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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]16:47 - This is good insight. I can absolutely see that from the perspective of the school.  Thanks for sharing that piece of information.[/quote]

Hah!  We suspect that part of the reason that DD got wait listed at one area school (but got into a Big 3) was because another mom got up during the parent session, identified herself as being from our small suburban town, asked a totally annoying, embarrassing and PITA question, and then didn't apply her kid. So we think they thought we were that mom. Yes, don't expose any latent PITA tendencies during the parent interview.[/quote]

ha ha I forgot about this.  I remember going to an open house for applicants for our kids' school.  We had one in already, so were applying the sibling.  We knew the principal and the culture of the school.  One new parent who was applying her first child raised her hand and said "My Larlo, who is a very advanced reader, blah blah blah" and proceeded to ask for an age-waiver.  The school had a strict rule about not breaking the age requirements, not even current school families' sibling kids could get in early.  The principal explained this, in the X years history of the school, it was never done. This mom would not give up.  "But Larlo's brilliant! etc" three times…

Afterwards (like a couple days later) we were at a school event and I remember that some parents were joking with the principal about this situation, and the principal said, "Yes, I just thought, note-to-self: don't accept any kid named Larlo!"

They don't want PITA parents, because they take up too much time and energy.[/quote]

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