Anonymous
07/26/2025 13:01
Subject: Re:Didn’t get off any waitlists! Now what???
Call around to other schools to see if they have spots still open, homeschool, or go to public school. That's really all you can do.
Anonymous
07/24/2025 10:54
Subject: Didn’t get off any waitlists! Now what???
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Go to Publix and apply next year
I prefer Kroger or Harris Teeter.
Public bakery department - especially their cookies are better. But, Safeway has the best cookies in the area from grocery stores.
Omg Safeway’s peanut butter cookies are so good.
Anonymous
07/24/2025 09:39
Subject: Didn’t get off any waitlists! Now what???
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Go to Publix and apply next year
I prefer Kroger or Harris Teeter.
Public bakery department - especially their cookies are better. But, Safeway has the best cookies in the area from grocery stores.
Anonymous
07/23/2025 20:30
Subject: Re:Didn’t get off any waitlists! Now what???
Anonymous wrote:What grade and is your public an option? Any other constraints (religion, geography, etc)?
Any sense of what might have been the issue? Did you apply only to schools that are very selective? Does your child have learning or behavioral challenges?
If you give more info, people may be able to give you ideas on schools that might have room and be a good fit.
FWIW, we decided to switch DD to private during COVID, in September. I emailed a dozen schools, all of them legitimate and well-respected and within a reasonable distance to us in Bethesda, asking if they had room for a girl in her elementary grade, and 3 did. I’m sure things were different during COVID, but it is possible to find a great school off-cycle.
This is it, OP. Make a list and start calling. Good luck!
Anonymous
07/22/2025 19:19
Subject: Didn’t get off any waitlists! Now what???
Harrow NY!
Anonymous
07/22/2025 13:20
Subject: Didn’t get off any waitlists! Now what???
It's obvious..public school
Anonymous
07/22/2025 11:53
Subject: Didn’t get off any waitlists! Now what???
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:You need to get a consultant help you figure out why this happened. This seems very unusual.
Not unusual not to get off waitlists. Maybe unusual to only be waitlisted or rejected and not have any acceptances, but it suggests OP didn’t apply widely enough.
Silly to have waited until now, pinning hopes on waitlists, if they really want to avoid public. They should have started calling more schools as soon as they weren’t accepted to any they originally tried.
OP’s post suggests that her child did not get into any schools and did not get off any waitlist. There’s either something in the application, “references“ were interviews that is causing a red flag for these schools.
No red flag. Maybe schools she applied to don’t have enough spaces.
No way to know unless OP politely solicits & gets feedback from the admissions teams. We got feedback from 2 schools - at one my kid didn't do well on their internal placement exam and was too shy to show personality and express her interests in the group interview, another had only 2 open spots for girls in the grade we were applying for and > 50 applicants. She went to her 3rd choice school and it was a pretty decent fit for a bit but then she transferred to public which has been great.
Anonymous
07/22/2025 11:45
Subject: Re:Didn’t get off any waitlists! Now what???
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:There’s always Sandy Spring Friends. Better than public.
Is it though?
Maybe if it stays open and had enough kids in each grade to have a cohort.
Loooong drive, but their cross country and track teams are amazing. Considered it for my kid who is a runner, but we went public instead.
Anonymous
07/22/2025 01:35
Subject: Didn’t get off any waitlists! Now what???
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Go to Publix and apply next year
I prefer Kroger or Harris Teeter.
You've clearly never been to a Publix.