Anonymous
02/14/2026 11:15
Subject: Told we are waitlisted for our top choice school
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Had this same experience last year at a SS girls school after what we thought was super positive feedback. WL ended up not moving. It was frustrating to have had our hopes up for what seemed like no good reason, especially as we had initially thought the school was a long shot. Hang in there! It will work out for the best
Curious what school? Now I am even more nervous.
If we get waitlisted to our second choice I think our child will need to go to our zoned public school. Which also means she would have to skip to 1st grade. Oh what fun.
If you've only applied to 2 schools you must know this is a possibility???
We applied to more than 2 schools. We applied to 8. A mid of co-ed and SS
Why do they recommend applying to 8-10 if you almost never get in without a FC letter? Does anyone actually get more than 1-2 admits?
Yes. We got five. Two TT and three 2T. Plus two TT WL. Unconnected family, no hook. Feeder preschool, though (that brokered kids). Many of the families got multiple TT offers.
I can't believe no one has commented on this. In a year that several "top" preschools have multiple families who ended up completely waitlisted and are now embarking on a secondary application process-- what magical unicorn of a preschool is this?
I know you won't tell us, but will you give us UES, UWS, downtown, or other?
It wasn't this year. My point was it does (or did) happen. Several people in my child's preschool got multiple TT offers when we were there. UES preschool. I can't imagine it happening now, though. This year seems crazy.
Anonymous
02/13/2026 12:51
Subject: Told we are waitlisted for our top choice school
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Did you turn Brearley down for Chapin or Nightingale/Sacred Heart? Curious which 2T
I'm the poster above and you are actually pathetic. My entire point is that it DOES NOT MATTER which primary school my daughter is attending.
lol are you ok? Did someone hurt you?? You were the one who mentioned Brearley but then did not specify where your kid is going now other than a 2T. You seem really emotionally triggered by the pretty basic question of which school lol which honestly reveals more your fragile volatile state [shrug emoji]
Agree. And her post made no sense because she referred to Brearley as a "pressure cooker" for a young girl, which it in no way, shape or form is. Perhaps in upper school. But not in lower school -- it is very slow and easy going (some tiger parents have argued it is too slow).
Anonymous
02/13/2026 09:24
Subject: Told we are waitlisted for our top choice school
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Did you turn Brearley down for Chapin or Nightingale/Sacred Heart? Curious which 2T
I'm the poster above and you are actually pathetic. My entire point is that it DOES NOT MATTER which primary school my daughter is attending.
lol are you ok? Did someone hurt you?? You were the one who mentioned Brearley but then did not specify where your kid is going now other than a 2T. You seem really emotionally triggered by the pretty basic question of which school lol which honestly reveals more your fragile volatile state [shrug emoji]
Anonymous
02/13/2026 09:15
Subject: Told we are waitlisted for our top choice school
Anonymous wrote:Also we really need to decide about whether TT is “every school that accepts fewer than half the kids who apply” or “five specific schools” because right now people are picking whichever interpretation suits their argument better and not sharing which one they used.
This right here. I discount every post about getting into TT unless specific names were mentioned. Even then, the other poster is right, people exaggerate, forget details, fudge the truth, outright lie