Sidwell Question

[Anonymous]

Are there a lot of people not renewing their contracts in May?

[Anonymous]

In our grade (Pre-covid acceptance) our DC came off the waitlist with advocacy from middle school Head of School but no Sidwell connections. We know of at least 5 other kids in the grade who also came in off waitlist so at least anecdotally seems like waitlist movement can be sizeable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are there a lot of people not renewing their contracts in May?

No, it’s not current families not renewing, it’s new families who put down a deposit but withdraw when another option worked out or they decided on a different course.

[Anonymous]

I've seen this happen for magnets or siblings getting off the waitlist somewhere else so they can keep the family together.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe they have a good public option. It's okay to only be interested in one private school.

Absolutely, but you should always have a back up that you can live with and ideally, feel good about. This may be a good lesson for OP when it comes to college apps.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are there a lot of people not renewing their contracts in May?

No, it’s not current families not renewing, it’s new families who put down a deposit but withdraw when another option worked out or they decided on a different course.

It’s cases where families’ financial circumstances change, they move, or a child gets into another school off the waitlist where they have a sibling.