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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I volunteer for admissions and am so curious what people ask the actual staff so I often try to listen in!

Most of the questions people ask the staff at big events are totally inappropriate and belong in a different forum- like an email or a phone call. Many of the questions should be asked of current parents instead in a 1:1 setting at an open house or tour.

[b]#1 question is “my kid is gifted and is going to be at x level in math, so what are you going to do to meet their needs?”. Everyone sincerely believes that no one else has a kid who is gifted in math and that asking a question like this is putting their kid in a good light.[/b]

Other standard questions, most of which I think are fine:

-sibling admission questions (especially if one sibling is in an intake year but one is older/younger and isn’t)
-off-cycle admissions questions (like they just moved and want to join asap)
-questions about transportation or community if they live far away or off the beaten path
-questions about how the religious parts of the curriculum work (we at a non-parish Catholic school)
-questions trying to suss out fit, especially around sports or arts if their kid is sporty or artsy 
-our school puts zero emphasis on testing and assessments, but we get a ton questions about test results, ERB scores, etc- we live in a community with a growing Asian and South Asian expat population so there’s some cultural gaps to cover around the value of testing and results-oriented education. We do have volunteers who are 1st gen who try to pull these parents aside and give them a quick 101 on our school. One nearby private actually hosts a separate info session in mandarin to help families understand their school’s philosophy.[/quote]

This x1000.
[quote]#1 question is “my kid is gifted and is going to be at x level in math, so what are you going to do to meet their needs?”.[/quote]

Every single house you'll hear this.[/quote]

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