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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Strange to read these posts because Burke was the only school that rejected our gifted child with ADHD, and the impression we got was that it was related to her IEP. She had straight As and pretty great SSAT scores. We applied to various progressive schools and literally it was the only one the declined. Even got financial aid offers from all others. It was...odd. We could tell at the interview they couldn't provide any support. Still, overall, better to be clear so there are no surprises when you arrive.[/quote]

I have heard about other very qualified applicants not getting into Burke, despite the fact that Burke often takes chances on applicants other schools reject.  While I'm sure there were reasons for this, everyone should keep in mind that there are subjective and almost random considerations in all school admissions decisions.  Burke's admissions office does a good job and tries hard.  Inevitably, there will be cases where someone else from another school looks at the situation and sees a better fit. When that happens, "Burke's loss is Field's gain" (or Saint Andrew's gain or Sandy Spring's gain or Bullis's gain or Gonzaga's gain or Wilson High' School's gain, etc.).  The same thing happens in the other direction.

Unpredictable decisions also happen at the family level.  Every year, Burke loses kids to other schools and other schools lose kids to Burke.
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