Anonymous
03/04/2021 11:51
Subject: Big day is Friday, but anyone else checking Ravenna "just in case"?
Anonymous wrote:Terrible year to apply. Everyone is flying blind - kids, parents, school.
Yeah, I am getting the feeling from our Big3 that they are unsure if kids will accept. They're going to roll out the red carpet to the few kids they accept because they're not as secure in their choices this year since they have never met the kids. It's very hard
for them to get a grasp on what a person is thinking over Zoom.
Like past years, there are a few kids who will appeal to a large number of schools--URM--especially those who are top academic candidates or top in other ways, kids who have unique academic academic awards or talents who distinguish them from the pack.
Once a school commits to a kid, they want the kid. But this year they're not sure sure if they'll get the kid.
Meanwhile there will be a great swath of kids (90%?) who are not admitted and and sort of interchangeable with each other. But the schools are insecure about whether or not they will land any of the most prized kids.
Anonymous
03/04/2021 11:50
Subject: Big day is Friday, but anyone else checking Ravenna "just in case"?
Anonymous wrote:From someone who works in an admissions office in an independent school in the DMV-- everyone take a breath. I know this year has been more than stressful for us and our children. I have children of my own that I have applied to schools for too. Remember--- your children will be fine. We are so fortunate to live in an area with great options. This year, applications were sky high---spaces are limited. Schools are trying their best to determine if the school is the best fit for the child and family. This isn't college admissions and is not determining their path for their rest of their life. So-- take a breath, enjoy your child and celebrate their uniqueness. Focus on the positive and know that everything works out for the best. And, if it doesn't, there are always options--nothing is permanent. Be there for your child too-- don't let them feel your disappointment if they don't get into your first choice. Our children need love and support right now and not rejection. So even if there isn't a spot at the school they/you were hoping for, focus on the positives and build up your children. This isn't about us.
Thank you for the generosity of spirit. It did not really help, but it is nice that you are being supportive.
Anonymous
03/04/2021 11:47
Subject: Big day is Friday, but anyone else checking Ravenna "just in case"?
Anonymous wrote:Terrible year to apply. Everyone is flying blind - kids, parents, school.
Agreed. It actually takes some of the pressure off when you realize we are all just doing the best we can under difficult circumstances. The year has been difficult for the schools too, and whatever decisions we receive tomorrow (and I'm not very optimistic) have as much to do with this year as anything reflecting on me or my children. There will be other years and we will all be OK.
Anonymous
03/04/2021 11:46
Subject: Big day is Friday, but anyone else checking Ravenna "just in case"?
From someone who works in an admissions office in an independent school in the DMV-- everyone take a breath. I know this year has been more than stressful for us and our children. I have children of my own that I have applied to schools for too. Remember--- your children will be fine. We are so fortunate to live in an area with great options. This year, applications were sky high---spaces are limited. Schools are trying their best to determine if the school is the best fit for the child and family. This isn't college admissions and is not determining their path for their rest of their life. So-- take a breath, enjoy your child and celebrate their uniqueness. Focus on the positive and know that everything works out for the best. And, if it doesn't, there are always options--nothing is permanent. Be there for your child too-- don't let them feel your disappointment if they don't get into your first choice. Our children need love and support right now and not rejection. So even if there isn't a spot at the school they/you were hoping for, focus on the positives and build up your children. This isn't about us.
Anonymous
03/04/2021 11:42
Subject: Re:Big day is Friday, but anyone else checking Ravenna "just in case"?
Anonymous wrote:This is so much worse wfh. It’s going to be a long week.
I honestly think that I am going to take the day off and go skiing tomorrow so that the anticipation does not kill me.
Anonymous
03/04/2021 11:38
Subject: Big day is Friday, but anyone else checking Ravenna "just in case"?
Terrible year to apply. Everyone is flying blind - kids, parents, school.
Anonymous
03/04/2021 11:37
Subject: Big day is Friday, but anyone else checking Ravenna "just in case"?
Anonymous wrote:We applied for K. The visits were blah over zoom. I wouldn’t be surprised to get 3 rejections
Same.
Anonymous
03/04/2021 11:21
Subject: Re:Big day is Friday, but anyone else checking Ravenna "just in case"?
Anonymous wrote:Still waiting! Still checking... Still not Friday at 4
I am actually okay today. Don't feel an urge to check because I know it is coming tomorrow. I did spontaneously have the Les Mis song One Day More going through my head in the shower this morning though!
Anonymous
03/04/2021 11:19
Subject: Big day is Friday, but anyone else checking Ravenna "just in case"?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:No. We got an email today from GDS admissions telling us what to expect on Friday, and that decisions will be posted on Ravenna after 4.
Got one too. Feel like it is a set up to prepare for the ultimate let down.
Same here. Got one from Holton and one from GDS saying that decisions will be released after 4pm. I said to myself, "this is the waitlist or reject email".
My DD told me that one of her friends received an email saying that "your application looks good and we are looking forward to seeing in the next school year".
I'm expecting all WL or rejections because we applied for FA.
I absolutely HATE this process.
Your DD’s friend is messing with her (and you). People aren’t getting those emails.
Maybe, maybe not. Some schools call a few days ahead if the family has a kid currently at the school.
This sounds like an urban legend. I honestly would see no reason why a school would do that.
The legend is that they call a few days ahead with a rejection, not an acceptance.
Ooof. Well that I could actually see.
No, I am this PP. We have three kids; for the second two we got the call a few days ahead that our kid was accepted. Happened again this year, call came on Tuesday.
what kind of school is this? K-8? Big3? Big5?
?
Anonymous
03/04/2021 11:17
Subject: Re:Big day is Friday, but anyone else checking Ravenna "just in case"?
Still waiting! Still checking... Still not Friday at 4
Anonymous
03/03/2021 22:08
Subject: Big day is Friday, but anyone else checking Ravenna "just in case"?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:No. We got an email today from GDS admissions telling us what to expect on Friday, and that decisions will be posted on Ravenna after 4.
Got one too. Feel like it is a set up to prepare for the ultimate let down.
Same here. Got one from Holton and one from GDS saying that decisions will be released after 4pm. I said to myself, "this is the waitlist or reject email".
My DD told me that one of her friends received an email saying that "your application looks good and we are looking forward to seeing in the next school year".
I'm expecting all WL or rejections because we applied for FA.
I absolutely HATE this process.
Your DD’s friend is messing with her (and you). People aren’t getting those emails.
Maybe, maybe not. Some schools call a few days ahead if the family has a kid currently at the school.
This sounds like an urban legend. I honestly would see no reason why a school would do that.
The legend is that they call a few days ahead with a rejection, not an acceptance.
Ooof. Well that I could actually see.
No, I am this PP. We have three kids; for the second two we got the call a few days ahead that our kid was accepted. Happened again this year, call came on Tuesday.
Anonymous
03/03/2021 21:56
Subject: Big day is Friday, but anyone else checking Ravenna "just in case"?
We applied for K. The visits were blah over zoom. I wouldn’t be surprised to get 3 rejections
Anonymous
03/03/2021 21:13
Subject: Big day is Friday, but anyone else checking Ravenna "just in case"?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:No. We got an email today from GDS admissions telling us what to expect on Friday, and that decisions will be posted on Ravenna after 4.
Got one too. Feel like it is a set up to prepare for the ultimate let down.
Same here. Got one from Holton and one from GDS saying that decisions will be released after 4pm. I said to myself, "this is the waitlist or reject email".
My DD told me that one of her friends received an email saying that "your application looks good and we are looking forward to seeing in the next school year".
I'm expecting all WL or rejections because we applied for FA.
I absolutely HATE this process.
Your DD’s friend is messing with her (and you). People aren’t getting those emails.
Maybe, maybe not. Some schools call a few days ahead if the family has a kid currently at the school.
The main schools emailed about on here only call a few days before for a sibling if it is a rejection. If it is a sibling being admitted, they might get an earlier notification the day-of.
In the past, we have received a sibling acceptance (by a school mentioned frequently on this board) by email more than a day before.
Anonymous
03/03/2021 20:51
Subject: Re:Big day is Friday, but anyone else checking Ravenna "just in case"?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I wish I spent as much time on the applications as I have looking here the past few days...
I just reread one of my parent essays on an application and was like "Oh I should have added *abcde*!"
I did that ten seconds after I hit submit on one application and I was kicking myself for the rest of the day while trying to figure out how to resubmit it.
Yeah, I found a obvious grammatical error in one essay that I thought we proofread many times. We applied to 7 schools. That was a lot of essays.
We applied to seven schools too(total for 2 kids). So much work! I hope all works out for you!
Anonymous
03/03/2021 20:43
Subject: Re:Big day is Friday, but anyone else checking Ravenna "just in case"?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I wish I spent as much time on the applications as I have looking here the past few days...
I just reread one of my parent essays on an application and was like "Oh I should have added *abcde*!"
I did that ten seconds after I hit submit on one application and I was kicking myself for the rest of the day while trying to figure out how to resubmit it.
Yeah, I found a obvious grammatical error in one essay that I thought we proofread many times. We applied to 7 schools. That was a lot of essays.