Anonymous
Post 02/13/2026 21:30     Subject: Nightingale and Chapin School Waitlist
This happens from time-to-time when you see that a class is on the larger side. Both in K and 9th. That's what they say 60-65 or 65-70. Especially in 9th they say we admit 10-15.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2026 21:09     Subject: Nightingale and Chapin School Waitlist
This doesn’t seem right. Especially 2026
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2026 17:25     Subject: Nightingale and Chapin School Waitlist
They usually have a little wiggle room with class sizes.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2026 17:22     Subject: Nightingale and Chapin School Waitlist
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Chapin isn't pulling from its wait pool? I know someone who declined them today, so that seems odd to me.


Schools factor in that yields will be <100% when giving out offers. So a decline doesn’t automatically translate into one person off waitlist.


So they let more people in than they have space for? Seems like that could burn them in the (admittedly unlikely) event of 100% acceptance
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2026 17:20     Subject: Nightingale and Chapin School Waitlist
Anonymous wrote:Chapin isn't pulling from its wait pool? I know someone who declined them today, so that seems odd to me.


Schools factor in that yields will be <100% when giving out offers. So a decline doesn’t automatically translate into one person off waitlist.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2026 17:09     Subject: Nightingale and Chapin School Waitlist
Chapin isn't pulling from its wait pool? I know someone who declined them today, so that seems odd to me.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2026 15:12     Subject: Nightingale and Chapin School Waitlist
Anonymous wrote:Is this for K or MS?


K
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2026 14:59     Subject: Nightingale and Chapin School Waitlist
Is this for K or MS?
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2026 19:43     Subject: Nightingale and Chapin School Waitlist
Anonymous wrote:FYI. We just received an email from Chapin that they will not be moving to their wait pool, and asked if we wanted to remain active over the spring and summer (if spaces open up).

It’s okay with us because we already accepted another TT offer. But just wanted to give you a heads up.


OP here- just got the same email as well.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2026 18:55     Subject: Nightingale and Chapin School Waitlist
Anonymous wrote:Does C have both a wait pool and a wait list? And if so, which one is better to be on?


Sorry should have clarified. Not for K, for another year.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2026 18:53     Subject: Nightingale and Chapin School Waitlist
FYI. We just received an email from Chapin that they will not be moving to their wait pool, and asked if we wanted to remain active over the spring and summer (if spaces open up).

It’s okay with us because we already accepted another TT offer. But just wanted to give you a heads up.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2026 18:05     Subject: Nightingale and Chapin School Waitlist
Anonymous wrote:Does C have both a wait pool and a wait list? And if so, which one is better to be on?


At this point it probably doesn’t matter (sorry!!). There’s likely only a few kids getting calls tomorrow if the wait list isn’t closed.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2026 17:27     Subject: Nightingale and Chapin School Waitlist
Does C have both a wait pool and a wait list? And if so, which one is better to be on?
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 22:19     Subject: Nightingale and Chapin School Waitlist
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I know a small handful of people who are planning on taking either TT coed or Brearley but got a backup offer for Chapin. So OP there is hope for Chapin too!


Is there a reason they are still holding onto the Chapin acceptance? I thought PSDs really push families to communicate offer declines as soon as possible. Our PSD requested we do within 24 hours and implied it was frowned upon not to.


Not sure but many schools also had admitted family events so they could have held out on deciding after those.


Totally, but that poster referred specifically to a "backup offer" from Chapin. If they know they are going to Brearley or a TT coed, then why hold onto the Chapin offer?


But for connected preschool, at least in my preschool, it's almost impossible to get more than 1 TT offers.


Same at our feeder. You get one. OP, focus on Nightingale. Try to get in now before the scramble in 24 hours.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 14:42     Subject: Nightingale and Chapin School Waitlist
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I know a small handful of people who are planning on taking either TT coed or Brearley but got a backup offer for Chapin. So OP there is hope for Chapin too!


Is there a reason they are still holding onto the Chapin acceptance? I thought PSDs really push families to communicate offer declines as soon as possible. Our PSD requested we do within 24 hours and implied it was frowned upon not to.


Not sure but many schools also had admitted family events so they could have held out on deciding after those.


Totally, but that poster referred specifically to a "backup offer" from Chapin. If they know they are going to Brearley or a TT coed, then why hold onto the Chapin offer?


But for connected preschool, at least in my preschool, it's almost impossible to get more than 1 TT offers.