What are the top feeder programs into Potomac’s K?

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Anonymous wrote:Cool, not quirky, a lot of money...if this is really how the school pick kids that is just awful.

How else would you propose that Potomac or any other school make non-awful admissions decisions regarding 3/4 year-old applicants?

Fair question. Evaluating a 4 year old is a fool’s errand.

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Anonymous wrote:I am sorry, but this is ridiculous. I personally think my DC was accepted at our "big 3" because he went to a totally random co-op preschool that was about 60 percent outdoors, basically zero academics. His two best friends, one went to NO preschool, the other to a church preschool. Choose a preschool you like.

Yes, and your child and his two friends were probably the only children from those schools who got in. Conversely, multiple children from CDS, etc. got it. You might have been the only ones who applied, so your schools technically had a 100% success rate, but I seriously doubt that if the entirely of these three schools applied to Potomac they would have the same success rate as somewhere like CDS. (And my kids didn't/don't go to CDS, so I am not bragging about that school in particular). I also went to a church preschool and got one of two slots out of 200 applicants in K for a PK-12 school that's the equivalent of Sidwell. Am I awesome? Nope. Lucky? Probably. We had no ties to the school and my parents knew no one. I colored within the lines, so maybe it was that. So a lot of it is a total crap shoot, but there are definitely certain schools that get more kids into Potomac than others, so I don't think it's a ridiculous question to ask. (Although I do think believing that you've guaranteed your child's acceptance into Potomac because you've sent them to CDS is ridiculous, and if it's too far away, like it was for us, then I wouldn't bother).

A lot has to do with geography and wealth, no? Rich people who live in the area who are seeking an elite private naturally want to go to Potomac because it is the closest. These same set of people send their kids to CDS, because it is the best or one of the best preschools, so naturally, I would think nearly all the CDS kids apply to Potomac, whether they intend to enroll or think they will be accepted. I personally would rather be one of few or no other students applying to a school from a preschool.

That place is all about the moms social club not the school.

This is hilarious. I went to McLean Country Day School and my mom thought it sucked and was totally overrated (I obviously don't remember much except the sandbox). I find all this discussion of it being some sort of amazing preschool hilarious. It's just preschool people!!!!

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Any update on this topic?

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Anonymous wrote:Any update on this topic?

Please let this thread die the death it deserves.

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Anonymous wrote:Just curious if anyone else has any insight here?

Former Country Day parent here. Our DC was accepted to K at Potomac and another “Big 3.” During the interviews, Potomac made clear that “many” children from CDS attend Potomac.

CDS is a wonderful school and I couldn’t recommend it highly enough - no matter where you choose to send your child later.

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Don't mistake pattern, habit and proximity for "feeder". It's pre-school. Most kids come in having nannies and no pre-school at all.

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Potomac and CDS parent here. CDS may have been a feeder before the current admissions director but lots of families are not accepted from CDS. As for the crossover, it only makes logical sense, right? The schools are basically across the street from one another and Potomac is a wonderful school, as is CDS. The population that applies to one is likely to apply to the other. Is CDS the best? For us, it’s been wonderful (nurturing, warm, focus on SEL, play based and lots of outside time). But, I wouldn’t go there thinking it’s your ticket to Potomac. CDS will, however, well prepare your kids for elementary school.

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JHC - there's a feeder system into kindergarten. That's is something.

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Anonymous wrote:Not sure why it’s a ridiculous question. Just curious where the kids come from that are entering Potomac’s K. I get that there is a wide range of schools though — just curious about the popular feeders.

There is no such thing as a feeder preschool. FFS.

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Anonymous wrote:I am sorry, but this is ridiculous. I personally think my DC was accepted at our "big 3" because he went to a totally random co-op preschool that was about 60 percent outdoors, basically zero academics. His two best friends, one went to NO preschool, the other to a church preschool. Choose a preschool you like.

+1. My kids are at Potomac and went to a sweet little no-name preschool. A few of their Potomac friends went to country day but for the most part they went to no-name schools or moved from out of the area

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Anonymous wrote:Potomac and CDS parent here. CDS may have been a feeder before the current admissions director but lots of families are not accepted from CDS. As for the crossover, it only makes logical sense, right? The schools are basically across the street from one another and Potomac is a wonderful school, as is CDS. The population that applies to one is likely to apply to the other. Is CDS the best? For us, it’s been wonderful (nurturing, warm, focus on SEL, play based and lots of outside time). But, I wouldn’t go there thinking it’s your ticket to Potomac. CDS will, however, well prepare your kids for elementary school.

Based on this year’s admissions, CDS is not a feeder anymore.

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Anonymous wrote:Potomac and CDS parent here. CDS may have been a feeder before the current admissions director but lots of families are not accepted from CDS. As for the crossover, it only makes logical sense, right? The schools are basically across the street from one another and Potomac is a wonderful school, as is CDS. The population that applies to one is likely to apply to the other. Is CDS the best? For us, it’s been wonderful (nurturing, warm, focus on SEL, play based and lots of outside time). But, I wouldn’t go there thinking it’s your ticket to Potomac. CDS will, however, well prepare your kids for elementary school.

Based on this year’s admissions, CDS is not a feeder anymore.

CDS has never been a feeder. few kids will get in just like every year, many wont

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Quick question: anyone know the feeder hospital birth wards for the best preschools that feed into the big 3 kindergartens?

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Anonymous wrote:Quick question: anyone know the feeder hospital birth wards for the best preschools that feed into the big 3 kindergartens?

Home births. 😉

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Anonymous wrote:I am sorry, but this is ridiculous. I personally think my DC was accepted at our "big 3" because he went to a totally random co-op preschool that was about 60 percent outdoors, basically zero academics. His two best friends, one went to NO preschool, the other to a church preschool. Choose a preschool you like.

+10000

+2 My DC went to an arts based co-op preschool with no academics and got into Potomac and all of the Big 3 for K. Preschool is just way too early for this rat race mentality.