Thrilled, pleased, disappointed, or devastated by Friday’s results?

[Anonymous]

Disappointed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Unlike most years, the admin teams will only accept x applicants for x spots. If someone does not accept, then go to waitlist. Unlike other years where you accept maybe 12 kids for 10 spots and assume 2 will go elsewhere. I don’t think admissions can risk over enrollment and may indeed to to waitlist?

I don't think any school, not even GDS with its enrollment constraints, would be presumptuous enough to assume a 100% yield.

[Anonymous]

1. Thrilled

DD got into 5 schools including DD's 1st choice and was waitlisted at 3. Applied for 7 of what we felt were the top independents (although not Sidwell) and 1 safe schools. Our first choice was GDS (got waitlisted) but we are very thrilled with our results and will enroll into DD's 1st choice.

[Anonymous]

I was p’d off last year, after getting waitlisted at 4 schools. This year we applied to 7 day schools and 4 boarding schools. The boarding school decisions haven’t come out yet. We got in 1 day school, rejected at 1, and waitlisted at 5.

This year I was less optimistic, prepared to not be admitted anywhere, and possibly have to stay public. The application process was too exhausting and I am glad I don’t have to do this anymore.

My advice is to consider some schools in the future you normally wouldn’t, unless you are content in your local public.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1. Thrilled

DD got into 5 schools including DD's 1st choice and was waitlisted at 3. Applied for 7 of what we felt were the top independents (although not Sidwell) and 1 safe schools. Our first choice was GDS (got waitlisted) but we are very thrilled with our results and will enroll into DD's 1st choice.

Why didn’t you apply to Sidwell?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m going to say “4” - disappointed. Our kid got into everywhere they applied from DCPS but zero dollars in financial aid from any of them means none is doable.

what is your household income?

Too much I guess

Or too little. Many schools won't give any aid to a family who needs more than a certain percent.

Like which ones?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I say 5.

Kid got rejected from Basis….but got into Sidwell. So pissed.

Sidwell is arguably one of the best schools if not the best school in the United States. You should be thrilled!!!

This is a bit of an overstatement. (And my comment is a bit of an understatement.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was p’d off last year, after getting waitlisted at 4 schools. This year we applied to 7 day schools and 4 boarding schools. The boarding school decisions haven’t come out yet. We got in 1 day school, rejected at 1, and waitlisted at 5.

This year I was less optimistic, prepared to not be admitted anywhere, and possibly have to stay public. The application process was too exhausting and I am glad I don’t have to do this anymore.

My advice is to consider some schools in the future you normally wouldn’t, unless you are content in your local public.

If I may ask, are the boarding schools in the DC area ?

[Anonymous]

We started the process with Sidwell but felt that that weren't really trying to get to know us, so we ended up not submitting a full application. Comparing their process to GDS and others was very much off-putting. In retrospect, it was the wrong decision. GDS and Sidwell are amazing schools however we're incredibly pleased with our process and looking forward to this next journey.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Basis troll who keeps popping into these threads is very obvious. Go away

Not a troll.

My kids go to Basis. Number 1 school in DC area for academics. You will have all your kids wishing they could get in in the next few years. I’m sure they will end up being more selective then all of your “Big 3” schools as they decline in academic quality and spend their time on Wokeness as an academic focus rather than academic subjects. Send info my kids to school to learn academics, not be taught about social justice, white fragility, defund police…….and that being a Caucasian is the root causes of everting evil in this country. Was not even born here and am South Asian.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was p’d off last year, after getting waitlisted at 4 schools. This year we applied to 7 day schools and 4 boarding schools. The boarding school decisions haven’t come out yet. We got in 1 day school, rejected at 1, and waitlisted at 5.

This year I was less optimistic, prepared to not be admitted anywhere, and possibly have to stay public. The application process was too exhausting and I am glad I don’t have to do this anymore.

My advice is to consider some schools in the future you normally wouldn’t, unless you are content in your local public.

If I may ask, are the boarding schools in the DC area ?

2 of them. Episcopal and Woodberry Forest, then Asheville in NC, and another in Tennessee

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Basis troll who keeps popping into these threads is very obvious. Go away

Not a troll.

My kids go to Basis. Number 1 school in DC area for academics. You will have all your kids wishing they could get in in the next few years. I’m sure they will end up being more selective than all of your “Big 3” schools as they decline in academic quality and spend their time on Wokeness as an academic focus rather than academic subjects. Send info my kids to school to learn academics, not be taught about social justice, white fragility, defund police…….and that being a Caucasian is the root causes of everting evil in this country. Was not even born here and am South Asian.

Most people at DC privates are not even considering a school like Basis. They are selecting private for so many reasons and Basis does not offer that. I am glad you are happy there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Basis troll who keeps popping into these threads is very obvious. Go away

Not a troll.

My kids go to Basis. Number 1 school in DC area for academics. You will have all your kids wishing they could get in in the next few years. I’m sure they will end up being more selective than all of your “Big 3” schools as they decline in academic quality and spend their time on Wokeness as an academic focus rather than academic subjects. Send info my kids to school to learn academics, not be taught about social justice, white fragility, defund police…….and that being a Caucasian is the root causes of everting evil in this country. Was not even born here and am South Asian.

Enjoy being asleep and trying to assimilate into the system of white supremacy.
No need to make this about race. There is nothing wrong with Basis. It’s the perfect spot if your kid was rejected from TJ. That’s just not what many of us are looking for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pleased.

More aid would have been nice, but my kid — who hasn’t heard the news yet — is going to go bonkers when he learns he got into his favorite school. Waitlisted everywhere else, but having his top choice for MS see what we see in him (a shy, reserved, quirky and very sweet human) thrills me to no end.

What a feel good story!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pleased.

More aid would have been nice, but my kid — who hasn’t heard the news yet — is going to go bonkers when he learns he got into his favorite school. Waitlisted everywhere else, but having his top choice for MS see what we see in him (a shy, reserved, quirky and very sweet human) thrills me to no end.

Can you tell us the name of the school? Sounds like a great fit for mine too.