Anonymous
Post 03/16/2017 19:50     Subject: Sidwell friends loves primary day school
Most of the PDS kids that got accepted were siblings. It was a real bummer for families with first borns as Sidwell didn't have room for them. Also, PDS basically gives no financial aid so it was likely they were also full pay families. At Sidwell's $40k a year that is a big deal.
Anonymous
Post 03/16/2017 19:18     Subject: Sidwell friends loves primary day school
Anonymous wrote:I always think of Sidwell as a DC school but one of their campuses is Bethesda, right? Assuming they get more Bethesda families than some other DC privates for this reason?


Yes, and that's why the PDS people are excited to have a good year with them. Where do PDS kids typically go?
Anonymous
Post 03/16/2017 19:18     Subject: Sidwell friends loves primary day school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I always think of Sidwell as a DC school but one of their campuses is Bethesda, right? Assuming they get more Bethesda families than some other DC privates for this reason?


Sidwell has a lot of MoCo families. About 50% in my kid's grade.


Wonder if that mix will change a lot when the lower school moves to the Washington campus.
Anonymous
Post 03/16/2017 19:15     Subject: Re:Sidwell friends loves primary day school
Wait so is Primary Day to credit or not for this? And what does the bethesda campus have to do with admissions standards?
Anonymous
Post 03/16/2017 19:10     Subject: Sidwell friends loves primary day school
Anonymous wrote:I always think of Sidwell as a DC school but one of their campuses is Bethesda, right? Assuming they get more Bethesda families than some other DC privates for this reason?


Sidwell has a lot of MoCo families. About 50% in my kid's grade.
Anonymous
Post 03/16/2017 18:59     Subject: Sidwell friends loves primary day school
I always think of Sidwell as a DC school but one of their campuses is Bethesda, right? Assuming they get more Bethesda families than some other DC privates for this reason?
Anonymous
Post 03/16/2017 18:56     Subject: Sidwell friends loves primary day school
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Doesn't PDS accept everyone? Not exactly as exclusive as sidwell.


If true, this speaks all the more highly of the PDS program. But I'm guessing you didn't mean it that way.


Errrr...
Anonymous
Post 03/16/2017 18:49     Subject: Re:Sidwell friends loves primary day school
How many kids in the grade?
Anonymous
Post 03/16/2017 18:46     Subject: Sidwell friends loves primary day school
Plenty of siblings don't get into sidwell. A real coup this year for primary day
Anonymous
Post 03/16/2017 18:32     Subject: Re:Sidwell friends loves primary day school
PDS accepts everyone now.
Anonymous
Post 03/16/2017 18:31     Subject: Sidwell friends loves primary day school
And some years there are none.
Anonymous
Post 03/16/2017 18:20     Subject: Sidwell friends loves primary day school
Anonymous wrote:Doesn't PDS accept everyone? Not exactly as exclusive as sidwell.


If true, this speaks all the more highly of the PDS program. But I'm guessing you didn't mean it that way.
Anonymous
Post 03/16/2017 18:18     Subject: Sidwell friends loves primary day school
Doesn't PDS accept everyone? Not exactly as exclusive as sidwell.
Anonymous
Post 03/16/2017 18:10     Subject: Sidwell friends loves primary day school
My understanding is that many of them are siblings.
Anonymous
Post 03/16/2017 17:41     Subject: Sidwell friends loves primary day school
Seven kids accepted for Sidwell third grade