Sign of acceptance?

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Anonymous wrote:We were told by the AD at a Big 3 that our daughter was a terrific fit and she listed the reasons, actually saying that DD really needed to be at this school. DD was WL. I would read nothing into anything.

Same. After DS's interview at the boarding school I attended, the AD met with DH and me and told us all the reasons DS would thrive at the school and was a great fit...and he got WL'd.

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Anonymous wrote:We were told to be available and awake at precisely midnight on the 15th of February. A group of existing parents of the school showed up and entered our house, forcing us to sit in a candle-lit circle. Needless to say, the rituals were special and secret, but it was no surprise when we received the admission notification.

Yes, his has happened to us. With the first child it was a tad alarming, but by the third kid we really enjoyed the candles, the chants, etc.

What about that raven though? That was a little unnerving.

omg, you got the raven??? I thought that was a myth.

I would love to know which school this is. I am guessing STA or NCS? It’s not Sidwell or GDS.

We could tell you, but then we’d have to kill you.

[Anonymous]

The most reliable signs of acceptance are when they wag their tail, lick your hand and roll over so you can rub their belly.

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Anonymous wrote:Schools haven’t even decided who they’re making offers to yet. They might love your child. When the admissions committee sits down to review applicants, they realize they love 8 white females who live in NWDC and attended x school/preschool and they only have room for 4 applicants who fit this profile.

When does not occur? I meet at what point are they sitting down and talking amongst each other about specific applicants?

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Anonymous wrote:Which DC & DC Area privates truly send "rejections" alone with acceptances and waitlists instead of only sending acceptances and waitlisting everyone else??

Sidwell sends acceptance, rejection, and waitlist letters

Do all/most other schools send acceptance and waitlist only and NO rejections?

I think plenty of schools have true rejections.

My kid was rejected at Bullis for middle.

wait, Bullis rejects kids?

Not PP but yes Billis rejects. It's a jealousy thing for parents who say they don't.

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Anonymous wrote:Which DC & DC Area privates truly send "rejections" alone with acceptances and waitlists instead of only sending acceptances and waitlisting everyone else??

Sidwell sends acceptance, rejection, and waitlist letters

Do all/most other schools send acceptance and waitlist only and NO rejections?

I think plenty of schools have true rejections.

My kid was rejected at Bullis for middle.

wait, Bullis rejects kids?

Yes. Obviously, they cannot offer financially to everybody. The question is, do they send out rejections or do they just put everyone on a waitlist who does not get accepted?

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Anonymous wrote:Which DC & DC Area privates truly send "rejections" alone with acceptances and waitlists instead of only sending acceptances and waitlisting everyone else??

Sidwell sends acceptance, rejection, and waitlist letters

Do all/most other schools send acceptance and waitlist only and NO rejections?

I think plenty of schools have true rejections.

My kid was rejected at Bullis for middle.

wait, Bullis rejects kids?

Not PP but yes Billis rejects. It's a jealousy thing for parents who say they don't.

PP here . sorry Did not meant to relay jealousy , negativity, or anything. I truly didn't know. My neighbor just had their kids start there and basically said its pay to play there.. as in, if you can afford tuition you're in.

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Anonymous wrote:The head of DD's school said "Sidwell wants to know where they stand with your DD." She also told us GDS did not like DD and Holton did. This was mid February.

Incredible. So in essence you were being told Sidwell would offer a spot if your child would accept and let them know in advance?

Yes that was my understanding, and when I said GDS was her first choice the HOS said that she might want to rethink her order. She was happy at Holton. She probably would have been just as happy at Sidwell. I don't think she would have been happy at GDS.

Just FYI, our school principal asked us the same when we applied. They wanted us to rate the schools and declare our first choice. I think it’s very possible that Sidwell would have rejected/waitlisted her. They asked my DD the same thing and she was waitlisted. We applied to Sidwell beauvoir and Maret

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Anonymous wrote:We were told to be available and awake at precisely midnight on the 15th of February. A group of existing parents of the school showed up and entered our house, forcing us to sit in a candle-lit circle. Needless to say, the rituals were special and secret, but it was no surprise when we received the admission notification.

Yes, his has happened to us. With the first child it was a tad alarming, but by the third kid we really enjoyed the candles, the chants, etc.

What about that raven though? That was a little unnerving.

omg, you got the raven??? I thought that was a myth.

I would love to know which school this is. I am guessing STA or NCS? It’s not Sidwell or GDS.

We could tell you, but then we’d have to kill you.

Lol- I was waiting for this.

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Anonymous wrote:The head of DD's school said "Sidwell wants to know where they stand with your DD." She also told us GDS did not like DD and Holton did. This was mid February.

Incredible. So in essence you were being told Sidwell would offer a spot if your child would accept and let them know in advance?

Yes that was my understanding, and when I said GDS was her first choice the HOS said that she might want to rethink her order. She was happy at Holton. She probably would have been just as happy at Sidwell. I don't think she would have been happy at GDS.

Just FYI, our school principal asked us the same when we applied. They wanted us to rate the schools and declare our first choice. I think it’s very possible that Sidwell would have rejected/waitlisted her. They asked my DD the same thing and she was waitlisted. We applied to Sidwell beauvoir and Maret

Where did she end up?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Which DC & DC Area privates truly send "rejections" alone with acceptances and waitlists instead of only sending acceptances and waitlisting everyone else??

Sidwell sends acceptance, rejection, and waitlist letters

Do all/most other schools send acceptance and waitlist only and NO rejections?

I think plenty of schools have true rejections.

My kid was rejected at Bullis for middle.

wait, Bullis rejects kids?

Not PP but yes Billis rejects. It's a jealousy thing for parents who say they don't.

I seriously doubt your neighbor said that about her children. And I actually seriously doubt that you have children from your comment because he would not have made up something so ridiculous.
PP here . sorry Did not meant to relay jealousy , negativity, or anything. I truly didn't know. My neighbor just had their kids start there and basically said its pay to play there.. as in, if you can afford tuition you're in.

[Anonymous]

Told flat out last year for 9th at a school where we were a sibling legacy. Otherwise, wouldn’t try to read signs.

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Anonymous wrote:We were told by the AD at a Big 3 that our daughter was a terrific fit and she listed the reasons, actually saying that DD really needed to be at this school. DD was WL. I would read nothing into anything.

Same. After DS's interview at the boarding school I attended, the AD met with DH and me and told us all the reasons DS would thrive at the school and was a great fit...and he got WL'd.

Wtf? This is an outrage!

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My kid’s school did a bunch of games with the kids that were a well thought out combo of listening skills, athletics and problem solving. The games involved kids “falling out” in a Simon says kind of way if they failed in some aspect. My kid won each round and at pick up one of the admissions folks noted they were very happy with the visit. When I asked my kid about the day on the way home they explained what they had done and I asked when they went out in the games. They said they won each time. At that point the admissions person’s comments made me think things would go well. They did. Ironically, a parent from a “feeder” school saw us at drop off and, with some snark, said kids from your school don’t get in here. Hers didn’t but ours did.

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Anonymous wrote:Which DC & DC Area privates truly send "rejections" alone with acceptances and waitlists instead of only sending acceptances and waitlisting everyone else??

Sidwell sends acceptance, rejection, and waitlist letters

Do all/most other schools send acceptance and waitlist only and NO rejections?

I think plenty of schools have true rejections.

My kid was rejected at Bullis for middle.

wait, Bullis rejects kids?

Yes. Obviously, they cannot offer financially to everybody. The question is, do they send out rejections or do they just put everyone on a waitlist who does not get accepted?

I felt I was pretty clear - we were notified of rejection on decision day.