Anonymous
03/15/2022 10:56
Subject: Where was your kid accepted and which are you turning down?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This seems like a silly chain. What's the point?
They do this every year. I feel like it just gives some false hope for those that are waitlisted.
How is it false hope? If you see a bunch of people turning down your first choose and you are waitlisted, it absolutely means there is a chance you’ll get a call. Seems like logic to me. Not hope.
The schools admit more students then they have space for and expect some to not accept. In many grades they never go to a waitlist.
Anonymous
03/15/2022 10:42
Subject: Where was your kid accepted and which are you turning down?
Declined Norwood and Bullis for elementary school.
Anonymous
03/13/2022 15:59
Subject: Where was your kid accepted and which are you turning down?
Anonymous wrote:Turning down SS, Waldorf, Green Acres and Norwood. Attending Bullis for K.
Welcome!
Anonymous
03/13/2022 15:52
Subject: Re:Where was your kid accepted and which are you turning down?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Declining Holton, Stone Ridge, Bullis, SSSAS for 9th
Where are you accepting?
Madeira
Anonymous
03/13/2022 14:06
Subject: Where was your kid accepted and which are you turning down?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This seems like a silly chain. What's the point?
They do this every year. I feel like it just gives some false hope for those that are waitlisted.
How is it false hope? If you see a bunch of people turning down your first choose and you are waitlisted, it absolutely means there is a chance you’ll get a call. Seems like logic to me. Not hope.
Schools know their typical yield and account for it in their admission numbers. It doesn’t mean they won’t go to their waitpools, but just because you see that 10 people are declining spots for 9th at X school doesn’t mean there will be spots. School X likely over-admitted by 20 or so.
Additionally, the posts here are not statistically significant enough to give sufficient info and data points. Five people on DCUM turning down one school does not mean a school will now go to its waitlist.
Anonymous
03/13/2022 13:30
Subject: Re:Where was your kid accepted and which are you turning down?
Anonymous wrote:Declining Holton, Stone Ridge, Bullis, SSSAS for 9th
Where are you accepting?
Anonymous
03/13/2022 11:30
Subject: Where was your kid accepted and which are you turning down?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Declining Sidwell, SR, Bullis and Holton for 3rd
Is 3rd even an entry year for any of these??
Yes of course. Holton starts at 3rd grade. Sidwell has 12-15 spots for 3rd, Bullis and SR take a few 3rd graders every year. Primary Day ends at 2nd grade and kids attend all of these schools for 3rd grade every year.
Anonymous
03/13/2022 11:23
Subject: Re:Where was your kid accepted and which are you turning down?
Declining Holton, Stone Ridge, Bullis, SSSAS for 9th
Anonymous
03/13/2022 11:17
Subject: Where was your kid accepted and which are you turning down?
Declining Burke and SSFS for 9th
Accepting GDS
Accepting GDS
Anonymous
03/13/2022 10:23
Subject: Where was your kid accepted and which are you turning down?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This seems like a silly chain. What's the point?
They do this every year. I feel like it just gives some false hope for those that are waitlisted.
How is it false hope? If you see a bunch of people turning down your first choose and you are waitlisted, it absolutely means there is a chance you’ll get a call. Seems like logic to me. Not hope.
Schools know their typical yield and account for it in their admission numbers. It doesn’t mean they won’t go to their waitpools, but just because you see that 10 people are declining spots for 9th at X school doesn’t mean there will be spots. School X likely over-admitted by 20 or so.
Anonymous
03/13/2022 10:07
Subject: Where was your kid accepted and which are you turning down?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This seems like a silly chain. What's the point?
They do this every year. I feel like it just gives some false hope for those that are waitlisted.
How is it false hope? If you see a bunch of people turning down your first choose and you are waitlisted, it absolutely means there is a chance you’ll get a call. Seems like logic to me. Not hope.
Anonymous
03/12/2022 21:45
Subject: Where was your kid accepted and which are you turning down?
Anonymous wrote:This seems like a silly chain. What's the point?
They do this every year. I feel like it just gives some false hope for those that are waitlisted.
Anonymous
03/12/2022 21:43
Subject: Where was your kid accepted and which are you turning down?
This seems like a silly chain. What's the point?
Anonymous
03/12/2022 20:11
Subject: Where was your kid accepted and which are you turning down?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Declining St. Patrick’s
For where? We are declining as well
+1
Anonymous
03/12/2022 17:42
Subject: Where was your kid accepted and which are you turning down?
Turning down SS, Waldorf, Green Acres and Norwood. Attending Bullis for K.