Sidwell Open House - Do you really bring your kid?
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Anonymous
| I would wait until you've submitted the application and they set up the child visit day. |
Anonymous
| We went to an open house there last year, not one person brought their child. In fact, we have been to quite a few open houses, and very few brought children, and these usually were not the applicant but a younger sibling who wasn't in school or day care. |
Anonymous
| We went to the MS Open house and 90% (or more) of the families I saw there for our grade brought their child with them. |
Anonymous
| FOR SIDWELL when applying for PreK - do NOT bring your kid. We went last year and NO ONE brought their little one. It will be out of place and you will look foolish. |
Anonymous
Who cares if you look foolish? The only factors should be whether you think you'll get more out of the visit if you are without your child; or on the flip side if your child is old enough that s/he should come along in order to form his or her own opinion. |
Anonymous
PLease, a four year-old isn't going to form an opinion from an open house. |
Anonymous
| Does Sidwell still spring that parental essay at the end of the tour? We walked out when they did that and scratched Sidwell off our list. |
Anonymous
| PP, you write the exact same thing every time admission season rolls around. Do you wait for just the right moment? That has been gone for years already. Move along! |