Official Admissions Decisions Thread 2026

[Anonymous]

In at:
ACH
GC

WL at:
SJC
Visi

[Anonymous]

in:
GDS
Sidwell

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ACCEPTED
Beauvoir
NPS
St Patricks

WAITLISTED
Potomac
Maret

DECLINED
None

Ohhh which one are you gonna go with?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:6th grade from MCPS:

- in STA
- WL GDS and Sidwell
- D Landon

Basically the opposite of what I expected. He loved STA though so we're excited!

Welcome to STA! We also came from public. It's pretty awesome and our son has had a fantastic experience.

[Anonymous]

Accepted Beauvoir
Waitlisted : SF and GD

[Anonymous]

In at SJC and GC.

[Anonymous]

Also in at SJC and GC

[Anonymous]

In at Visi and BI (only applied to those 2 schools)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We really wanted Sidwell for our 8th grader - because we think the academic challenge is something he wants (not that he won't be challenged elsewhere). He got into the other schools (GDS/Maret/Field/SA - but WL for SFS. But Sidwell was the only school that didn't have an interview session for the parents - or a 1:1 interview with the kids. Just the group interview. I really wish they gave us a chance for those conversations vs. group interview and essays alone. But we know we're lucky regardless

I promise he will have the same academic challenge at GDS and it’s a wonderful school, if you choose it. Congratulations on so many great options.

[Anonymous]

anyone know if WL for STA (9th) is shorthand for D?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:6th grade from MCPS:

- in STA
- WL GDS and Sidwell
- D Landon

Basically the opposite of what I expected. He loved STA though so we're excited!

Welcome to STA! We also came from public. It's pretty awesome and our son has had a fantastic experience.

What is STA???? Saint Andrew’s? Saint albans?

[Anonymous]

STA= St. Alban's
SAES= St. Andrew's

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is a first grade waist list at Potomac total BS and just a NO?

First is hard bc not very many spots, but the waitlist is real. They outright reject people. We know one family who got off the first grade wl in August a few years ago. Good luck!

+1 we got off the waitlist for a non-entry year! People move!

[Anonymous]

I’m lurking as I had a kid entering 9th last year but it seems very slow today. I hope people got results they wanted but just seems so subdued.

[Anonymous]

I don't understand the point of this thread other than as showing that there's no rhyme or reason for who gets into where.