Official Admissions Decisions Thread 2026

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did you re-apply to the same schools? I wonder if it hurts your child’s chances if they were waitlisted or were rejected in the past.

It helps to reapply - it shows you REALLY want the school and ultimately, yield is important to them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“Fell through” for PreK. Waitlisted everywhere we applied. 2Qs:
1. Do people reach out to their admissions contacts for feedback? Our preschool tells us DD is doing great and “on track”. Wondering if it’s worth asking admissions if there were red flags or concerns.
2. Any recommendations for schools that might have openings in PreK? We’re in Bethesda, but open to casting a wide net. Still figuring out who DD is of course, but would ultimately love to see her at a school like SR, SF, NCS, or Holton.

Thank you!

I have no idea if they will have spots after the regular admissions cycle, but some other highly regarded schools for early childhood are Washington Episcopal, Norwood, and Primary Day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In at Sidwell, NCS, Holton, and Stoneridge for middle school. Bit surprised, but pretty set on SR

Congrats! Current SR family who was new last year and everything has been great so far.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Typo corrected. Please provide grade, schools, outcome (A, D, W), and where your child plans (or is most likely) to enroll. Plus, if you're willing, whether they're coming from public/private.

Also, your mother's maiden name and the last four digits of your social.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In at Madeira!

Congrats. It is a truly special place.

~ Madeira Dad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:How come Bullis is never mentioned here??? Did everyone get in??? Just not enough traffic to merit mentions here??? ONE GC, very few SAES, not one mention of bullis, very few Landon. Why is that? All the same sh*t with you people

I don’t think anyone is biting their nails about Bullis admission. It is a 4th tier school, bordering on 5th tier. The tiers:

1st Tier:
Sidwell & GDS

2nd Tier:

Visi, Stoneridge, NCS, Prep, Gonzaga

3rd Tier:

St. John’s, St. Anselms Abbey, Madeira

4th Tier:

Bullis and the rest

Weird list.

Did you not read about the stuff that went on at GDS in the middle school? Ouch.
Bullis is better than the Tier 3 schools.

Potomac would be up there as well..

And I would definitely put Madeira above Stone Ridge and Visi. That wouldn’t even be a debate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How come Bullis is never mentioned here??? Did everyone get in??? Just not enough traffic to merit mentions here??? ONE GC, very few SAES, not one mention of bullis, very few Landon. Why is that? All the same sh*t with you people

I don’t think anyone is biting their nails about Bullis admission. It is a 4th tier school, bordering on 5th tier. The tiers:

1st Tier:
Sidwell & GDS

2nd Tier:

Visi, Stoneridge, NCS, Prep, Gonzaga

3rd Tier:

St. John’s, St. Anselms Abbey, Madeira

4th Tier:

Bullis and the rest

Weird list.

Did you not read about the stuff that went on at GDS in the middle school? Ouch.
Bullis is better than the Tier 3 schools.

Potomac would be up there as well..

It’s not fair remove GDS from the top tier because wild unsubstantiated story told be a kid.
The cathedral schools weren’t even mentioned in the top tier. I think the top tier and second tier could be expanded. And I wouldn’t 4th tier any school commonly mentioned on DCUM, except maybe St John’s, OLG, and some of the larger Catholic schools.

[Anonymous]

Waitlisted at our top choice Madeira - sounds like a lot of our friends were too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So who are the Big 3?

The two cathedral schools and Sidwell

Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How come Bullis is never mentioned here??? Did everyone get in??? Just not enough traffic to merit mentions here??? ONE GC, very few SAES, not one mention of bullis, very few Landon. Why is that? All the same sh*t with you people

I don’t think anyone is biting their nails about Bullis admission. It is a 4th tier school, bordering on 5th tier. The tiers:

1st Tier:
Sidwell & GDS

2nd Tier:

Visi, Stoneridge, NCS, Prep, Gonzaga

3rd Tier:

St. John’s, St. Anselms Abbey, Madeira

4th Tier:

Bullis and the rest

Weird list.

Did you not read about the stuff that went on at GDS in the middle school? Ouch.
Bullis is better than the Tier 3 schools.

Potomac would be up there as well..

And I would definitely put Madeira above Stone Ridge and Visi. That wouldn’t even be a debate.

Shh. We don't want the strivers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How come Bullis is never mentioned here??? Did everyone get in??? Just not enough traffic to merit mentions here??? ONE GC, very few SAES, not one mention of bullis, very few Landon. Why is that? All the same sh*t with you people

I don’t think anyone is biting their nails about Bullis admission. It is a 4th tier school, bordering on 5th tier. The tiers:

1st Tier:
Sidwell & GDS

2nd Tier:

Visi, Stoneridge, NCS, Prep, Gonzaga

3rd Tier:

St. John’s, St. Anselms Abbey, Madeira

4th Tier:

Bullis and the rest

Weird list.

Did you not read about the stuff that went on at GDS in the middle school? Ouch.
Bullis is better than the Tier 3 schools.

Potomac would be up there as well..

Almost certain most of the SJC, Visi, Prep and Gonzaga families we know wouldn’t attend Sidwell or GDS even on a full ride.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How come Bullis is never mentioned here??? Did everyone get in??? Just not enough traffic to merit mentions here??? ONE GC, very few SAES, not one mention of bullis, very few Landon. Why is that? All the same sh*t with you people

I don’t think anyone is biting their nails about Bullis admission. It is a 4th tier school, bordering on 5th tier. The tiers:

1st Tier:
Sidwell & GDS

2nd Tier:

Visi, Stoneridge, NCS, Prep, Gonzaga

3rd Tier:

St. John’s, St. Anselms Abbey, Madeira

4th Tier:

Bullis and the rest

Weird list.

Did you not read about the stuff that went on at GDS in the middle school? Ouch.
Bullis is better than the Tier 3 schools.

Potomac would be up there as well..

Almost certain most of the SJC, Visi, Prep and Gonzaga families we know wouldn’t attend Sidwell or GDS even on a full ride.

Agree. The academic environment of Sidwell and GDS are fundamentally different than the Catholic schools mentioned and it's unlikely that the students at the latter would thrive in the higher pressure atmosphere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How come Bullis is never mentioned here??? Did everyone get in??? Just not enough traffic to merit mentions here??? ONE GC, very few SAES, not one mention of bullis, very few Landon. Why is that? All the same sh*t with you people

I don’t think anyone is biting their nails about Bullis admission. It is a 4th tier school, bordering on 5th tier. The tiers:

1st Tier:
Sidwell & GDS

2nd Tier:

Visi, Stoneridge, NCS, Prep, Gonzaga

3rd Tier:

St. John’s, St. Anselms Abbey, Madeira

4th Tier:

Bullis and the rest

Weird list.

Did you not read about the stuff that went on at GDS in the middle school? Ouch.
Bullis is better than the Tier 3 schools.

Potomac would be up there as well..

Almost certain most of the SJC, Visi, Prep and Gonzaga families we know wouldn’t attend Sidwell or GDS even on a full ride.

+1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How come Bullis is never mentioned here??? Did everyone get in??? Just not enough traffic to merit mentions here??? ONE GC, very few SAES, not one mention of bullis, very few Landon. Why is that? All the same sh*t with you people

I don’t think anyone is biting their nails about Bullis admission. It is a 4th tier school, bordering on 5th tier. The tiers:

1st Tier:
Sidwell & GDS

2nd Tier:

Visi, Stoneridge, NCS, Prep, Gonzaga

3rd Tier:

St. John’s, St. Anselms Abbey, Madeira

4th Tier:

Bullis and the rest

Weird list.

Did you not read about the stuff that went on at GDS in the middle school? Ouch.
Bullis is better than the Tier 3 schools.

Potomac would be up there as well..

Almost certain most of the SJC, Visi, Prep and Gonzaga families we know wouldn’t attend Sidwell or GDS even on a full ride.

Good thing they wouldn’t even be admitted, so temptation avoided [shrug].

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How come Bullis is never mentioned here??? Did everyone get in??? Just not enough traffic to merit mentions here??? ONE GC, very few SAES, not one mention of bullis, very few Landon. Why is that? All the same sh*t with you people

I don’t think anyone is biting their nails about Bullis admission. It is a 4th tier school, bordering on 5th tier. The tiers:

1st Tier:
Sidwell & GDS

2nd Tier:

Visi, Stoneridge, NCS, Prep, Gonzaga

3rd Tier:

St. John’s, St. Anselms Abbey, Madeira

4th Tier:

Bullis and the rest

Weird list.

Did you not read about the stuff that went on at GDS in the middle school? Ouch.
Bullis is better than the Tier 3 schools.

Potomac would be up there as well..

Almost certain most of the SJC, Visi, Prep and Gonzaga families we know wouldn’t attend Sidwell or GDS even on a full ride.

Good thing they wouldn’t even be admitted, so temptation avoided [shrug].

Amazing how adults will trash talk children.

Anonymously of course.