HGC letters

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I didn't get it.

freudian slip?

I think she means she didn't get the letter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do kids have rivals in 3rd Grade?

No, but the parents surely do and will complain long and hard when their precious snowflake doesn't get in, but a "less deserving" classmate does.

[Anonymous]

Night before the letter arrived:

"Son, do you care if you don't get in?"
"...Nah, I don't care, really."
"Do you know mommy will be very upset if you don't get in?"
"...Yeah, I know.. <sigh>"

[Anonymous]

You told your child you would be really upset if he didn't get in???

[Anonymous]

Got ours yesterday-accepted to Barnsley.

Median SAS scores:
VERBAL 135
QUANTITATIVE 133
NONVERBAL 126

DS' teacher knew yesterday but didn't say anything to us because she didn't know when we would be notified. I figure we'll see who else was accepted when we attend the open house on 3/30. But we've already decided we will accept (DS is excited but nervous. We told him if he isn't happy he can always switch back).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You told your child you would be really upset if he didn't get in???

I think father is talking to son.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I didn't get it.

freudian slip?

I think she means she didn't get the letter.

Oh.. I need glasses. I read that as "I didn't get in." LOL!

[Anonymous]

Are wait lists called or receive letters?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do kids have rivals in 3rd Grade?

Apparently, yes, but it's usually pushed down from the parents. There was some of this last year at CS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Got ours yesterday-accepted to Barnsley.

Median SAS scores:
VERBAL 135
QUANTITATIVE 133
NONVERBAL 126

DS' teacher knew yesterday but didn't say anything to us because she didn't know when we would be notified. I figure we'll see who else was accepted when we attend the open house on 3/30. But we've already decided we will accept (DS is excited but nervous. We told him if he isn't happy he can always switch back).

So Pine Crest/Oak View median SAS scores were actually higher in two of the sections. I mention this only because there was a recent discussion about how Pine Crest/Oak View scores were lower and therefore it's easier to get in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would really like to know which kids in my child's grade got in but I don't want to ask or have my child ask.

None of your business.

Perhaps. My child just wants to know whether her friends got in.

Let's face it, the kid is merely a proxy for the parent here. It's mommy who's dying to know who got in and who didn't. The kids will all know by lunch today.

[Anonymous]

People on this thread are awful.

My child would love to have a friend with her at the HGC. She would like to hear that a friend got in, she does not want to know for any other reason. She also doesn't want to hear that a child wasn't accepted. She just wants to know that she will have a friend.

I think that your comments say more about you and why you would want to know than about my child's or my interest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People on this thread are awful.

My child would love to have a friend with her at the HGC. She would like to hear that a friend got in, she does not want to know for any other reason. She also doesn't want to hear that a child wasn't accepted. She just wants to know that she will have a friend.
I think that your comments say more about you and why you would want to know than about my child's or my interest.

My kid too. And she probably will know, by the end of the day -- unless

1. All of the parents told their kids not to say anything, AND
2. All of the kids actually didn't say anything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People on this thread are awful.

My child would love to have a friend with her at the HGC. She would like to hear that a friend got in, she does not want to know for any other reason. She also doesn't want to hear that a child wasn't accepted. She just wants to know that she will have a friend.
I think that your comments say more about you and why you would want to know than about my child's or my interest.

My kid too. And she probably will know, by the end of the day -- unless

1. All of the parents told their kids not to say anything, AND
2. All of the kids actually didn't say anything.

PP here. We told our child not to say anything unless someone else asks her and then she should tell the truth. We told her not to initiate the conversation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People on this thread are awful.

My child would love to have a friend with her at the HGC. She would like to hear that a friend got in, she does not want to know for any other reason. She also doesn't want to hear that a child wasn't accepted. She just wants to know that she will have a friend.
I think that your comments say more about you and why you would want to know than about my child's or my interest.

My kid too. And she probably will know, by the end of the day -- unless

1. All of the parents told their kids not to say anything, AND
2. All of the kids actually didn't say anything.

PP here. We told our child not to say anything unless someone else asks her and then she should tell the truth. We told her not to initiate the conversation.

We haven't told our DS yet but when we do, we are going with this approach. Most of his core buddies applied and he would love if they all got in so they could go together but we want to make sure not to hurt any feelings.