Anonymous
Post 02/05/2026 19:44     Subject: Admission decision dates
AISGW changed its recommendation from June 1 to May 1 for the binding date this year and most if not all the independent schools are following that.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2026 17:05     Subject: Admission decision dates
Catholic schools have a different date than the date most independent schools agree on. Seems those dates shifted this year.

Things do seem to be changing. One school I looked at for my son had an early May commitment date. I’ve only ever seen the June 1 date at our current school. Did other schools move their deadlines too?
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2026 15:35     Subject: Admission decision dates
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If you have applied somewhere for the 26-27 school year (in our case for HS), anyone else frustrated by the differences in admission decision and commitment dates. We had one school offer us "Early notification" if we committed by the end of Jan. (we didn't), another school say we have till mid Feb. or we lose the spot, but then 2 other schools don't even send decisions till END of Feb. Sigh.


Are you in the DC area? I’m not aware of any schools notifying in January and requiring a response by mid February. 2/27 is the most common with some schools two weeks before or one week after but overlap of at least a week in the acceptance period.

+1 I’m curious what school this is. I also suspect it’s not DC area.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2026 15:21     Subject: Admission decision dates
Anonymous wrote:Potomac is not "late February," it's February 27th along with the rest of the independent schools.


I put them on the wrong list, sorry. Madeira all 2/27.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2026 12:32     Subject: Admission decision dates
Anonymous wrote:If you have applied somewhere for the 26-27 school year (in our case for HS), anyone else frustrated by the differences in admission decision and commitment dates. We had one school offer us "Early notification" if we committed by the end of Jan. (we didn't), another school say we have till mid Feb. or we lose the spot, but then 2 other schools don't even send decisions till END of Feb. Sigh.


Are you in the DC area? I’m not aware of any schools notifying in January and requiring a response by mid February. 2/27 is the most common with some schools two weeks before or one week after but overlap of at least a week in the acceptance period.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2026 12:26     Subject: Admission decision dates
Anonymous wrote:Here are the ones I know:

Feb. 13: O'Connell, Ireton, PVI, JPG
Feb. 27: Gonzaga, Visitation
"Late February" (maybe also Feb. 27?): SJCHS, Madeira, Potomac


SSSAS also is 2/27.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2026 12:25     Subject: Admission decision dates
It’s always been that way. There are families that are also hoping for publics like TJ that have even later dates. One student could put down and walk away from two or more deposits. Each family has to figure out what level or risk and/or monetary loss they are willing to accept.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2026 11:53     Subject: Admission decision dates
Potomac is not "late February," it's February 27th along with the rest of the independent schools.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2026 11:27     Subject: Admission decision dates
Here are the ones I know:

Feb. 13: O'Connell, Ireton, PVI, JPG
Feb. 27: Gonzaga, Visitation
"Late February" (maybe also Feb. 27?): SJCHS, Madeira, Potomac
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2026 14:36     Subject: Admission decision dates
I've not hard of an early action / notification concept for DC area independent schools.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2026 14:30     Subject: Admission decision dates
Anonymous wrote:What schools have sent out notifications/early notifications? We applied to schools that all have decisions released end of February.


This. Unless you are a sibling or Beauvoir applying to NCS/STA, I don't know of anyone who releases decisions before end of Feb/first week of March. Are you outside the DMV or are these tiny schools or something?
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2026 14:30     Subject: Admission decision dates
Anonymous wrote:If you have applied somewhere for the 26-27 school year (in our case for HS), anyone else frustrated by the differences in admission decision and commitment dates. We had one school offer us "Early notification" if we committed by the end of Jan. (we didn't), another school say we have till mid Feb. or we lose the spot, but then 2 other schools don't even send decisions till END of Feb. Sigh.


No, because it is completely logical for schools to not make switching schools frictionless.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2026 14:17     Subject: Admission decision dates
You need to pay a deposit somewhere and be willing to lose it.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2026 14:16     Subject: Admission decision dates
What schools have sent out notifications/early notifications? We applied to schools that all have decisions released end of February.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2026 13:46     Subject: Admission decision dates
If you have applied somewhere for the 26-27 school year (in our case for HS), anyone else frustrated by the differences in admission decision and commitment dates. We had one school offer us "Early notification" if we committed by the end of Jan. (we didn't), another school say we have till mid Feb. or we lose the spot, but then 2 other schools don't even send decisions till END of Feb. Sigh.