Anonymous
Post 03/08/2025 18:09     Subject: 2025 Admission Results
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It helps to donate at the $5,000 "Preferred Candidate" level or the $10,000 "Admissions Trailblazer" level. Of course, if you have $25K and can join the "Admitted Students Circle," you have historically been in good shape.


That is crazy. I d rather donate to homeless shelter and gun control groups.


These posts should be removed. Someone with a warped sense of humor thought it was funny to post the above!
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2025 18:05     Subject: 2025 Admission Results
Did anyone get into GDS for 6th? If so boy or girl? We know a bunch that applied but only 1 girl that we've heard got in.
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2025 17:51     Subject: Re:2025 Admission Results
Anonymous wrote:Why are people so keen on Holton? I don't have a daughter, but anecdotally I've not great things about it. I thought NCS was the better school if you are looking for an all-girl school? Is HA like the conversative counterpart to NCS? I guess I don't understand why it would be the only school that someone is looking at?


NCS is a great school, but not everyone wants to attend a religious school. Location and fit are other factors.

Holton wasn’t only school we looked at; however, it was the best fit for us.
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2025 17:50     Subject: 2025 Admission Results
How many new students do GDS, Sidwell, and Maret take for 9th?
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2025 17:28     Subject: 2025 Admission Results
Anonymous wrote:It helps to donate at the $5,000 "Preferred Candidate" level or the $10,000 "Admissions Trailblazer" level. Of course, if you have $25K and can join the "Admitted Students Circle," you have historically been in good shape.


That is crazy. I d rather donate to homeless shelter and gun control groups.
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2025 17:26     Subject: 2025 Admission Results
Anonymous wrote:Daughter in at Holton!

Donated as well…..


What does this mean? How can normal people get to know these fancy thing like donation to admission funds?
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2025 14:29     Subject: 2025 Admission Results
Could be geographic. That said, only applying to one schools means that either they love their public or totally don’t understand the private school dynamics in this area.
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2025 14:10     Subject: Re:2025 Admission Results
Why are people so keen on Holton? I don't have a daughter, but anecdotally I've not great things about it. I thought NCS was the better school if you are looking for an all-girl school? Is HA like the conversative counterpart to NCS? I guess I don't understand why it would be the only school that someone is looking at?
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2025 14:01     Subject: Re:2025 Admission Results
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Daughter got waitlisted at the potomac school & got into madeira. everybody else that applied (from her school) also got waitlisted, so are they just politely rejecting? does anybody actually get off the waitlist? We've also heard that they only take 1 boy 1 girl from each school, so does anyone know anything about that?
Potomac was her top choice and she doesnt want to go anywhere else. we'll be reaching out and letting them know it's her top choice, hopefully that may have some effect...


If the Potomac WL is unsuccessful, Madeira is a great school as well. Congrats!


+1 DD absolutely loves Madeira. And, if it’s helpful, she didn’t know if she’d like all girls. It took her all of two weeks to figure out how amazing all girls is. Regardless, hope your DD gets in where she wants!
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2025 13:45     Subject: Re:2025 Admission Results
Anonymous wrote:Daughter got waitlisted at the potomac school & got into madeira. everybody else that applied (from her school) also got waitlisted, so are they just politely rejecting? does anybody actually get off the waitlist? We've also heard that they only take 1 boy 1 girl from each school, so does anyone know anything about that?
Potomac was her top choice and she doesnt want to go anywhere else. we'll be reaching out and letting them know it's her top choice, hopefully that may have some effect...


If the Potomac WL is unsuccessful, Madeira is a great school as well. Congrats!
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2025 13:32     Subject: Re:2025 Admission Results
Anonymous wrote:Daughter got waitlisted at the potomac school & got into madeira. everybody else that applied (from her school) also got waitlisted, so are they just politely rejecting? does anybody actually get off the waitlist? We've also heard that they only take 1 boy 1 girl from each school, so does anyone know anything about that?
Potomac was her top choice and she doesnt want to go anywhere else. we'll be reaching out and letting them know it's her top choice, hopefully that may have some effect...


Potomac’s waitlist, like most others but particular Potomac’s, is a polite rejection. They may get one or two off the list each year, but they put most people not admitted on the WL.
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2025 13:31     Subject: 2025 Admission Results
Yeah, this is a private school forum, but talking about acceptances for 4th and 5th graders is kind of silly IMO. 9th grade? Makes sense.
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2025 13:31     Subject: 2025 Admission Results
Anonymous wrote:Anyone from prior years get off a WL with FA?

A good friend's son got off the WL and got substantial FA at Burke two years ago, so it does happen
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2025 13:21     Subject: Re:2025 Admission Results
Daughter got waitlisted at the potomac school & got into madeira. everybody else that applied (from her school) also got waitlisted, so are they just politely rejecting? does anybody actually get off the waitlist? We've also heard that they only take 1 boy 1 girl from each school, so does anyone know anything about that?
Potomac was her top choice and she doesnt want to go anywhere else. we'll be reaching out and letting them know it's her top choice, hopefully that may have some effect...
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2025 13:13     Subject: Re:2025 Admission Results
9th grade:

Potomac -accepted