Sidwell Application Process- Blech

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We applied for high school and were interviewed by alumni as well. No personal contact with the administrative team. Fingers crossed they will google my husband.

As an SFS parent, I have to say this interview by an alum must have started recently. Ridiculous idea, if you ask me (no one did), as it probably gives a whole "rush" feel to the process. Alums have no idea how to assess potential applicants and I doubt that they are well-trained on how to interview for this. I have heard from friends that the parent tours are pretty uninspiring as well.

I'm sorry it's leaving such a bad impression for so many. It really is a good school community!

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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m not one for conspiracy theories, but this is just so transparent. Anxiety among parents is high, so out they come to trash the schools they don’t think their kid will get into. Don’t believe anything you read here right around admissions decision time.

+109. Anxious their DC won't get in and trying to decrease the odds by scaring others off of applying.

As a Sidwell parent - I find this to be the most ridiculous argument each year. There are valid issues at every school and many of the ones listed about Sidwell are true. People aren't just coming on DCUM to dissuade others. Give me a break.

OMG. We run off one SFS troll, but another comes to grind the axe.

It’s a fabulous school. And it is not for a random parent, I’ve generally found it’s their own fault

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m not one for conspiracy theories, but this is just so transparent. Anxiety among parents is high, so out they come to trash the schools they don’t think their kid will get into. Don’t believe anything you read here right around admissions decision time.

+109. Anxious their DC won't get in and trying to decrease the odds by scaring others off of applying.

As a Sidwell parent - I find this to be the most ridiculous argument each year. There are valid issues at every school and many of the ones listed about Sidwell are true. People aren't just coming on DCUM to dissuade others. Give me a break.

OMG. We run off one SFS troll, but another comes to grind the axe.

It’s a fabulous school. And it is not for a random parent, I’ve generally found it’s their own fault

There's no axe. I think this claim that people come on to scare off others is nonsense.

It's also nonsense if you think that any school is perfect and that every complaint on these boards against a school (whether it be Sidwell, GDS, Maret, NCS, STA, Potomac, Bullis, SAES etc) is bogus. From being an SFS parent - I will say there is validity to complaints about the school. I 'm sure there's validity in the other schools too.

And people like you who claim that anybody with a negative opinion is at fault themselves are ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah, Sidwell dropped to the bottom of our list after the admissions process.

DP. Dropped OFF of our list.

Because your kids will be interfacing with the admissions department so much during their time as a student

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That's not what they are saying at all. I think it is over the top, too. And arrogant

[Anonymous]

I'd argue that even though Potomac admissions does a lot more work at providing access for the applicants (speaking 9th grade here) - they take a pretty hard "talk to the hand" approach to parents. It's pretty clear if they have already determined your child not going to make the cut. Even though they are trying to be nice, they aren't very good at hiding their disinterest (and their overt interest in others). I guess it's good they don't have a parent interview - at least they know that's a waste of everyone's time! LOL.
So is life....I guess it makes it easier to focus on other schools that will be a better match.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m not one for conspiracy theories, but this is just so transparent. Anxiety among parents is high, so out they come to trash the schools they don’t think their kid will get into. Don’t believe anything you read here right around admissions decision time.

+109. Anxious their DC won't get in and trying to decrease the odds by scaring others off of applying.

As a Sidwell parent - I find this to be the most ridiculous argument each year. There are valid issues at every school and many of the ones listed about Sidwell are true. People aren't just coming on DCUM to dissuade others. Give me a break.

OMG. We run off one SFS troll, but another comes to grind the axe.

It’s a fabulous school. And it is not for a random parent, I’ve generally found it’s their own fault

There's no axe. I think this claim that people come on to scare off others is nonsense.

It's also nonsense if you think that any school is perfect and that every complaint on these boards against a school (whether it be Sidwell, GDS, Maret, NCS, STA, Potomac, Bullis, SAES etc) is bogus. From being an SFS parent - I will say there is validity to complaints about the school. I 'm sure there's validity in the other schools too.

And people like you who claim that anybody with a negative opinion is at fault themselves are ridiculous.

No? There are a very few parents who whine about the admin. Both of them are on here every year. they wax lyrical about their imagined slights and shortcomings. It’s a total meh-meh-meh. Nobody cares. SFS is at the top for a reason. Come or don’t come, the wait list is huge, but for your own sake if you do come don’t be that perennially 😫 we all laugh at and don’t invite anywhere. It’s counterproductive and self-degrading. If you stop being such a loser you might enjoy yourself

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd argue that even though Potomac admissions does a lot more work at providing access for the applicants (speaking 9th grade here) - they take a pretty hard "talk to the hand" approach to parents. It's pretty clear if they have already determined your child not going to make the cut. Even though they are trying to be nice, they aren't very good at hiding their disinterest (and their overt interest in others). I guess it's good they don't have a parent interview - at least they know that's a waste of everyone's time! LOL.
So is life....I guess it makes it easier to focus on other schools that will be a better match.

That sounds awesome. Good for Potomac.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m not one for conspiracy theories, but this is just so transparent. Anxiety among parents is high, so out they come to trash the schools they don’t think their kid will get into. Don’t believe anything you read here right around admissions decision time.

+109. Anxious their DC won't get in and trying to decrease the odds by scaring others off of applying.

As a Sidwell parent - I find this to be the most ridiculous argument each year. There are valid issues at every school and many of the ones listed about Sidwell are true. People aren't just coming on DCUM to dissuade others. Give me a break.

OMG. We run off one SFS troll, but another comes to grind the axe.

It’s a fabulous school. And it is not for a random parent, I’ve generally found it’s their own fault

There's no axe. I think this claim that people come on to scare off others is nonsense.

It's also nonsense if you think that any school is perfect and that every complaint on these boards against a school (whether it be Sidwell, GDS, Maret, NCS, STA, Potomac, Bullis, SAES etc) is bogus. From being an SFS parent - I will say there is validity to complaints about the school. I 'm sure there's validity in the other schools too.

And people like you who claim that anybody with a negative opinion is at fault themselves are ridiculous.

No? There are a very few parents who whine about the admin. Both of them are on here every year. they wax lyrical about their imagined slights and shortcomings. It’s a total meh-meh-meh. Nobody cares. SFS is at the top for a reason. Come or don’t come, the wait list is huge, but for your own sake if you do come don’t be that perennially 😫 we all laugh at and don’t invite anywhere. It’s counterproductive and self-degrading. If you stop being such a loser you might enjoy yourself

Is this how the kids operate at Sidwell, too? Don’t make waves. Don’t speak up and maybe we’ll invite you to the cool kid parties. If you do, we’ll laugh at you at lunch. And don’t forget, you’re replaceable; no one really cares whether you’re here or not.

Nice.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m not one for conspiracy theories, but this is just so transparent. Anxiety among parents is high, so out they come to trash the schools they don’t think their kid will get into. Don’t believe anything you read here right around admissions decision time.

+109. Anxious their DC won't get in and trying to decrease the odds by scaring others off of applying.

As a Sidwell parent - I find this to be the most ridiculous argument each year. There are valid issues at every school and many of the ones listed about Sidwell are true. People aren't just coming on DCUM to dissuade others. Give me a break.

OMG. We run off one SFS troll, but another comes to grind the axe.

It’s a fabulous school. And it is not for a random parent, I’ve generally found it’s their own fault

There's no axe. I think this claim that people come on to scare off others is nonsense.

It's also nonsense if you think that any school is perfect and that every complaint on these boards against a school (whether it be Sidwell, GDS, Maret, NCS, STA, Potomac, Bullis, SAES etc) is bogus. From being an SFS parent - I will say there is validity to complaints about the school. I 'm sure there's validity in the other schools too.

And people like you who claim that anybody with a negative opinion is at fault themselves are ridiculous.

No? There are a very few parents who whine about the admin. Both of them are on here every year. they wax lyrical about their imagined slights and shortcomings. It’s a total meh-meh-meh. Nobody cares. SFS is at the top for a reason. Come or don’t come, the wait list is huge, but for your own sake if you do come don’t be that perennially 😫 we all laugh at and don’t invite anywhere. It’s counterproductive and self-degrading. If you stop being such a loser you might enjoy yourself

Is this how the kids operate at Sidwell, too? Don’t make waves. Don’t speak up and maybe we’ll invite you to the cool kid parties. If you do, we’ll laugh at you at lunch. And don’t forget, you’re replaceable; no one really cares whether you’re here or not.

Nice.

Quite the opposite actually. Part of the goal of the upper school is getting kids to self-advocate and take responsibility for themselves. So the kids "making waves" is great. The parents making waves, not so much. The administration makes this clear from the get go. It is just that a few parents every year seem to miss the memo.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m not one for conspiracy theories, but this is just so transparent. Anxiety among parents is high, so out they come to trash the schools they don’t think their kid will get into. Don’t believe anything you read here right around admissions decision time.

+109. Anxious their DC won't get in and trying to decrease the odds by scaring others off of applying.

As a Sidwell parent - I find this to be the most ridiculous argument each year. There are valid issues at every school and many of the ones listed about Sidwell are true. People aren't just coming on DCUM to dissuade others. Give me a break.

OMG. We run off one SFS troll, but another comes to grind the axe.

It’s a fabulous school. And it is not for a random parent, I’ve generally found it’s their own fault

There's no axe. I think this claim that people come on to scare off others is nonsense.

It's also nonsense if you think that any school is perfect and that every complaint on these boards against a school (whether it be Sidwell, GDS, Maret, NCS, STA, Potomac, Bullis, SAES etc) is bogus. From being an SFS parent - I will say there is validity to complaints about the school. I 'm sure there's validity in the other schools too.

And people like you who claim that anybody with a negative opinion is at fault themselves are ridiculous.

No? There are a very few parents who whine about the admin. Both of them are on here every year. they wax lyrical about their imagined slights and shortcomings. It’s a total meh-meh-meh. Nobody cares. SFS is at the top for a reason. Come or don’t come, the wait list is huge, but for your own sake if you do come don’t be that perennially 😫 we all laugh at and don’t invite anywhere. It’s counterproductive and self-degrading. If you stop being such a loser you might enjoy yourself

Is this how the kids operate at Sidwell, too? Don’t make waves. Don’t speak up and maybe we’ll invite you to the cool kid parties. If you do, we’ll laugh at you at lunch. And don’t forget, you’re replaceable; no one really cares whether you’re here or not.

Nice.

No, you’re just really boring. 🥱

[Anonymous]

We care about your kids. You are though kind of forgettable, especially if you always try this hard

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m not one for conspiracy theories, but this is just so transparent. Anxiety among parents is high, so out they come to trash the schools they don’t think their kid will get into. Don’t believe anything you read here right around admissions decision time.

+109. Anxious their DC won't get in and trying to decrease the odds by scaring others off of applying.

As a Sidwell parent - I find this to be the most ridiculous argument each year. There are valid issues at every school and many of the ones listed about Sidwell are true. People aren't just coming on DCUM to dissuade others. Give me a break.

OMG. We run off one SFS troll, but another comes to grind the axe.

It’s a fabulous school. And it is not for a random parent, I’ve generally found it’s their own fault

There's no axe. I think this claim that people come on to scare off others is nonsense.

It's also nonsense if you think that any school is perfect and that every complaint on these boards against a school (whether it be Sidwell, GDS, Maret, NCS, STA, Potomac, Bullis, SAES etc) is bogus. From being an SFS parent - I will say there is validity to complaints about the school. I 'm sure there's validity in the other schools too.

And people like you who claim that anybody with a negative opinion is at fault themselves are ridiculous.

No? There are a very few parents who whine about the admin. Both of them are on here every year. they wax lyrical about their imagined slights and shortcomings. It’s a total meh-meh-meh. Nobody cares. SFS is at the top for a reason. Come or don’t come, the wait list is huge, but for your own sake if you do come don’t be that perennially 😫 we all laugh at and don’t invite anywhere. It’s counterproductive and self-degrading. If you stop being such a loser you might enjoy yourself

Is this how the kids operate at Sidwell, too? Don’t make waves. Don’t speak up and maybe we’ll invite you to the cool kid parties. If you do, we’ll laugh at you at lunch. And don’t forget, you’re replaceable; no one really cares whether you’re here or not.

Nice.

Quite the opposite actually. Part of the goal of the upper school is getting kids to self-advocate and take responsibility for themselves. So the kids "making waves" is great. The parents making waves, not so much. The administration makes this clear from the get go. It is just that a few parents every year seem to miss the memo.

Every year I hope one of the self-appointed (literally without a cause, given just how coddled they and their progeny are) would have a little humor or hold interest, but they always so predictably humdrum living out some slights from their backgrounds. Often times it’s so sad because it starts with botching and cruelty towards the teachers they perceive as weak. It’s so gross. Thank goodness for dcum- it keeps them out of my eardrums. Just had to take one for coffee and listen to the whining

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m not one for conspiracy theories, but this is just so transparent. Anxiety among parents is high, so out they come to trash the schools they don’t think their kid will get into. Don’t believe anything you read here right around admissions decision time.

+109. Anxious their DC won't get in and trying to decrease the odds by scaring others off of applying.

As a Sidwell parent - I find this to be the most ridiculous argument each year. There are valid issues at every school and many of the ones listed about Sidwell are true. People aren't just coming on DCUM to dissuade others. Give me a break.

OMG. We run off one SFS troll, but another comes to grind the axe.

It’s a fabulous school. And it is not for a random parent, I’ve generally found it’s their own fault

There's no axe. I think this claim that people come on to scare off others is nonsense.

It's also nonsense if you think that any school is perfect and that every complaint on these boards against a school (whether it be Sidwell, GDS, Maret, NCS, STA, Potomac, Bullis, SAES etc) is bogus. From being an SFS parent - I will say there is validity to complaints about the school. I 'm sure there's validity in the other schools too.

And people like you who claim that anybody with a negative opinion is at fault themselves are ridiculous.

No? There are a very few parents who whine about the admin. Both of them are on here every year. they wax lyrical about their imagined slights and shortcomings. It’s a total meh-meh-meh. Nobody cares. SFS is at the top for a reason. Come or don’t come, the wait list is huge, but for your own sake if you do come don’t be that perennially 😫 we all laugh at and don’t invite anywhere. It’s counterproductive and self-degrading. If you stop being such a loser you might enjoy yourself

Is this how the kids operate at Sidwell, too? Don’t make waves. Don’t speak up and maybe we’ll invite you to the cool kid parties. If you do, we’ll laugh at you at lunch. And don’t forget, you’re replaceable; no one really cares whether you’re here or not.

Nice.

Quite the opposite actually. Part of the goal of the upper school is getting kids to self-advocate and take responsibility for themselves. So the kids "making waves" is great. The parents making waves, not so much. The administration makes this clear from the get go. It is just that a few parents every year seem to miss the memo.

The kids hear their parents being mean and think it’s ok.

[Anonymous]

Just stop whining and let this fantastic school get on. You’re making no difference

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m not one for conspiracy theories, but this is just so transparent. Anxiety among parents is high, so out they come to trash the schools they don’t think their kid will get into. Don’t believe anything you read here right around admissions decision time.

+109. Anxious their DC won't get in and trying to decrease the odds by scaring others off of applying.

As a Sidwell parent - I find this to be the most ridiculous argument each year. There are valid issues at every school and many of the ones listed about Sidwell are true. People aren't just coming on DCUM to dissuade others. Give me a break.

OMG. We run off one SFS troll, but another comes to grind the axe.

It’s a fabulous school. And it is not for a random parent, I’ve generally found it’s their own fault

There's no axe. I think this claim that people come on to scare off others is nonsense.

It's also nonsense if you think that any school is perfect and that every complaint on these boards against a school (whether it be Sidwell, GDS, Maret, NCS, STA, Potomac, Bullis, SAES etc) is bogus. From being an SFS parent - I will say there is validity to complaints about the school. I 'm sure there's validity in the other schools too.

And people like you who claim that anybody with a negative opinion is at fault themselves are ridiculous.

No? There are a very few parents who whine about the admin. Both of them are on here every year. they wax lyrical about their imagined slights and shortcomings. It’s a total meh-meh-meh. Nobody cares. SFS is at the top for a reason. Come or don’t come, the wait list is huge, but for your own sake if you do come don’t be that perennially 😫 we all laugh at and don’t invite anywhere. It’s counterproductive and self-degrading. If you stop being such a loser you might enjoy yourself

Is this how the kids operate at Sidwell, too? Don’t make waves. Don’t speak up and maybe we’ll invite you to the cool kid parties. If you do, we’ll laugh at you at lunch. And don’t forget, you’re replaceable; no one really cares whether you’re here or not.

Nice.

Quite the opposite actually. Part of the goal of the upper school is getting kids to self-advocate and take responsibility for themselves. So the kids "making waves" is great. The parents making waves, not so much. The administration makes this clear from the get go. It is just that a few parents every year seem to miss the memo.

The kids hear their parents being mean and think it’s ok.

Let me paraphrase, the kids are ok. The whiny parents are two. No one cares