Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You have until tomorrow. Noon?

I thought 4pm. Anybody planning to drop out at 3:59PM?

I’d love to hear the story behind that withdraw.

We withdrew. We weren't allowed to take honors or AP next school year so it became abundantly clear that the plan for my child was to finish in the bottom half of the class. It was pointless for us to pay for private school to end up with no better matriculation options than a good public school. The extra month would have been welcome because the decision felt rushed.

Good for you. I hope the school didn’t fill your child’s spot.

Anonymous wrote:Schools have had a coordinated deadline of June 1 for decades and pp didn’t complain about that. Just mad that they moved so now it apparently needs federal investigation. Ffs.

Actually I don't think it has been June for decades, because I vividly remember it being in lock step with new student acceptances. I want to say we were pushed to commit early spring before the letters came out (March?) between winter and fall sports. We had about a month to fully commit. We all followed the admissions schedule because we get our contracts at check in about 2 weeks before letters went out and everyone would try to call their parents to get them to come ASAP to sign and give the deposit check because classes could be chosen in the order contracts were received. There was a late fee after admissions letters went out and classes were chosen in April and they assumed you had forfeited your spot if it was not returned by that point. You could commit after that point only if they hadn't gotten someone from the waitlist to take your spot.

As a type A kid, it was really stressful 😂

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Guess schools learned nothing from their AP debacle about avoiding anti-competitive behavior. This sort of group action just chums the waters for another federal investigation.

Coordinating the application and decision calendar helps families. Schools are not required to follow the AISGW guidelines, but most if not all do, most of the time. Last year a couple schools actually had different dates for notification, probably because of how spring break fell on the calendar.

If you’d really like to have to make a decision when school A demands a deposit 3 weeks before school B notifies of decisions and your preferred school C wants a signed contract and full-tuition due date just a week later, good luck with that insanity.

+1. The guideline was set by the local association, not the schools. Families (more than the schools) benefit from a single coordinated date to avoid the headache PP described. I also much prefer May 1 because it means the waitlist shuffle will likely end before the end of the school year, and with enough time to visit if you get off a WL.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You have until tomorrow. Noon?

I thought 4pm. Anybody planning to drop out at 3:59PM?

I’d love to hear the story behind that withdraw.

We withdrew. We weren't allowed to take honors or AP next school year so it became abundantly clear that the plan for my child was to finish in the bottom half of the class. It was pointless for us to pay for private school to end up with no better matriculation options than a good public school. The extra month would have been welcome because the decision felt rushed.

Anonymous wrote:You have until tomorrow. Noon?

I thought 4pm. Anybody planning to drop out at 3:59PM?

I’d love to hear the story behind that withdraw.

You have until tomorrow. Noon?

Anonymous wrote:Flint Hill also moved their date to 05/01

They. All. Did.

Flint Hill also moved their date to 05/01

They all do

Schools have had a coordinated deadline of June 1 for decades and pp didn’t complain about that. Just mad that they moved so now it apparently needs federal investigation. Ffs.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Guess schools learned nothing from their AP debacle about avoiding anti-competitive behavior. This sort of group action just chums the waters for another federal investigation.

Coordinating the application and decision calendar helps families. Schools are not required to follow the AISGW guidelines, but most if not all do, most of the time. Last year a couple schools actually had different dates for notification, probably because of how spring break fell on the calendar.

If you’d really like to have to make a decision when school A demands a deposit 3 weeks before school B notifies of decisions and your preferred school C wants a signed contract and full-tuition due date just a week later, good luck with that insanity.

Right?! There is a difference between anti-competitive behavior and basic market coordination. A shared deadline makes the process more transparent and prevents families from holding multiple spots, which actually improves movement for everyone. Additionally colleges and public schools use the May 1st deadline so it isn't like any option is being excluded. One person wishing they had more time to make a decision doesn't make the deadline any less valid...

Anonymous wrote:Guess schools learned nothing from their AP debacle about avoiding anti-competitive behavior. This sort of group action just chums the waters for another federal investigation.

Coordinating the application and decision calendar helps families. Schools are not required to follow the AISGW guidelines, but most if not all do, most of the time. Last year a couple schools actually had different dates for notification, probably because of how spring break fell on the calendar.

If you’d really like to have to make a decision when school A demands a deposit 3 weeks before school B notifies of decisions and your preferred school C wants a signed contract and full-tuition due date just a week later, good luck with that insanity.

Anonymous wrote:I think almost all schools are doing this now.

+1

Guess schools learned nothing from their AP debacle about avoiding anti-competitive behavior. This sort of group action just chums the waters for another federal investigation.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The only thing I know is that I have 1 month less to make a decision.

Complain all you want. You will stay.

With the elimination of large chunks of federal work force, there are several slots popping up in private schools after the admission cycle.

That was more of a thing last year, with the DOGE slash-and-burn techniques last spring.