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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don't worry, everyone gets in eventually at Bullis.[/quote] complete lie. Bullis has become a hyper competitive school. Their matriculation data are EXCELLENT and they turn down more kids now than ever. [/quote]

That’s what I thought honestly. I kept hearing about how inundated they are with applications, families barely being able to schedule interviews, shadow days and tours because of the lack of space … but then almost every kid who applied to Bullis from our K-8 got in. Maybe it’s because it’s a K-8 vs public school for example? I’m honestly not sure. Bullis is a great school, I’m just stating a fact re what I’ve observed first hand.[/quote]

In our experience, that's the case at most established private schools. Mainstream DC schools with good reputations, that have been around awhile, generally have tours that fill quickly, very full open houses, and way more applicants than spaces. However, not all schools have the super high yield that you might see at Sidwell or NCS/STA, so they're going to need to accept considerably more people to get the same enrollment numbers.

Your perspective is also going to be a little skewed coming from a K-8. For kids who are accepted to and graduate from a strong K-8, that school has basically "pre-screened" them and it makes sense that their cohort will have a higher acceptance rate to Bullis than the overall applicant pool (especially if your K-8 has a similar vibe). I'd imagine the same is true going from Episcopal K-8s to St. Andrews, or progressive K-8s to Burke, etc.

(As a result, I also think folks on this board sometimes overestimate how "easy" it is to get into the strong-but-not-Big3 tier of schools because they're disproportionately coming from lower schools with significant resources and connections.)

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14:22 here. This explanation makes a lot of sense! Thank you! [/quote]

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