school through HS school. The accepted students night had the current 8th graders mingle with the incoming new 9th graders for next year. Many of the 8th graders just stuck to themselves and weren't at all welcoming. I would not recommend structuring accepted students nights this way. It easily makes new people feel really left out if the current students aren't great at being inclusive. It made my kid no longer interested unfortunately so we are crossing off of the list.

Yeah - this sounds like a good idea that was poorly thought out.

You need to choose these 8th graders carefully!

We have had events where HS students were available (not the rising 8th) and they make sure to choose gregarious students that anyone would love.

[Anonymous]

Helped me or helped my kid? Its for your kid to validate at which they feel most comfortable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had one recently that is a lower school through HS school. The accepted students night had the current 8th graders mingle with the incoming new 9th graders for next year. Many of the 8th graders just stuck to themselves and weren't at all welcoming. I would not recommend structuring accepted students nights this way. It easily makes new people feel really left out if the current students aren't great at being inclusive. It made my kid no longer interested unfortunately so we are crossing off of the list.

Yeah - this sounds like a good idea that was poorly thought out.

You need to choose these 8th graders carefully!

We have had events where HS students were available (not the rising 8th) and they make sure to choose gregarious students that anyone would love.

Which school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had one recently that is a lower school through HS school. The accepted students night had the current 8th graders mingle with the incoming new 9th graders for next year. Many of the 8th graders just stuck to themselves and weren't at all welcoming. I would not recommend structuring accepted students nights this way. It easily makes new people feel really left out if the current students aren't great at being inclusive. It made my kid no longer interested unfortunately so we are crossing off of the list.

Yeah - this sounds like a good idea that was poorly thought out.

You need to choose these 8th graders carefully!

We have had events where HS students were available (not the rising 8th) and they make sure to choose gregarious students that anyone would love.

Which school?

The school admitted student events that had HS students present were Maret and Sidwell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kid ended up in tears at the school we were leaning toward because he didn’t like the vibe.

Ended up getting in elsewhere off the waitlist and it’s been a perfect fit.

Did you get off that waitlist before deposits were due?