Anonymous
Post 05/15/2025 15:15     Subject: Worst Admissions Experiences
We also had a bad experience with WIS, Lower School.
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2025 15:12     Subject: Worst Admissions Experiences
Anonymous wrote:Field was pretty much nonexistent. No return emails or phone calls.

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I guess there is a wide range of experience even with the same schools. Every email I sent to Field was responded to in less than a day. I never tried calling them though.
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2025 15:01     Subject: Worst Admissions Experiences
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I second or third Flint Hill.




The admissions department at Flint Hill was definitely the worst. Very unprofessional. They acted as if they were Andover or Groton instead of the average school they are. My daughter got accepted, but we chose Potomac.


Langley School in McLean. The AD was awful and acted like the school was some sort of high tier school for uber intellectual kids. I don't think she's there anymore. Needless to say we went elsewhere (and funny enough DS did end up at a HADES for 3 yrs of high school)
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2025 14:55     Subject: Worst Admissions Experiences
Anonymous wrote:Field was pretty much nonexistent. No return emails or phone calls.

Bullis was pretty bad as well. I think they’re all overwhelmed but it comes across as “we could care less whether your kid comes here”


Bullis was our favorite - the director of admissions was awesome. This was three years ago, though, and I heard he moved on to be a HOS somewhere else. My child chose a different school but the admissions process definitely put Bullis higher on our list. (Probably higher than it should have been.)
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2025 14:55     Subject: Worst Admissions Experiences
Anonymous wrote:Hands down the woman from GDS for upper school and close second Maret. We ended up accepting at one of these but we do plan on reporting the process at some point to the one we accepted. So bad!

Maret was ok. Not extra friendly, informative and not rude. GDS was cold.
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2025 14:03     Subject: Worst Admissions Experiences
Field was pretty much nonexistent. No return emails or phone calls.

Bullis was pretty bad as well. I think they’re all overwhelmed but it comes across as “we could care less whether your kid comes here”
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2025 15:32     Subject: Re:Worst Admissions Experiences
Anonymous wrote:A few years ago, we had a bad experience with Visi and Georgetown Prep. DD was accepted but process was just not pleasant. DS decided not to apply after his shadow day. Staff was rude and unhelpful. Also, during admissions events, both schools were quite cliquey and really only seek out to cater to people who they knew.


par for the course.
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2025 15:00     Subject: Worst Admissions Experiences
SSFS, although given everything that happened afterwards maybe it was a blessing in disguise
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2025 12:58     Subject: Worst Admissions Experiences
Hands down the woman from GDS for upper school and close second Maret. We ended up accepting at one of these but we do plan on reporting the process at some point to the one we accepted. So bad!
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2025 11:48     Subject: Worst Admissions Experiences
Stone Ridge for US.
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2025 11:27     Subject: Worst Admissions Experiences
WIS, lower school.
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2025 11:23     Subject: Worst Admissions Experiences
Our experience with Flint Hill (upper school - I do think it would help for folks to mention the division, especially for k-12 schools) was mixed. One of the AOs was lovely (fortunately the one assigned to us), but other admin interactions were not great.
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2025 11:17     Subject: Worst Admissions Experiences
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Flint Hill was far and away the worst.

We had a good experience with Flint Hill for one middle school kid and one upper school kid. Which school did you apply to?


Same. We had an excellent experience at Flint Hill and ended up going there for Upper School 9th grade.

Flint hill was good. Potomac was bad and Burke was bad. Those are the only two I can complain about.
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2025 09:44     Subject: Worst Admissions Experiences
Anonymous wrote:I second or third Flint Hill.




The admissions department at Flint Hill was definitely the worst. Very unprofessional. They acted as if they were Andover or Groton instead of the average school they are. My daughter got accepted, but we chose Potomac.
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2025 09:28     Subject: Worst Admissions Experiences
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:SSSAS hands down

We loved the US admissions at SSSAS. No experience with the other two divisions, though.


Yeah I think they did a great job. We chose another school, but I thought their admissions process was top-notch.