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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a GDS parent, I am so frustrated by the feedback I hear year after year about the admissions department. They are not organized and  in some cases not even friendly to prospective families. I hear this all the time from friends applying across the different grades. In particular, the head of admisssions for the HS has been there forever and seems burned out.

There is an arrogance to it that makes me furious. It seems GDS's attitude is like - take us or leave us - we have a million applicants.

My kids love GDS and are getting a great education but I do not want ANY potential family with a great kid turned pff by the process!!

We should be marketing to every family and cultivating every potential applicant.  Russell please listen to this feedback and make some changes![/quote]

We had a great experience with GDS HS admissions. Our interviewer spent a long time chatting with us and made us all feel welcome. We also attended all of the virtual events we could with them (you can attend multiple open house virtual events). Super excited our son got in and will attend in the fall.

I do think that families interviewing for 9th need to let their child do most of the talking and only chime in occasionally to add detail. Also be prepared to ask some interesting/specific questions to keep the conversation going versus just a Q& A.[/quote]

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