Private School Admissions - 2019 (pros and cons, cost, historical)

[CuriousMomma]

Originally Posted by NTxUSA

Any advice on how to say no to schools your child was accepted to when you have a younger child that’s going to apply in the next 1-2 years?

I've heard emailing the school's admissions director directly and letting them know as soon as you know your decision is the best way. Then they can move on to other people if they need to. I've heard some schools ask where you're going, they like to keep track or see if there is a reason you chose one school over their school but that's up to you if you want to share.

[numbersguy100]

Originally Posted by PrestonHollowDad

Just wanted to bring this year’s private school admissions conversation back to the forefront now that spring break is over. We are on multiple wait lists for lower school admission (not preK or K). Once everyone sends in acceptances / denials of their offers by the end of this week I am hoping for a little movement next week (fingers crossed).

I’ve often wondered if the schools start calling waitlist families this week if they get any denials in from accepted families during the spring break week or early this week. Or do they wait until the period to respond to an acceptance is completely over before they start offering waitlisted kids, assuming they have any available spots. I would guess the schools may have some sort of informal agreement to wait until a certain day or time before they start calling waitlisters.

I have also heard one particular school sometimes (not routinely) leaves spots empty ..... they may say they have 30 spots but they only offer 26 kids .... and/or they offer an appropriate number to potentially fill the 30 spots (maybe 32-36) but they do not even use the waitlist if they get some declines from accepted student/families, even if that means they end up with 28 instead of 30. I guess they hope to fill the empty spot(s) with higher caliber candidates the following year.

These schools do not have a wait list rank ordered from 1-100. They won’t admit anyone from the wait list until they have a full accounting of who has accepted an offer for admission and who has declined it. As for leaving spots empty? Seems extremely unlikely to me but I don’t know one way or another.

[debtex]

Last year the wait lists starting moving about a week after Spring Break.

[applemd]

Any moving in St. Marks waiting pool?

[Waterdragon8212]

Today is the day contracts are due at most schools - sending out good vibes to those waitlisted and hoping for good news!!

[Stringzs]

Best of luck to everyone still waiting for their first choice. Hope you all come off the wait-list.

[applemd]

When does the school call people out of waiting lists? Today or next week? Can you please share experience?

[PrestonHollowDad]

We were called yesterday (Thursday) and offered a spot off a waitlist. We were surprised, we thought the schools wouldn’t start using the waitlists until Monday.

[dallastexasresident]

Originally Posted by PrestonHollowDad

We were called yesterday (Thursday) and offered a spot off a waitlist. We were surprised, we thought the schools wouldn’t start using the waitlists until Monday.

Congratulations on your little one’s admittance into (which school if you don’t mind sharing?)

[TXDad01]

Any one heard of movement at Parish or Hockaday