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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just read Sophie Brickman's book Plays Well With Others to get a sense of how insane the whole feeder preschool aspiration is at the parent level.

Yes it's satire but she went through it herself (I think kids went to PCDS, she's also Brearley/Trinity alumna) so I'm guessing she draws upon a lot of real experience.[/quote]

I haven’t read the book yet. I can only imagine the amount of insanity and delusions she must have seen over the years.

My kids went to one of the feeder preschools mentioned here, and I’ve seen enough of the ridiculous moments and entitled parents. Some are pretty entertaining while some are head scratchers, especially during the exmission and when the results are out. Some will go far overdrive to save face when they didn’t make it to their first choice.

One family was pretty sure their dc will make it to TT K but also applied to “safety” schools that they considered beneath them. They were arrogant and also brusque. I guess they didn’t get good feedbacks from some of the TT because they changed their tunes and would talk badly about TT and how they heard those schools are toxic. They didn’t seem to get how the school admissions people can smell their arrogance and sense of entitlement immediately.

In the end, they got waitlisted everywhere including their safety schools. Our PSD had to work hard. After the deadlines for deposit passed, the family got off the waitlist and made it to the safety school that they thought was beneath them. Instead of being grateful, in their typical fashion, they made sure they informed everyone that the school made a special exception to make space for their dc. It was truly smh moment.[/quote]

Wow. Thanks for sharing.

It does seem stressful at some of these feeders. PCDS has like 30 kids apply to private (I am sure it is even more at WSMS- seemed like a large school). I really enjoyed PCDS during this admissions cycle (teachers and admin seemed exceptional) but it is clear that there are so many well connected people attending (authors, TV, celebs) (and who seem to be tight with the admin). If we got in, I am not sure how we (totally unconnected) would even be able to make a dent / stand out to advocate for our child. Every other kid seemed to be sibling of a Brearley, Collegiate or Trinity kid (slight exaggeration but not really).

I have heard people have been stressed about exmissions at Temple Emanu-El and 92NY, too, the past few years. [/quote]

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