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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We did the family interview and the whole experience really made me think twice about the school. It was so disorganized. We were scheduled for a certain time and was asked to come earlier because of a time conflict, but our actual interview was hours later. We waited 4.5 hours in total. The interview itself was really strange. It’s a huge panel but only one person really engaged and everyone else was staring at their phones. Is this typical? [/quote]

I’m sorry to hear that. Our family interview was very engaging with everyone on the panel speaking. Some asked questions, and some just spoke about strengths and possible room for improvements for my DD. When we went into the building, we were greeted with someone waiting for us to lead us to check in. We never had a chance to sit down until we were led to the room we would be interviewing in. We sat outside and waited until our time. The chair came out when the previous family interview ended and spoke to us. Also told us it would just be a few more minutes, then came back out to get us in maybe 4 minutes. My DD’s friend also had her family interview and it went pretty much the same, just a different department.

From the way you explained how things went, I can only imagine that it may have been that there was definitely a lot going on probably outside of the family interview and confusion. Hopefully the other panelist being on their phones wasn’t a sign of disconnect and more of trying to be present in two places at once but still not an excuse. Everybody’s time is valuable and it sucks that you all weren’t shown that after 4.5 hours. Sending positive vibes because this is not the easiest time for anyone with a child in DC, with the lottery among other things. [/quote]

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