Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We were invited to the auction prior to receiving DC acceptance notification.

I was invited to an auction at a school where my child was later rejected.

But who invited you? Was it a friend? Someone working on the auction committee? They have no control over admissions. I once invited someone interested in DC's school to come with me to the auction. Later they applied but didn't get in and she was bitter, saying she had purchased several items at the auction. I had to tell her "it doesn't work that way". I doubt admissions even knew she attended the auction.

Last year DC applied to half ADW (catholic) high schools and half independent schools. All responses came within 3 days of each other (approx March 1).

If your DC is a very strong candidate the school will find a way to let you know.

Depending on the school, they may not even know themselves whether they will accept your kid until right before notices are drafted and go out. There are some clear-cut cases where they really want the kid. But for the rest of us, the admissions team is probably haggling until the last moment.

ADW is a week earlier.

The independent schools in DC and Md cannot - there are specificrules about when to notifY that are very strictly upheld by AIMS (state independent school association).

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We were invited to the auction prior to receiving DC acceptance notification.

I was invited to an auction at a school where my child was later rejected.

wow - that's obnoxious!

+1. We applied to 6 schools and weren't invited to the auctions at any of them. I would have been offended if we had.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We were invited to the auction prior to receiving DC acceptance notification.

I was invited to an auction at a school where my child was later rejected.

wow - that's obnoxious!

You should definitely give it a try and ask. You won't know for sure until you do.

Anonymous wrote:We were invited to the auction prior to receiving DC acceptance notification.

I was invited to an auction at a school where my child was later rejected.

We were invited to the auction prior to receiving DC acceptance notification.

If you already have children enrolled at the school, you may get a nod.

Why do you need it early? I doubt it!

probably not. why so eager?

Just wondering if there is any senerio when they tell you in advance.