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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't see this online - what I see is a late application - which to me says you won't be considered along with March 7 decisions...but maybe to fill in any spots leftover after March 7 acceptances commit.[/quote]
The text at the top of the admissions page says “[b]The regular admissions process for the 2025/26 school year has closed[/b]. The late application process will open on February 3, 2025.” I don’t see anything about a decision timeline, so it’s unclear if they will make any decisions on the late round before decisions are announced for the regular round. [/quote]

The regular process is closed. This "late application" doesn't really apply to the general public - this is for special cases (there are always some of these) - typically people who are moving to town and have connections through their current school and/or are VIP - and in a year like this - it will include families who are relocating for jobs in the new administration or a new congressional seat or high powered tangential related to both.[/quote]

Then why advertise it on the admissions page? The people you describe don't need a formal website notice to go that route. The regular people seeing it are supposed to know it's not for them?[/quote]

Because schools want and/or need to keep their options open. Say, a family with three boys in non-entry grade has to move in June (made up example), but the waitlist is majority girls for entry years. You want to keep channels open so you can manage those random shifts that always happen later on.

Sidwell (and numerous other schools) posted the same message last year, so this isn't new.[/quote]

I'm the PP you responded to, but you weren't responding to what I asked. I understand the considerations you outlined above and agree your scenario is typical. My comment/question was in response to the person who claimed that the late application process was NOT for applicants/circumstances like you described, and was instead reserved for only political elites and similar.[/quote]

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