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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would have to say the Maret Admissions Office was the most annoying.  I almost did not want to post because I bet someone monitors this from time to time and would hate to give them any tips on improving.  Not sure I agree with the posters who say she is a snob but she definitely has an agenda.  I tend to support their agenda even if my could will reap no benefits from it.  They create a relationship with those parents they wish to cultivate and have virtually no contact with others.  Could be snobbery.  Could be efficiency, could be bad manners.

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Maret is a small school and, as such, has to be very careful in who it admits. I have no relationship to Maret, but would just objectively point out that they have the lowest tuition of any "top" tier DC Private. That is a rare value in this town and, I think that it is completely above board that to maintain that they choose their admit pool VERY carefully. It is like some people can survive a bad marriage better than others. Maret is small therefore they cannot afford to admit folks who will add nothing to the school. They need bright kids from active families who will not just volunteer , but be good at what they volunteer to do( consist w/ values of the school) and they need some parents who can $$$$$.

I met with the Maret AD and did feel like I was being probed. That is OK because it told me a few things about the school: a good school has a sharp discerning AD and she is definitely THAT. Secondly, every other family getting in has to pass same muster, which is doubly reassuring. Also, she has been there, like what , 30 years so that is real institutional integrity at work.[/quote]

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