Waitlist Field

[Anonymous]

Any chance we'll hear next week while Field is on Spring Break? Or do these offers tend to come after break? Just trying to manage expectations...

[Anonymous]

Doubtful there will be anything going out during spring break.

[Anonymous]

Why so many waitlisted families? Has this school gotten competitive?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why so many waitlisted families? Has this school gotten competitive?

It does seem so the last few years. Adding 15,000 sq feet will accommodate more students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why so many waitlisted families? Has this school gotten competitive?

Field was not originally on our list but our educational consultant suggested it since we were looking at Gds and Burke. It quickly became our number one – and even before we left the initial tour, our kid was like I want to go here. We honestly didn’t know too much about it before touring and were really impressed. I’m sure that is not everyone’s experience of course, but it was ours and we’re thrilled when our kid was accepted last year.

[Anonymous]

The campus is beautiful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why so many waitlisted families? Has this school gotten competitive?

Field was not originally on our list but our educational consultant suggested it since we were looking at Gds and Burke. It quickly became our number one – and even before we left the initial tour, our kid was like I want to go here. We honestly didn’t know too much about it before touring and were really impressed. I’m sure that is not everyone’s experience of course, but it was ours and we’re thrilled when our kid was accepted last year.

Why did you choose it over Burke? We’re accepted at Burke, but holding out for an acceptance here. By holding out I mean, we’ve paid the deposit, but if we get into Field we’ll forfeit and accept at Field. Loved Burke, but we’ve been in an ultra small school before and socially it works until it doesn’t. Way too easy for a child to be isolated. In a bigger school, we feel like our child would have a chance to migrate to different social groups and a falling out with one doesn’t mean a falling out with half the grade

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why so many waitlisted families? Has this school gotten competitive?

Field was not originally on our list but our educational consultant suggested it since we were looking at Gds and Burke. It quickly became our number one – and even before we left the initial tour, our kid was like I want to go here. We honestly didn’t know too much about it before touring and were really impressed. I’m sure that is not everyone’s experience of course, but it was ours and we’re thrilled when our kid was accepted last year.

Why did you choose it over Burke? We’re accepted at Burke, but holding out for an acceptance here. By holding out I mean, we’ve paid the deposit, but if we get into Field we’ll forfeit and accept at Field. Loved Burke, but we’ve been in an ultra small school before and socially it works until it doesn’t. Way too easy for a child to be isolated. In a bigger school, we feel like our child would have a chance to migrate to different social groups and a falling out with one doesn’t mean a falling out with half the grade

Is Field bigger than Burke?

[Anonymous]

Has anyone heard from admissions if they think they'll goto WL? Or is the 9th grade class full?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why so many waitlisted families? Has this school gotten competitive?

Field was not originally on our list but our educational consultant suggested it since we were looking at Gds and Burke. It quickly became our number one – and even before we left the initial tour, our kid was like I want to go here. We honestly didn’t know too much about it before touring and were really impressed. I’m sure that is not everyone’s experience of course, but it was ours and we’re thrilled when our kid was accepted last year.

Why did you choose it over Burke? We’re accepted at Burke, but holding out for an acceptance here. By holding out I mean, we’ve paid the deposit, but if we get into Field we’ll forfeit and accept at Field. Loved Burke, but we’ve been in an ultra small school before and socially it works until it doesn’t. Way too easy for a child to be isolated. In a bigger school, we feel like our child would have a chance to migrate to different social groups and a falling out with one doesn’t mean a falling out with half the grade

Is Field bigger than Burke?

Field is about 70 kids in each high school grade and about 30 kids in each middle school grade. 370 total. I think Burke is a little smaller- closer to 320 total.

[Anonymous]

How do people get waitlisted from Field? Do they have enough applicants to do that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do people get waitlisted from Field? Do they have enough applicants to do that?

Obviously so. There's an entire thread dedicated to it where there's been no movement so far...

It's a smaller school, less acceptances overall and we know of a few rejections too.

[Anonymous]

I think the days of “full pay = automatic acceptance” at Field. We’re a financial aid family, but at least 2 full pay families we met through our educational consultant were waitlisted. Actually one WL and one outright rejection fulllpay. I don’t think they’ll have a problem filling their class. It’s become quite popular with their rebrand

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do people get waitlisted from Field? Do they have enough applicants to do that?

Don’t sleep on Field. Their admissions event was packed. It’s a well rounded school with a lower stress environment. Great teachers. Impressive college outcomes. Refurbished and new facilities on a lovely campus.

[Anonymous]

The current eighth grade class is only losing one student (logistical reasons) for 9th so essentially everyone is returning. I think that’s a pretty good sign that people are happy at Field.