Friday March 3 2023 Admissions decisions reveal

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Anonymous wrote:I think people are mixing up parent stress and child stress.

My stress about where my child would be going to school was strong last year but my 4 year old was oblivious. I am a planner and I was stressed about what different decisions would mean for us logistically and about the pressure around deciding on the right "fit" for my DC.

Did you take any of the decisions personally? How did it work out?

I was fine with the decisions but I regretted applying to one
of the schools because I was so clearly caught up in the marketing but definitely didn't want to get in by the end despite everyone going crazy for it on DCUM and elsewhere.

My child is super happy and learning a ton and I'm very pleased with the whole experience.

Most importantly, I stepped off the wait-lists pretty quickly (1 on decision day, 1 after an email with the school, 1 after the two week decision window) because I wanted to fully embrace the school that wanted DC. I'm very happy that I did that and didn't prolong needless stress.

We are lucky to live in an area where we have so many choices.

Which particular school?

GDS

Where did you end up? Or do you want to keep that private?

I would rather not say. But I will say that you should tour schools and talk to current parents before eliminating options based on vague criteria.

Also, talk to current families. Get the phone numbers for three different families and actually call them. It’s so worth it.

[Anonymous]

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NP who is also concerned about your level of stress on a 4 year old. And yes, I do care where my child goes to school. She attends public in the Whitman cluster so we’re doing fine, thanks!

..And yet, here you are..trolling on the private school forum.

Easy to say in the Whitman cluster where the public K's are off the charts.... One of the best clusters in the nation....

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Anonymous wrote:Realistically I’m probably going to be at my desk trying to work but actually checking every five minutes. I suspect my husband will be doing the same from his office. We both WFH on Fridays so someone will probably just yell decisions from across the house. We’ve agreed to not obsess over it in front of DD (she’s 4) so we’ll try to turn off the anxiety by 5 to go pick her up.

I feel bad for your kid that you’re both this stressed over this at 4.

Good for you if you are MAGA + don't care where or if their kids go to school. Others do care. You are on the wrong forum. Go over to the public school or home school threads.

NP who is also concerned about your level of stress on a 4 year old. And yes, I do care where my child goes to school. She attends public in the Whitman cluster so we’re doing fine, thanks!

For what it's worth, I think that's the best cluster in the country. Literally.

You have not been outside of your bubble in awhile. They are plenty of better places/schools.

This.

Nope. It is the best cluster in the country.

And yet about half of the kids in my neighborhood (walking distance to Whitman) are in private. A big public is not a great fit for every kid. Some kids will thrive at Whitman while others will do better in a different environment. (And not all privates are the same. . . thus all of this worry around decision time.).

Signed,
Family with two kids doing well in HS: one at Whitman and one in private.

Why not send both to Whitman?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We got accepted to the one and only school that DC applied to. DC is in public HS and has been dissatisfied, so is not in a typical intake year.

It was risky to apply to just one place, but I did feel it was a really good fit, and as DC applied as high schooler it would be more straightforward for the admissions team to see what kind of a student they are.

Which school?

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I just read in another strand (regarding aid) that the waitlist reveals are beginning. Anyone else hear anything?

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Anyone with wait pool updates??

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Outplacement this year was way off. So, counting on a waitlist that likely won’t come through. All in all a very disappointing process to end up empty handed.

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Anonymous wrote:Outplacement this year was way off. So, counting on a waitlist that likely won’t come through. All in all a very disappointing process to end up empty handed.

It was a disappointment for many families.

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Batted .000

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ouch!

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Really? Some people finishing private schools weren't able to matriculate anywhere? Was it a problem of not applying to enough schools or not getting enough support in outplacement?

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Anonymous wrote:Really? Some people finishing private schools weren't able to matriculate anywhere? Was it a problem of not applying to enough schools or not getting enough support in outplacement?

This was probably a skewed year for many reasons and thus especially tough. If all of the privates are getting more applicants than expected then its gonna be brutal regardless of how many you apply to.

[Anonymous]

Obviously didn’t apply to enough but felt like outplacement wasn’t on the ball. False sense of security when this year was going to be tough.
But yeah, graduating from a non K-12 and not in anywhere.

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Anonymous wrote:Obviously didn’t apply to enough but felt like outplacement wasn’t on the ball. False sense of security when this year was going to be tough.
But yeah, graduating from a non K-12 and not in anywhere.

are you comfortable sharing what current school this is? Do you think it was just a tough year or was the school dropping the ball all around. We applied out this year from K-8 (though we were trying to leave from a lower grade) and I was shocked at how unhelpful the current teacher was and how hard I had to ride the school to do things like send transcripts in time. They acted like it was the first time they'd ever had to do it.

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I wish I could share the school but don’t feel comfortable sharing that yet. Suffice it to say there were many balls dropped. It’s not a good look for them. But buyer beware. Outplacement isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.