Didn’t get off any waitlists! Now what???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There’s always Sandy Spring Friends. Better than public.

+1 if public not an option

Beautiful campus, dedicated community, they can do multi-grade cohorts while they rebuild

[Anonymous]

SSFS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You need to get a consultant help you figure out why this happened. This seems very unusual.

Not unusual not to get off waitlists. Maybe unusual to only be waitlisted or rejected and not have any acceptances, but it suggests OP didn’t apply widely enough.

Silly to have waited until now, pinning hopes on waitlists, if they really want to avoid public. They should have started calling more schools as soon as they weren’t accepted to any they originally tried.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You need to get a consultant help you figure out why this happened. This seems very unusual.

Not unusual not to get off waitlists. Maybe unusual to only be waitlisted or rejected and not have any acceptances, but it suggests OP didn’t apply widely enough.

Silly to have waited until now, pinning hopes on waitlists, if they really want to avoid public. They should have started calling more schools as soon as they weren’t accepted to any they originally tried.

OP’s post suggests that her child did not get into any schools and did not get off any waitlist. There’s either something in the application, “references“ were interviews that is causing a red flag for these schools.

[Anonymous]

What grade is this for? How I’d approach it would probably vary depending on child’s age and other factors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You need to get a consultant help you figure out why this happened. This seems very unusual.

Not unusual not to get off waitlists. Maybe unusual to only be waitlisted or rejected and not have any acceptances, but it suggests OP didn’t apply widely enough.

Silly to have waited until now, pinning hopes on waitlists, if they really want to avoid public. They should have started calling more schools as soon as they weren’t accepted to any they originally tried.

OP’s post suggests that her child did not get into any schools and did not get off any waitlist. There’s either something in the application, “references“ were interviews that is causing a red flag for these schools.

No red flag. Maybe schools she applied to don’t have enough spaces.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You need to get a consultant help you figure out why this happened. This seems very unusual.

Not unusual not to get off waitlists. Maybe unusual to only be waitlisted or rejected and not have any acceptances, but it suggests OP didn’t apply widely enough.

Silly to have waited until now, pinning hopes on waitlists, if they really want to avoid public. They should have started calling more schools as soon as they weren’t accepted to any they originally tried.

OP’s post suggests that her child did not get into any schools and did not get off any waitlist. There’s either something in the application, “references“ were interviews that is causing a red flag for these schools.

Or she didn’t apply widely enough. If the kid didn’t get into STA, GDS, and Potomac and then was pinning hopes on their waitlists, there doesn’t have to be any red flags, just poor choices.

[Anonymous]

As others have said, we need more info. The advice for K will differ from the advice for 9th. Were you seeking financial aid? That can be a factor. Schools only have a finite amount to allocate so when they reach the limit, that’s it and it’s not personal. Did you only look at the most competitive schools? In the younger years (like prek), siblings get priority and that means only a few spots will be available for the rest. Are you looking at Maret, which is always right because it is a small school.

Bottom Line: How many schools did you apply to and for which grade? Financial aid? If applicable, how were grades and test scores? And behaviorial or learning challenges?

[Anonymous]

OP seems to have posted and abandoned. Maybe they were just looking for commiseration.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s always Sandy Spring Friends. Better than public.

Is it though?
Maybe if it stays open and had enough kids in each grade to have a cohort.

There's plenty of kids in each grade at SSFS but quite frankly look somewhere else. Beginning with COVID, the number of families coming to SSFS as their back-up school began to out number the families that were there as a first choice school. This created all sorts of problems that went unaddressed including behavior that wasn't up to Quaker standards. In short, don't choose SSFS unless you really want to be there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Go to Publix and apply next year

I prefer Kroger or Harris Teeter.

You've clearly never been to a Publix.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s always Sandy Spring Friends. Better than public.

Is it though?
Maybe if it stays open and had enough kids in each grade to have a cohort.

Loooong drive, but their cross country and track teams are amazing. Considered it for my kid who is a runner, but we went public instead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You need to get a consultant help you figure out why this happened. This seems very unusual.

Not unusual not to get off waitlists. Maybe unusual to only be waitlisted or rejected and not have any acceptances, but it suggests OP didn’t apply widely enough.

Silly to have waited until now, pinning hopes on waitlists, if they really want to avoid public. They should have started calling more schools as soon as they weren’t accepted to any they originally tried.

OP’s post suggests that her child did not get into any schools and did not get off any waitlist. There’s either something in the application, “references“ were interviews that is causing a red flag for these schools.

No red flag. Maybe schools she applied to don’t have enough spaces.

No way to know unless OP politely solicits & gets feedback from the admissions teams. We got feedback from 2 schools - at one my kid didn't do well on their internal placement exam and was too shy to show personality and express her interests in the group interview, another had only 2 open spots for girls in the grade we were applying for and > 50 applicants. She went to her 3rd choice school and it was a pretty decent fit for a bit but then she transferred to public which has been great.

[Anonymous]

It's obvious..public school

[Anonymous]

Harrow NY!