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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC got accepted at collegiate [/quote]

Congrats!! This is one of my top choices for DS next year. Would you mind sharing anything that you think helped or set him/your family apart?[/quote]

Curious about this too. Anything you could share much appreciated. [/quote]

Parent statement is 5000 characters so you can actually write a thoughtful statement. Some schools wanted less than half that in length which made it more challenging.

They allow you to submit a child's work sample too which also allowed for some additional flavorful storytelling.

In the end -- there's no surefire way if you're not sibling/legacy (which generally fills up 50%+ of these classes at most schools is my understanding). I'm sure these schools have way more interested families than they can accept so part of it is down to having your child have a good playdate (bright, curious, etc.) and coming across as interested and devoted parents who will be good partners along the way (no administration wants drama and misaligned expectations). The admissions team no doubt tries to assemble a class with varied characteristics so that adds a lot of unknowns as well.

But this can all be applied towards almost any of the private schools that continue to see lots of enrollment interest post-pandemic. I encourage you to visit and decide it's actually the right choice for you -- the school (like any other) wants to see genuine enthusiasm in the parents who choose to enroll their kids there as it's ideally a 13-year journey partnering with a school.[/quote]

thank you! just curious, were you at a feeder preschool ?[/quote]

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