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Anonymous
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We are not connected and dd is an only child. Applied to 5 schools and my safety school my dd bombed the playdate. I need to come to terms that she might not get in anywhere. Wppsi 98%, good teacher recs, but not great playdates. Just by virtue on the numbers the chances are slim. Maybe I am overreacting but is there an issue that is keeping dd from getting in. She has mild speach issues and at 1 school they even asked me if the kids tease her. Obviously not a good fit for her. Now what?
Applying to pk, is already reading and have no clue what to do for next year. Not really sure what I am asking but I am just concerned. |
Anonymous
| Hi PP, I would not worry too much at this stage - Which five schools are you applying to anyway? And what does "bombed" mean? I think admissions people are quite considerate in general -- that they have seen every type of child and playdate by now. |
Anonymous
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Your kid may still get into a great school, fingers crossed.
However, you might rest easier between now and the admissions notices if you start to develop a backup plan. For example, some privates have rolling admissions and will accept later in the year. You could figure out which privates you could approach if your first choices don't pan out. |
Anonymous
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Op here. Applied to gds, sidwell, concord hill, primary day and Beauvoir
Bombed means decided that day to write wth right hand when she is a lefty. Didn't talk for one of them and the feedback about the evaluation. |
Anonymous
| pick your favorite and send them a very sweet letter letting them know that they're your choice...and that you'll run the auction next year. |
Anonymous
| To my knowledge, only Primary Day gives real serious feedback - perhaps OP is talking about this school. I wouldn't worry too much about it - their critical evaluation is meant to be supportive for most part. |
Anonymous
| *first choice* |
Anonymous
OP, you are including lots of identifying info about your DC. Be careful. There aren't many schools that provide feedback about the playdate/evaluation. Based on the schools you've listed there is probably only one, and it's easy to guess that this is the school you're calling your safety school. Not good. |
Anonymous
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Thanks for the concern. But also applied to other safety schools Barrie, Lowell and barnesville. Lowell was actually the one concerned about speech. Another thing is that I have twins and ds did great at all of his
playdates. What will I do if one twin gets in and not the other? Guess I am saying too much. Will stop now. |
Anonymous
Interesting. You said before DD was an only child. |
Anonymous
| Maybe she was concerned about too much info so wanted to mix it up a bit. |
Anonymous
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I'm sure both kids will get accepted to Barrie. They are starving for students. |
Anonymous
| Lowell is very open to kids with differences and they may have asked about teasing for all the right reasons. |
Anonymous
| She will get in somewhere, probably more than one. Guarantee it. Remember, we are in the middle of a recession, although it's easy to forget that if your private school world experience is confined to the comments on this forum. |
Anonymous
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Two things:
1) Be careful about using your language around your DC. How can anyone at age 3 be evaluated as "bombing" a playdate? Even if DC cried miserably, had an accident, pushed another kid, etc., remember that these are all normal behaviors that are even more likely given the strange environment. 2) You must have a back-up plan--this is a huge source of anxiety. There are a lot of preschools that have openings for 4-year olds because the children enroll in pre-k at elementary schools. 3) You seem to have applied to a lot of schools, and it seems likely that your child will get accepted to at least one of them. |