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[quote=Anonymous]Madeira: Pros: admissions staff very nice and professional; really worked hard to make my daughter and me feel welcome. Cons: they were urging people to ask questions by Twitter during the open house and displaying the tweets on a giant screen, which felt gimmicky (and distracting). Also, they sent my DD off to shadow classes that didn't really make much sense for her (E.g., French, though she takes Spanish, etc.).

Field: Pros: Open House well done and very informative. Cons: I actually thought the interviewer was a high school senior until she told us what subjects she taught. After introducing herself she spoke only to my daughter, never to me; while I understand and appreciate that they want to hear from the kids, not just the parents, she literally acted as if I was not present, which just felt awkward. If they want to hear from kids, why not just have a separate interview with the kid? Also, interviewer seemed unable to pause long enough to give my very shy DD a chance to speak: she'd ask a question, then if DD did not respond instantly she would rush to fill the silence with her own commentary. It felt pointless, and I felt irritated: it was very poor interviewing technique by an obviously very inexperienced interviewer. Made me feel significantly less enthusiastic about Field.[/quote]

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