GDS application - grandparents?
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Anonymous
| I don't remember that from when we applied (many moons ago). Of course now GDS is looking for big pockets to fund their RE ventures. I wouldn't be surprised if that starts driving admissions decisions in more cases. |
Anonymous
| I'm sure it's so they can try to get a handle on the grandparents (finances, professions, importance) just as they do the parents. It seems a little obnoxious, IMO, but there's no other reason for it. If it were purely for Grandparents Day and fundraising it could wait until the child is enrolled. |
Anonymous
And no other school in the metro area would ever consider doing this? |
Anonymous
Really? I felt being judged like no other school when DC applied there. |
Anonymous
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GDS has never sent any fundraising letters to the grandparents as far as I know. Although, I'm actually surprised they haven't!
However, they did send an invitation to Grandparents Day, and hosted an extremely nice event that day for them. |
Anonymous
| Im sorry but that is totally weird to ask ON AN ADMISSION APPLICATION! I would never give that info away on an application, my mother would kill me. My kids go to one of the more known (by name I guess) privates and we haven't been asked on admissions or any form. For grandparents day you had to fill out a form if you wanted an invitation sent. I assume from that list they started their marketing. But not from an admission application. |
Anonymous
| I did not fill in this information on the GDS application, and we were accepted anyway. Don't worry about it. |