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Anonymous
| Any idea why Landon's reply by date is so early (March 17)? We will have barely heard from other schools before Landon is expecting the contract back. Anyone had any luck getting an extension from Landon? Obviously our kid needs to get admitted before this is relevant, but just want to be prepared. |
Anonymous
| Are you a sibling family? High school or younger? Sometimes schools have the sibling reply eariler and with high school candidates, the students usually know where they want to go as soon as they receive the decisions. |
Anonymous
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We are unconnected, and are applying for the lower school. The Landon website says that the reply by date is March 17. The same date is listed on AISGW,
http://www.aisgw.org/data/files/gallery/PublicDownloads/revised_113_Admission_survey.pdf Seems like it's a lot earlier than most schools, and doesn't give a lot of time to respond since many other schools don't send their decisions until mid-March. |
Anonymous
| You are right, they are a bit earlier than most schools. If you feel you need more time to make a decision you should definitely call them and request a few more days to decide. They probably won't be able to grant more than that since they will want to got to the wait pool if you decline. Good luck! |
Anonymous
| Many privates around the country do this so you will have to sign a contract before hearing from the more popular schools. Of course, many people make deposits at more than one school and forfit it when they get into the first choice school. This makes it hard for the rest but they usually know their yield and offer admissions to more families. |
Anonymous
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Landon wants to lock you in, that's what this is about.
You can always walk on the deposit if that works for you. |
Anonymous
Maybe Landon has had a low yield historically (or recently) from accepted applicants, so the school needs firm commitments earlier than schools with higher yields. March 17th seems way early. Don't know what the deposit amounts to ($500 to hold a spot?) and don't know when the final drop-dead commit date is (July 1st?) beyond which you are obligated for the full annual tuition, but I will relay a cautionary tale that I heard from 10-15 years ago: A family had to commit to a popular pre-school by March 1st TO AGREE TO PAY IN FULL FOR THE FOLLOWING ACADEMIC YEAR, then was accepted to an even more-popular and well-known elementary school maybe a week later, and WAS OBLIGATED TO PAY THE TUITION TO THE PRESCHOOL FOR THE FULL ACADEMIC YEAR THAT WAS NOT TO BEGIN FOR ANOTHER SIX MONTHS! The family accepted the spot to the elementary school, but the pre-school held them to their March 1st obligation and refused to waver, maybe because the pre-school had no waiting list and needed the money. We didn't know the family, but heard this from several families at the school. $500 to hold a spot is a lot less than losing a full year's tuition, but in a town full of attorneys and contracts, be very careful and read the fine print. |
Anonymous
| PP, would agree it is a risky proposition to accept then try to walk. Landon has had a good bit of attrition in the past couple of years and maybe they are hoping to grab commitments earlier this year. |
Anonymous
| It's early, but you will already have heard from all the other schools by then, so just start thinking now about ranking your choices. |
Anonymous
they have? |
Anonymous
| bump |
Anonymous
| My gut tells me Landon's policy is so they can manage the class intake and if need be possibly start making offers off their wait list. Most kids have a first choice, and while families are quick to accept their first choice, they aren't always so prudent about informing the "also-rans". Families need to be more respectful about notifying all schools where they were offered spots about whether they are accepting the offer or not. But unfortunately, many schools only learn that offers are not being accepted by the fact no deposit/contract is signed by due date... this holds up the process for candidates on the waitlists who may be eventually offered a spot. Also note, that these waitlist candidates also need to secure a future, so they frequently have signed a contract elsewhere - and may not take a late offer. By requesting commitment early, Landon can then move forward to their wait list sooner. Also note the timing gives them a leg up on their competitors in the event they too need to drop to their wait list. |
Anonymous
| Does Landon typically mail decisions earlier than their stated mail date. This year it's March 1. It would be great to get information sooner since they want a decision sooner. |
Anonymous
Really? We're applying there and it's our first choice school. While I think we are a long shot, it would be nice to know one way or another. |
Anonymous
| Landon does not mail their decisions before the stated deadline. |