Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Had one kid at a big-3 and 2nd kid was rejected. Years later, 2nd kid accepted for 9th and enrolled. Still, the sting of that earlier rejection -- spouse and I never got over it. Forever changed our view of the school even after 2nd kid accepted and enrolled there. Never felt the same sense of loyalty nor desire to donate again.

Are you so petty in other parts of your life?

Anonymous wrote:Had one kid at a big-3 and 2nd kid was rejected. Years later, 2nd kid accepted for 9th and enrolled. Still, the sting of that earlier rejection -- spouse and I never got over it. Forever changed our view of the school even after 2nd kid accepted and enrolled there. Never felt the same sense of loyalty nor desire to donate again.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Remember often you may have to sign next year's contract and commit and put down a deposit for next year BEFORE offers for new admissions are extended. I know people who have gotten extensions on the renewal date for this reason to wait and see if younger sibling is admitted. Your school should understand and work with you on this timing.

I do know of 2 families at our private whose DC2s did not get admitted. Both pulled DC1 and send all kids to public. School warned both families ahead of time there were major red flags for DC2s, WPPSI scores were very poor, play dates bad and strong indications of some learning issues that probably would be better supported at a smaller speciality school like Lab or public.

In this land of passive aggressiveness (DC and surrounding areas) I cannot imagine any school EVER listing these things to a family. The offense it would cause would be immense. "very poor play dates"? That's like saying "Your child is an absolute horror"

No. I think not.

This is PP. children in question had serious ADHD issues, they couldn't focus on play date. And combined with Wppsi showed they needed a different learning environment, if it was my child, I would want to know the truth. And I would be pissed if school waited until March 1 to tell me what they alr Andy knew Jan 1. The school was honest with parents, to give them a warning that the second children may not get in, to give them a few months to weigh other options. It's not like telling them their child is an absolute horror, what are you talking about?

Schools like Potomac and WIS do NOT give any feedback on siblings, I know several families who ended up with siblings rejected with no warning and were left scrambling. I think giving current families early warnings is the right thing to do.

To be fair, this is a much better explanation of what you were saying.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Remember often you may have to sign next year's contract and commit and put down a deposit for next year BEFORE offers for new admissions are extended. I know people who have gotten extensions on the renewal date for this reason to wait and see if younger sibling is admitted. Your school should understand and work with you on this timing.

I do know of 2 families at our private whose DC2s did not get admitted. Both pulled DC1 and send all kids to public. School warned both families ahead of time there were major red flags for DC2s, WPPSI scores were very poor, play dates bad and strong indications of some learning issues that probably would be better supported at a smaller speciality school like Lab or public.

In this land of passive aggressiveness (DC and surrounding areas) I cannot imagine any school EVER listing these things to a family. The offense it would cause would be immense. "very poor play dates"? That's like saying "Your child is an absolute horror"

No. I think not.

This is PP. children in question had serious ADHD issues, they couldn't focus on play date. And combined with Wppsi showed they needed a different learning environment, if it was my child, I would want to know the truth. And I would be pissed if school waited until March 1 to tell me what they alr Andy knew Jan 1. The school was honest with parents, to give them a warning that the second children may not get in, to give them a few months to weigh other options. It's not like telling them their child is an absolute horror, what are you talking about?

Schools like Potomac and WIS do NOT give any feedback on siblings, I know several families who ended up with siblings rejected with no warning and were left scrambling. I think giving current families early warnings is the right thing to do.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Remember often you may have to sign next year's contract and commit and put down a deposit for next year BEFORE offers for new admissions are extended. I know people who have gotten extensions on the renewal date for this reason to wait and see if younger sibling is admitted. Your school should understand and work with you on this timing.

I do know of 2 families at our private whose DC2s did not get admitted. Both pulled DC1 and send all kids to public. School warned both families ahead of time there were major red flags for DC2s, WPPSI scores were very poor, play dates bad and strong indications of some learning issues that probably would be better supported at a smaller speciality school like Lab or public.

In this land of passive aggressiveness (DC and surrounding areas) I cannot imagine any school EVER listing these things to a family. The offense it would cause would be immense. "very poor play dates"? That's like saying "Your child is an absolute horror"

No. I think not.

This is PP. children in question had serious ADHD issues, they couldn't focus on play date. And combined with Wppsi showed they needed a different learning environment, if it was my child, I would want to know the truth. And I would be pissed if school waited until March 1 to tell me what they alr Andy knew Jan 1. The school was honest with parents, to give them a warning that the second children may not get in, to give them a few months to weigh other options. It's not like telling them their child is an absolute horror, what are you talking about?

Schools like Potomac and WIS do NOT give any feedback on siblings, I know several families who ended up with siblings rejected with no warning and were left scrambling. I think giving current families early warnings is the right thing to do.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Remember often you may have to sign next year's contract and commit and put down a deposit for next year BEFORE offers for new admissions are extended. I know people who have gotten extensions on the renewal date for this reason to wait and see if younger sibling is admitted. Your school should understand and work with you on this timing.

I do know of 2 families at our private whose DC2s did not get admitted. Both pulled DC1 and send all kids to public. School warned both families ahead of time there were major red flags for DC2s, WPPSI scores were very poor, play dates bad and strong indications of some learning issues that probably would be better supported at a smaller speciality school like Lab or public.

In this land of passive aggressiveness (DC and surrounding areas) I cannot imagine any school EVER listing these things to a family. The offense it would cause would be immense. "very poor play dates"? That's like saying "Your child is an absolute horror"

No. I think not.

Anonymous wrote:Remember often you may have to sign next year's contract and commit and put down a deposit for next year BEFORE offers for new admissions are extended. I know people who have gotten extensions on the renewal date for this reason to wait and see if younger sibling is admitted. Your school should understand and work with you on this timing.

I do know of 2 families at our private whose DC2s did not get admitted. Both pulled DC1 and send all kids to public. School warned both families ahead of time there were major red flags for DC2s, WPPSI scores were very poor, play dates bad and strong indications of some learning issues that probably would be better supported at a smaller speciality school like Lab or public.

Anonymous wrote:Remember often you may have to sign next year's contract and commit and put down a deposit for next year BEFORE offers for new admissions are extended. I know people who have gotten extensions on the renewal date for this reason to wait and see if younger sibling is admitted. Your school should understand and work with you on this timing.

I do know of 2 families at our private whose DC2s did not get admitted. Both pulled DC1 and send all kids to public. School warned both families ahead of time there were major red flags for DC2s, WPPSI scores were very poor, play dates bad and strong indications of some learning issues that probably would be better supported at a smaller speciality school like Lab or public.

Anonymous wrote:
School is a great fit for child 2, but lots of siblings are applying so you never know. Fit for child 1 is okay. I cant bear the thought of different schools. Its been exhausting.