Venting about multiple acceptances (warning: not a pretty sight)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OK, @17:00 checking back again. Sorry to have started such a fight between you two (20:23 & 11:33)! I think you two should quit pretending and just admit that you really like one another. I feel like I am watching a Meg Ryan movie (Harry Met Sally, You've Got Mail, French Kiss) where the opposites fight all movie but finally realize they love each other in the end.

No, actually I'm pretty sick of her. My kid got into a "top 3" so I don't have my own axe to grind. But I see her popping up all over the place, like a clown in a box, to tell anxious parents that (a) family has absolutely no bearing on admissions, and (b) posters who think otherwise are bitter, have an axe to grind, or are susceptible to conspiracy theories. Without any logic behind her statements except "trust me instead of the school staff who post here to say the opposite". So without logic behind her arguments, all she's left with are the lame humor and vicious insults.

Please, go away! (Not you, 17:00)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What does "ITA" mean?

I totally agree. Alwso sometimes put as ITTTA (I totally, totally, totally agree.)

See the "What do all the abbreviations mean" topic on the general forum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's preschool royalty?

NCRC, St. John's, Little Folks

Hilarious. How can any institution where kids still sh*t their pants be considered royalty?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree. That poster sounded horrible.

I totally understand the desire to look for the quirky, the uninhibited, the offbeat. However, if you stuff your whole school filled with these non-stereotypical children, guess what? You don't have diversity! And what is with putting down all the major professions in Washington DC. What's wrong with the World Bank and the IMF? Why don't you put down all the people who live in the 20007 and 20016 zip codes too. Yeah, let's hate them too.

What's wrong with a sporty boy? Does that make him unable to appreciate science? Does it mean he won't read?

Blech. Seriously, this person is a loser. A loser who has been given a small amount of power in her otherwise loser life. She holds the power over whether your 4 year old gets into private school. She's like the postal worker who treats you like crap when you don't have your forms ready. She has one moment in the sun.

I don't think the poster was criticizing sporty boys. I think the poster was indicating that the admissions committees strive to look at the range of candidates during the application phase. I've seen parents of sporty boys bewildered by the presence of shy, nerdy boys in their sons' classes. Would be preferable if they fostered tolerance rather than disdain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's preschool royalty?

NCRC, St. John's, Little Folks

Hilarious. How can any institution where kids still sh*t their pants be considered royalty?

Yet another resurrection of a 2 year old post in this forum. Mighty bored aren't we?

[Anonymous]

Op -- if you are still out there.

I have been on both sides of this fence. My first child, very bright but shy, was initally wait-listed at every school to which we applied and ended up at public school in DC. I reacted badly and, I have to admit, started worrying about what was wrong. My second child applied a year later with the same scores and got in across the board at all the top schools. The difference? Second child is not as shy and was far more engaging at the interviews/playdates.

In any event, my firstborn stayed in public school, did very well, and applied again in middle school. At this point, we had an academic and testing record that more than made up for the lingering shyness, and we received thick letters from all the top schools.

I guess my point is not to worry. Kids are different, and everything has a way of working out. Don't fear public school either. My child cherished the experience there, and was well-prepared when he applied to schools for the second time.