8th grade boy (new in town)
admitted to
Bullis, Potomac and Wis
Bullis is closer as we live in Bethesda but it seems that its reputation academically not that great ????, Potomac has transportation- better reputation then bullis and WIS seems to be best academically . We are torn ...what is rumors what is not.
Any ideas or help

We personally know 3 girls on Sidwell's wait list for 9th grade.

We have decided on the first choice (one of the "Big 3" schools) for DC and already send out decline letters to all other schools that accepted DC. To return the enrollment contract and deposit to our first choice school, should we sent by regular or registered mail? Do we need to call the admissions office to make sure they received the contract?

The etiquette is that you notify them as soon as you know you won't be attending there. Phone call, e-mail, letter, it doesn't matter. No, you can't put them on your wait list. While I get how this would seem fair, it's not how it works. If the school doesn't receive a deposit from you by their due date, you'll lose the spot any way, but it's nice to let them know sooner so that they can offer a spot to someone on their wait list.

Whats the etiquette on sending responses to schools that accepted our child? Can we put the school on our wait list? Seems fair dont you think?

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Anonymous wrote:No - the link on the first page is a beta test from before mail came in. The live survey is linked to on page 2.

The links are identical.

No - the link on the first page is a beta test from before mail came in. The live survey is linked to on page 2.

If interested in participating, the survey is on the first page of this thread.

Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain how to read the graphic for wait list slots? Why all the spaces and then the names of the schools? Does it suggest anything about how many people have said they might give up a slot? TIA

All the blank spaces in the waitlist response zone are from survey respondents who left that question blank. Just ignore the blank spaces. If anyone identified a slot they are planning to turn down, it's listed there. So as of this writing, here are the accept slots that will be turned down, which suggests these schools might go to their waitlists:

Bullis
WES k girl Potomac/K/Boy
Beauvoir/K/Boy
Wis
St Patricks / PK / Boy
Norwood / K / Boy
K/Girl Norwood, Concord Hill, Sidwell
Bullis
Rochambeau / 3rd maternelle / Boy

Can someone explain how to read the graphic for wait list slots? Why all the spaces and then the names of the schools? Does it suggest anything about how many people have said they might give up a slot? TIA

We taught our 3 year old child to do 1st grade math, to keep up with the red shirted 5 year old kids in her pre-school.

I know the ADs talked about my DC. 3 years old but doing 3rd grade reading, we applied for fourth grade! But, someone mentioned redshirting....so we torn, what to do.....

Lower school child

Accepted Primary School.

W/L GDS and Maret

Rejected Sidwell