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[quote=Anonymous]We had the same negative experience with the Admissions Director at Mclean. I've been through the independent school admissions process multiple times and had never had a negative, cold or unwelcoming experience until I got to Mclean. My DC was accepted for MS, but I actually had strong reservations about NOT enrolling. In the end, we decided to give it a try.

There were a few glitches in the beginning (comm gaps, last minute invites to parents for events, no buddy family assigned as promised, calendar mixups), but things steadliy went down hill from there...uneven enforcement of rules, punitive approach to mild behavior issues, MS principle ineffective in role, found out that my DC was not getting the required accommodations in ANY classes, the course work seemed to be too lightweight.

Most of DC teachers were good though, but I had a hard time getting past the fact that the accommodations had not been put in place...and that there was little to no accountability for it. Also...2-3 teachers that DC really bonded with left after our first year there, then during our 2nd year, despite telling us that it was done, the school failed to submit forms that we needed for an evaluation for our child. This caused a significant delay in an appointment we had been waiting a long time for. Again...no real accountability.

The last straw was when we were told in Nov that our DC was doing great in x subject, but DC ended up doing dismally on an outside test in x subject. We got an email over the winter break informing us that teacher of x subject would not be returning for the 2nd half of the school year. This was very disruptive to us and our DC, but by that point, we were already looking to leave.

I know that no school is perfect, but for the amount of money Mclean charges, they needed to deliver more than what we got. In many ways....I felt like it was a money grab. I remember very little being included with the tuition...everything they offered was ala carte and itemized...enrollment fee, student registration fee, payment plan fee, activity fee, PTA fee, transportation fee....the list was endless.

I'm glad we left and my DC continues to thrive at a different school, but I wish I would have followed my intuition. Our very first meeting with Ms. Patterson left me feeling like this was not the right school for our child and I was right. Ms. Pattersons behavior was indicative of the culture of the school. The admissions office is the first point of contact for prospective families, so that experience absolutely should be a positive one....it doesn't matter if I'll never see that team again...what matters is that the school gives off a poor first impression (at least to some families) and that doesn't serve anyone well.[/quote]

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