Waitlist Field

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

ONE?!
That doesn’t bode well in terms of the number of slots they had available to begin with being such a small school. Starting to wonder what waitlist movement was like last year if everyone sticks around.
Hurry up June.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

ONE?!
That doesn’t bode well in terms of the number of slots they had available to begin with being such a small school. Starting to wonder what waitlist movement was like last year if everyone sticks around.
Hurry up June.

They double the class size for 9th. That means they let in at least 30 kids.

[Anonymous]

Either someone is making up the stats or an admissions rep is still pounding away on this board with narratives. How else would PP have this info?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Either someone is making up the stats or an admissions rep is still pounding away on this board with narratives. How else would PP have this info?

DP at a different school. But we have a grade level parent group chat at our K-8. It doesn't take much to know who is staying or going.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Either someone is making up the stats or an admissions rep is still pounding away on this board with narratives. How else would PP have this info?

We're a grade of less than 30 families...we have grade-wide get togethers and a group chat. Many of us were talking about it at the recent fundraiser plus our kids are in the know about people applying, new kids coming, etc.

[Anonymous]

First part is true: they bought that estate and it was expensive. Second part is NOT true. They have far more applications than spaces for every grade, in particular 6th and 9th.

Anonymous wrote:They need the money. Everyone gets off the waitlist at Field eventually

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:First part is true: they bought that estate and it was expensive. Second part is NOT true. They have far more applications than spaces for every grade, in particular 6th and 9th.

Anonymous wrote:They need the money. Everyone gets off the waitlist at Field eventually

Far more full pay applications?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:First part is true: they bought that estate and it was expensive. Second part is NOT true. They have far more applications than spaces for every grade, in particular 6th and 9th.

Anonymous wrote:They need the money. Everyone gets off the waitlist at Field eventually

Yes, and every private school needs money. That’s how you stay solvent. So that comment struck me as off too. If they still have debt from previous land purchases and building projects, they have it managed well enough to give $3 million in financial aid and still run annual surpluses.

[Anonymous]

I don’t know why this person who obviously has no affiliation with the school, yet has a plethora of negative things to say that are unsubstantiated, continues to post on this thread.

[Anonymous]

Anyone accepted but was put on FA waitlist and offered aid before last Friday?

[Anonymous]

Ah, yes, full pay. They actually don’t give out a ton of financial aid compared to their peers. Look at financials on pro publication: revenue > expenses. Assets>liabilities. You’re quite wrong if you think they are hurting for applications, particularly after college results from past couple of years.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First part is true: they bought that estate and it was expensive. Second part is NOT true. They have far more applications than spaces for every grade, in particular 6th and 9th.

Anonymous wrote:They need the money. Everyone gets off the waitlist at Field eventually

Far more full pay applications?

[Anonymous]

Assuming field is on spring break we won’t be hearing anything until April 1 at the earliest, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Usually movement? Honestly this was our safety school at first but we actually turned out to like it more after touring and shadowing. Surprised to be waitlisted.

Not much talk on the board about it. Do we need to donate a library to be taken seriously?

Welcome to the world of demand and supply. It turns that there is an obscene demand and very limited supply. So mediocre schools like field or maret have disproportionate demand.

[Anonymous]

Anyone hear from Field this week?

[Anonymous]

Not I.