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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone else just have absolutely no clue what to think in terms of chances? We applied for PK and thought the interviews and playdates went well, but we do not have any hooks and understand the spots are very limited. It’s just kind of funny to me - normally when applying for something in my own life I’ve at least had a sense of whether I had a chance. With this I have absolutely no idea what to think. It’s a strange feeling.

Your chances are almost 0 at the top schools unless you're a very wealthy, a famous person or have connections to the school.
Almost everyone is in the same boat especially for the youngest kids when you don't have grades and an academic and extracurricular track record.

It's not a good feeling because it's so random and the criteria are not clearly laid out.

This simply isn't true. We are none of these things and got into multiple highly regarded schools. Now, at one of them, I see that this myth above isn't the reality at these schools.

Agree, we’re at a Big 3 and had no connections, were not wealthy (more wealthy now after 7 years), and were not famous. We applied with no expectation of getting in and were pleasantly surprised when we did.

To all three?

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone else just have absolutely no clue what to think in terms of chances? We applied for PK and thought the interviews and playdates went well, but we do not have any hooks and understand the spots are very limited. It’s just kind of funny to me - normally when applying for something in my own life I’ve at least had a sense of whether I had a chance. With this I have absolutely no idea what to think. It’s a strange feeling.

Your chances are almost 0 at the top schools unless you're a very wealthy, a famous person or have connections to the school.
Almost everyone is in the same boat especially for the youngest kids when you don't have grades and an academic and extracurricular track record.

It's not a good feeling because it's so random and the criteria are not clearly laid out.

This simply isn't true. We are none of these things and got into multiple highly regarded schools. Now, at one of them, I see that this myth above isn't the reality at these schools.

Agree, we’re at a Big 3 and had no connections, were not wealthy (more wealthy now after 7 years), and were not famous. We applied with no expectation of getting in and were pleasantly surprised when we did.

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Anonymous wrote:Will they all show up at once at the strike of 4 tomorrow (3/3/23)? Or is it up to the schools? Could one decide to release earlier?

This is when I viewed decisions 2 years ago:

Georgetown Day SchoolView Decision
You viewed this decision at 4:05 pm on March 05, 2021

Maret SchoolView Decision
You viewed this decision at 3:21 pm on March 05, 2021

Sidwell Friends SchoolView Decision
You viewed this decision at 4:05 pm on March 05, 2021

St. Albans SchoolView Decision
You viewed this decision at 3:50 pm on March 05, 2021

The Potomac SchoolView Decision
You viewed this decision at 3:54 pm on March 05, 2021

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone else just have absolutely no clue what to think in terms of chances? We applied for PK and thought the interviews and playdates went well, but we do not have any hooks and understand the spots are very limited. It’s just kind of funny to me - normally when applying for something in my own life I’ve at least had a sense of whether I had a chance. With this I have absolutely no idea what to think. It’s a strange feeling.

Your chances are almost 0 at the top schools unless you're a very wealthy, a famous person or have connections to the school.
Almost everyone is in the same boat especially for the youngest kids when you don't have grades and an academic and extracurricular track record.

It's not a good feeling because it's so random and the criteria are not clearly laid out.

This simply isn't true. We are none of these things and got into multiple highly regarded schools. Now, at one of them, I see that this myth above isn't the reality at these schools.

Anonymous wrote:Will they all show up at once at the strike of 4 tomorrow (3/3/23)? Or is it up to the schools? Could one decide to release earlier?

Anonymous wrote:Will they all show up at once at the strike of 4 tomorrow (3/3/23)? Or is it up to the schools? Could one decide to release earlier?

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Anonymous wrote:We had no hook last year for K. DC applied to 5 schools and got into all of them, but it didn’t include “Big 3,” so maybe this forum doesn’t think it counts.

It counts. Apparently privates across the board are "overwhelmed" with a surge in applicants because of a sudden trend of choosing privates over publics.

Thanks. FWIW, it was Bullis, Norwood, SSFS, Green Acres, and Seneca Academy. We are full pay, but otherwise no hook. DC is a typical Jewish kid … a dime a dozen around here.

Your kid impressed them. Congrats!

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Anonymous wrote:We had no hook last year for K. DC applied to 5 schools and got into all of them, but it didn’t include “Big 3,” so maybe this forum doesn’t think it counts.

It counts. Apparently privates across the board are "overwhelmed" with a surge in applicants because of a sudden trend of choosing privates over publics.

Thanks. FWIW, it was Bullis, Norwood, SSFS, Green Acres, and Seneca Academy. We are full pay, but otherwise no hook. DC is a typical Jewish kid … a dime a dozen around here.