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Anyone shocked by who from your preschool did get in?
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Anonymous
| I wasn't crushed, but I am surprised. DC did not get into any of the top schools (we'll survive). But some of the kids who did get in are, well, not the kids I would pick! (lower scores, less personable...) I don't mean to be cruel about kids, but honestly, I can't imagine a couple of these kids standing out in any way. Anyone else noticing this in their preschool? |
Anonymous
| See thread on connections and do not take it personally. |
Anonymous
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I am sorry that you didnt get in to some of the schools to which you applied, I do think this is a difficult and frustrating process.
However, I have to say this is a very snarky post. You really cant imagine some kids standing out in ANY way? You are judging 4 year olds, sorry even if you see nothing special in them, I am sure others can. And yes, I get it that many children get in b/c of connections, but come on. |
Anonymous
Maybe you're fooling yourself about your own child? |
Anonymous
Exactly -- Eat your hearts out and face the music.
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Anonymous
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NP here. PP she didn't say she couldn't believe the her kid didn't get in and these kids did. She said that, out of the preschool class, she can't imagine choosing these kids over some of the others.
I've certainly had that thought in other contexts (e.g. college admissions) where I, personally, had nothing at stake. Truth is, you don't know all the factors going into these decisions (e.g. sibs and legacies, scores, connections, what happened at the playdate or parent interview). And sometimes the brief glimpse that admissions people get of the kids and their parents may tell them less than you'd see over the long haul. |
Anonymous
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Maybe there are too many perfect children in their incoming class and they needed to dumby down the demographic???
Glad you're not judging my child! |
Anonymous
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Do parents actually sit around and talk about their children's test scores?
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Anonymous
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"I wasn't crushed, but I am surprised. DC did not get into any of the top schools (we'll survive). But some of the kids who did get in are, well, not the kids I would pick! (lower scores, less personable...) "
Ever been to a wedding and wonder the same thing? |
Anonymous
YES |
Anonymous
Oh, it was your child. Sorry. |
Anonymous
Read what you have written. Now, don't you feel like an @ss? |
Anonymous
| Oh, come on all you self-righteous hypocrites. I don't believe for one minute that you don't have opinions - good and bad - about your child's classmates. Not for one minute. OP was just being honest. That's what anonymous boards are for. |
Anonymous
| No, no, they're for high quality qualitative research! |
Anonymous
| 8:37 Right on! Of course people are surprised by the unexpected admits. Several years ago a classmate at my son's public elementary school got into a Top 3 and everyone was shocked. This child was not an academic star or all that personable. He did not get in by connections, either. |