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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Remember often you may have to sign next year's contract and commit and put down a deposit for next year BEFORE offers for new admissions are extended.  I know people who have gotten extensions on the renewal date for this reason to wait and see if younger sibling is admitted.  Your school should understand and work with you on this timing.

I do know of 2 families at our private whose DC2s did not get admitted.  Both pulled DC1 and send all kids to public.  [b]School warned both families ahead of time there were major red flags for DC2s, WPPSI scores were very poor, play dates bad and strong indications of some learning issues that probably would be better supported at a smaller speciality school like Lab or public[/b].  [/quote]

In this land of passive aggressiveness (DC and surrounding areas) I cannot imagine any school EVER listing these things to a family. The offense it would cause would be immense. "very poor play dates"? That's like saying "Your child is an absolute horror"

No. I think not. :roll: [/quote]

This is PP.  children in question had serious ADHD issues, they couldn't focus on play date.  And combined with Wppsi showed they needed a different learning environment,  if it was my child, I would want to know the truth.  And I would be pissed if school waited until March 1 to tell me what they alr Andy knew Jan 1.  The school was honest with parents, to give them a warning that the second children may not get in, to give them a few months to weigh other options.  It's not like telling them their child is an absolute horror, what are you talking about?

Schools like Potomac and WIS do NOT give any feedback on siblings, I know several families who ended up with siblings rejected with no warning and were left scrambling.  I think giving current families early warnings is the right thing to do.[/quote]

Potomac absolutely gives a heads up if there's an issue with a sibling.[/quote]

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