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If only one parent goes to the parent interview, how bad is that?
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Anonymous
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DH simply cannot take more time off of work, disappear mid-day, etc.
Does the presence of just one parent necessarily announce "we're not that interested"? |
Anonymous
No. |
Anonymous
| It does not matter. They understand, and frankly it might seem more authentic to the admissions team. |
Anonymous
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I just went on a four hour AD interview and was so glad my husband was there. He was a huge help answering questions. |
Anonymous
Four hours? I hope it was for a Phd |
Anonymous
| I went on a few interviews last year and I am a single mom. When they asked "Where is your husband?" I said "If I had one, I would hope he would be right next to me." 3 out of the 4 schools smiled and laughed and the fourth one didn't. My DS got into the first 3 and was wait listed at the fourth. I figured the school I want my son to be at for the next 12 yrs better have a sense of humor! |
Anonymous
Here's another single mom sure wondering what those first 3 schools - and the fourth one! - were! |
Anonymous
| I think it depends on the school and the family. If it is common for your husband to not be around and make time for the school, then it doesn't seem atypical that he wouldn't be able to make it to the interview, and the school probably expects that. On the other hand, some families would expect both parents to be highly involved in the family and school, and both parents would want to be there, and the school would expect both to be there based on that. I guess what I'm saying is, if you are at the interview saying what a tight-knit family you are and that both the dad and mom plan on being really involved and attend lots of activities and participate as much as possible at the school, that doesn't seem to jive with the dad not making the time to be at the interview. If you instead say, husband works a lot, and mom stays at home and takes care of things, and this is the way our family runs, and the dad works so much (and is so important) so that we can attend private school, then I think the school wouldn't be surprised at all if he doesn't show for the interview. So I think its just a matter of being consistent with your family's style and how you portray your family to the school, and hopefully the school is cool with that. |
Anonymous
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My husband travels a lot for work so I went alone to all interviews and tours two years ago. I was never asked about my marital status or where he was.
In our case it made no difference. My child was accepted into the school of our choice. |
Anonymous
| Green Acres asked where he was. I said, "working". We did not get in. Thank goodness. |
Anonymous
Are you the same person who posted what not to ask at the interview? |
Anonymous
| Maybe you were not admitted for a reason other than the fact that your DH was working that day? Is this possible? |