Waiting is hard

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are so many people applying....many schools have mentioned it’s a record year. We are hoping for at least one option.

This is actually not accurate. Washington DC was one of the major cities with steepest declined in yield this year.

“The five metro areas with the largest decrease were San Francisco, Stamford, Houston, Washington, DC, and Seattle.”

Source: https://www.nais.org/magazine/independent-school/fall-2022/5-independent-school-market-trends-to-watch-in-2022-2023/

But that’s just yield rate and not number of applicants or final enrollments. Couldn’t that just reflect the tendency for people to apply to more schools and therefore have to turn down more schools?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are so many people applying....many schools have mentioned it’s a record year. We are hoping for at least one option.

My MIL was an admissions director. She said they somehow tell people that every year, and she was in admissions for 20+ years.

Also, it appears with lower birth rate and rising private school cost if you were people are sending children to private. I’m afraid specifically to children born 2017+.

OK let me correct those typos 👆. I’m getting used to the voice dictation update on iPhone.

Also, it appears with lower birth rate and rising private school costs fewer people are sending children to private. I’m referring specifically to children born 2017 plus.

Except that the article clearly explains that average private school enrollment is up. And that this is fueled, in part, by greater numbers of k-3 students despite the lower birth rates.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are so many people applying....many schools have mentioned it’s a record year. We are hoping for at least one option.

My MIL was an admissions director. She said they somehow tell people that every year, and she was in admissions for 20+ years.

Also, it appears with lower birth rate and rising private school cost if you were people are sending children to private. I’m afraid specifically to children born 2017+.

OK let me correct those typos 👆. I’m getting used to the voice dictation update on iPhone.

Also, it appears with lower birth rate and rising private school costs fewer people are sending children to private. I’m referring specifically to children born 2017 plus.

Except that the article clearly explains that average private school enrollment is up. And that this is fueled, in part, by greater numbers of k-3 students despite the lower birth rates.

Yeah, kind of an anomaly. In addition to lower birth rates, DC is losing a great deal of its youngest kids due to remote working, inflated housing prices, fewer international students, high crime and the appeal of the now-gentrifying suburbs. It will be interesting to see what happens with the now 2 year olds in DC in the near future and especially during their future application entry years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are so many people applying....many schools have mentioned it’s a record year. We are hoping for at least one option.

My MIL was an admissions director. She said they somehow tell people that every year, and she was in admissions for 20+ years.

Also, it appears with lower birth rate and rising private school cost if you were people are sending children to private. I’m afraid specifically to children born 2017+.

OK let me correct those typos 👆. I’m getting used to the voice dictation update on iPhone.

Also, it appears with lower birth rate and rising private school costs fewer people are sending children to private. I’m referring specifically to children born 2017 plus.

Except that the article clearly explains that average private school enrollment is up. And that this is fueled, in part, by greater numbers of k-3 students despite the lower birth rates.

Yeah, kind of an anomaly. In addition to lower birth rates, DC is losing a great deal of its youngest kids due to remote working, inflated housing prices, fewer international students, high crime and the appeal of the now-gentrifying suburbs. It will be interesting to see what happens with the now 2 year olds in DC in the near future and especially during their future application entry years.

One more thing, look what happened with Whittle DC.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are so many people applying....many schools have mentioned it’s a record year. We are hoping for at least one option.

My MIL was an admissions director. She said they somehow tell people that every year, and she was in admissions for 20+ years.

Also, it appears with lower birth rate and rising private school cost if you were people are sending children to private. I’m afraid specifically to children born 2017+.

OK let me correct those typos 👆. I’m getting used to the voice dictation update on iPhone.

Also, it appears with lower birth rate and rising private school costs fewer people are sending children to private. I’m referring specifically to children born 2017 plus.

Except that the article clearly explains that average private school enrollment is up. And that this is fueled, in part, by greater numbers of k-3 students despite the lower birth rates.

Yeah, kind of an anomaly. In addition to lower birth rates, DC is losing a great deal of its youngest kids due to remote working, inflated housing prices, fewer international students, high crime and the appeal of the now-gentrifying suburbs. It will be interesting to see what happens with the now 2 year olds in DC in the near future and especially during their future application entry years.

Interesting. I would argue that applications to DMV suburban schools are going up while the actual DC city schools maybe holding steady.

[Anonymous]

Everything is in, all playdates done. Nothing more we can do. I am stressed. I just checked Ravenna even though I know everything is completed. This wait is so stressful. We are applying for prek4 - I can't imagine how hard it is when your kids know what's going on. This process truly sucks.