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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry for the slight derail OP, but I'd like to know if such letters have any meaningful value add when applying for PK or K?

Without knowing anything, my instinct says no.  Simply because it'd be hard to convey any meaningful preference on the applicant/child's part, and it becomes more about the parents expressing their choice (and query whether the schools really care about that as much compared to considering a much older child's first choice).[/quote]

We did one for Pre-K and my DC was accepted to that school. I don't know whether it made a difference or not. I have heard over the course of the year my DC had an awesome playdate. DC's WPPSI was strong and I have no reason to believe her teacher recommendation was not strong. In the end, I do not believe we lost anything by doing one. Many of the kids admitted parents did not do one at all. Some of them did not even send thank you notes.

On the hand, the schools that DC was WL at I do wonder if a "1st choice" letter would have turned that WL decision into an admit...[/quote]

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