Independent HS interview clothes

emeraldkity4
Thu, 07 Dec 2006 12:27:04 +0000

I remember interviews for private school admissions- ech!

When D was applying to prep school, they wanted to interview parents and kids seperately. You learn a lot about the school from the admission director I think. One school in particular, had an extremely snobby AD, even friends who are both MDs recieved that impression- needless to say neither of our kids were accepted ( not that we cared- although we did know faculty that had encouraged her to apply)

The school that she ended up at, had a very warm and friendly AD, who made me feel very comfortable, and answered all my questions.

After the interview we sent notes to the schools, but especially to the friendly school. She was actually waitlisted there,( she also needed lots of aid to attend- and prep schools aren’t need blind) but we communicated that it was her first choice, & they admitted her with the aid she needed.

Unfortunately, he died ( very young) a year after that, but the next director they hired, is also very personable, so I was happy to see that it was a value that the AD be accessible and we saw those values of accesibility and friendliness reflected in the day to day life of the school