This 100%.

Anonymous wrote:Agree it’s the size of the wait pool that is a problem. They could cut it in half and still have enough children of each type to choose from once accepted kids decide to go elsewhere. Why waitlist so many?

Because giving Type A DC parents the 'ol "your child is amazing we just have too many qualified applicants for our number of seats so they're on the waitlist but rest assured your child is otherwise good enough" results in significantly fewer emails and calls asking for explanations and reassurance than if you say "no".

Anonymous wrote:Are financial aid and scholarship decisions typically released at the same time?

Yes acceptance and FA come together

Agree it’s the size of the wait pool that is a problem. They could cut it in half and still have enough children of each type to choose from once accepted kids decide to go elsewhere. Why waitlist so many?

Believe what you want. No doubt, 5%ish of kids will get in from a waitlist. But ask Potomac, Maret, GDS and Sidwell how many they waitlist. They won’t tell you. But it’s dozens for each accepted grade. They simply don’t reject in large numbers. It’s not my opinion, it’s fact. Some get rejected, for sure, but it’s a small minority of applicants at the schools that are particularly offenders.

My issue is that I think it’s just wrong that they would rather do that than be honest with families. Most who do not obsess about such things will believe that their kid has a real shot of getting in if they are in the waiting pool. They do not.

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Anonymous wrote:never got off a waitlist- Total BS

What’s BS? Waitlist is essentially a “no” without the school having to say no.

Maybe the schools could tell you are obnoxious. There’s nothing BS about waitlists. We’re at a k-12 and know many who have gotten in from being waitlisted. We also know a few who were not waitlisted but instead flat out rejected.

Also be prepared that some schools will call accepted families on 2/27 in the afternoon. Some will send swag (you can check your usps informed delivery email to see if something is coming although that’s not totally reliable). Some won’t do either so don’t over think it. Ultimately you can check Ravenna at 4pm and see all the results.

Are financial aid and scholarship decisions typically released at the same time?

Anonymous wrote:We may be the anomaly but we received FA at three schools for K and got off the waitlist at another school also for K. You never know what is going to happen so don't get discouraged before.

I think most of our schools ended up releasing information prior to 4pm. FA was included in the contracts for two of them and one sent it in a separate email.

I believe you'll have two weeks to make a decision and will have to pay a deposit to secure your spot. Our deposit is 10% of tuition. Good luck!

+1 Don't get discouraged. Anything can happen! Good luck to you and your DC.

Just be prepared--you will have two weeks to accept your offer and pay the deposit which varies widely. Some schools are around $1000 with others at 10% of tuition.

If waitlisted, also be prepared. Send in a letter of continued interest. You may only have a day or two to make your decision, and not the customary 2 weeks.

Anonymous wrote:never got off a waitlist- Total BS

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I know several families whose children have been admitted from wait pools, ours included.

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Anonymous wrote:never got off a waitlist- Total BS

My kid got off waitlist at Potomac a few years ago..

It does happen. But very very rarely for the top 5-10 schools.

We were on over 20 waitlists and never got off any. Choose where you get accepted

Over 20? across how many years and kids?

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Anonymous wrote:never got off a waitlist- Total BS

My kid got off waitlist at Potomac a few years ago..

It does happen. But very very rarely for the top 5-10 schools.

We were on over 20 waitlists and never got off any. Choose where you get accepted

Anonymous wrote:never got off a waitlist- Total BS

My kid got off waitlist at Potomac a few years ago..

It does happen. But very very rarely for the top 5-10 schools.

Didn't they release decisions on the first Friday in March up until a year or so ago? When did that change?