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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It was obvious during the admissions process that Bullis was too overwhelmed with applications given their current staffing and/or the school is in such high demand that they feel they can basically ignore applicants and still fill a class. Never once did anyone pick up the phone in the admissions office or return our voicemails. Emails regarding scheduling tours and interviews took 10 days to get a response. If that's a preview of what going there would be like, be glad you aren't paying huge money for that kind of experience.[/quote]

Our child applied for HS last year, and we had the opposite experience. I was particularly impressed that the (then) Director of Admissions (Matt) knew each student and which school they were coming from on our tour. Our inquiries were answered immediately both by phone and email. They seemed like a well-oiled machine.

That said, PP’s experience above is similar to what I heard from some of the parents at our K-8 whose kids were applying this year in terms of lack of responsiveness by admissions staff.  I know that there is a new Director of Admissions, and perhaps there was some staff turnover as well. [/quote]

Our admissions experience gave us the impression the school has grown too much too quickly and did not have the systems and infrastructure to support the growth. It's possible it's limited to admissions but I would be surprised if there aren't growing pains in other aspects. A school can't grow 50+% in a couple of years and still provide the same type of experience.[/quote]

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