Wait list

[Anonymous]

Waitlists shrink very quickly as people get excited about a school that did admit them and they put down a hefty deposit at that school. Schools know this so it is to their benefit to have a large waitpool. Also, straight up denying a perfectly qualified kid who just didn’t make the first cut doesn’t feel right.

[Anonymous]

It doesn’t feel right to deny a kid who was deemed to not be the right student for the class? That’s what rejections are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It doesn’t feel right to deny a kid who was deemed to not be the right student for the class? That’s what rejections are.

But they are the right student for the class if 100 other families say no!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It doesn’t feel right to deny a kid who was deemed to not be the right student for the class? That’s what rejections are.

But they are the right student for the class if 100 other families say no!

Damn what kind of clinging-to-driftwood safety school if my safety school falls through school waitlisted you????

[Anonymous]

I’ve heard that Sidwells acceptance rate this year was not what they expected and they have already moved to the waitlist for some grades.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This. And sometimes it’s more than 100, including people that the schools know full-well will never be admitted. But, they’d rather drag everyone along than deliver the direct message that the student is rejected.

Wait, can I ask what schools you’re talking about? Because this doesn’t really line up with how the admissions process works at places like Maret, Landon, or BVR.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve heard that Sidwells acceptance rate this year was not what they expected and they have already moved to the waitlist for some grades.

i would assume that most privates will have a downtick in admissions as the birthrate trended down after 2007 and the number of people that have $60K available for school is finite. You are going to lose the ~20% or whatnot that is the working professional demographic as they're increasingly priced out.

[Anonymous]

“You heard that” Sidwell’s yield rate was down? From whom? How did they know? Schools don’t report the stats so obviously you are well connected to someone in the admissions office? Or perhaps it’s made up?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“You heard that” Sidwell’s yield rate was down? From whom? How did they know? Schools don’t report the stats so obviously you are well connected to someone in the admissions office? Or perhaps it’s made up?

Something not true on DCUM?!? Say it ain’t so!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This. And sometimes it’s more than 100, including people that the schools know full-well will never be admitted. But, they’d rather drag everyone along than deliver the direct message that the student is rejected.

Wait, can I ask what schools you’re talking about? Because this doesn’t really line up with how the admissions process works at places like Maret, Landon, or BVR.

Maret will reject some but waitlist most. Potomac and GDS are the worst offenders who waitlist nearly every non-accepted student.

[Anonymous]

Some schools waitlist and won’t even respond to thank you messages or any follow-ups. Some will continue to communicate and maintain your relationship.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some schools waitlist and won’t even respond to thank you messages or any follow-ups. Some will continue to communicate and maintain your relationship.

Yes this happened to us, then they waitlisted us AGAIN. 2 years in a row. Makes me wonder why they bother playing 'nice'

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“You heard that” Sidwell’s yield rate was down? From whom? How did they know? Schools don’t report the stats so obviously you are well connected to someone in the admissions office? Or perhaps it’s made up?

Heard it too. Word gets around. But apparently not to everyone.

[Anonymous]

Have kindergarten waitlists for Beauvoir, Maret or Potomac moved yet?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have kindergarten waitlists for Beauvoir, Maret or Potomac moved yet?

For Potomac yes and no for Maret. Not sure about BVR