PP. why do I say Madeira packages are out? Did u get one? Courier? UPS? USPS? FedEx? Or are u making it up?

Wow, one school just sent us Taylor Swift tickets to welcome us!

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, times have changed. My sister and I attended two different girls' private schools in NYC. Neither of us got any swag or packages when we were accepted. Just a phone call to our family, followed up by letters.

This bubble of kids gets goodies for everything valentines day, nationals game, international day

Most of the privates in DC do not send goodies, at least not in the rounds my older kids applied.

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Anonymous wrote:This thread is giving me major anxiety. We're at a PK-8 and a few years away from applying for high school. Thankfully I didn't know anything about swag bags or informed delivery when we applied to our current school.

me too. All the mail and calls, what's that? release the decisions at 4 or after. I really like everyone playing by the same rulebook. Sheesh.

Nah, it’s not fair.

Anonymous wrote:I was working when I got a cell phone call. I wasn’t expecting it so I was startled but pleasantly so. Holton.

Does Holton only call accepted families?

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Anonymous wrote:Ridiculous, but I just rescheduled my 4:00 meeting today so I can log on freely and not have to worry about reacting while on Zoom. I mean, who schedules at 4pm on a Friday anyway...?

Not ridiculous at all--- who wants to talk about "work widgets" at 4:00 p.m. on a Friday when your child's future is at stake?!!! Good luck to you.

Dramatic much…

Madeira packages are out

Anonymous wrote:Wow, times have changed. My sister and I attended two different girls' private schools in NYC. Neither of us got any swag or packages when we were accepted. Just a phone call to our family, followed up by letters.

This bubble of kids gets goodies for everything valentines day, nationals game, international day

I was working when I got a cell phone call. I wasn’t expecting it so I was startled but pleasantly so. Holton.

Anonymous wrote:WIS has historically been early. Last year, one of the top schools sent email at around 330.

This. WIS is generally early, and Holton calls (some before 4:00). Other schools start posting between 3:00 and 4:00, most in the 3:30 - 4:00 window, which starts the creation of threads like “GDS is posted!” “Sidwell is posted!” in this forum.

WIS has historically been early. Last year, one of the top schools sent email at around 330.

I've never heard of 3 but some post 10-15 early.

Is it possible some schools will post early like at at 3:00?

I think the packages are a nice touch after such a long and difficult process. We did not receive anything today but our public is a great option so we feel lucky.

Wishing everyone luck and hope you find a great school for your DC.

Anonymous wrote:This thread is giving me major anxiety. We're at a PK-8 and a few years away from applying for high school. Thankfully I didn't know anything about swag bags or informed delivery when we applied to our current school.

me too. All the mail and calls, what's that? release the decisions at 4 or after. I really like everyone playing by the same rulebook. Sheesh.