Parents sharing the process of searching for a school in Greater Philadelphia. What kind of school are you looking for? Charter, public, private, city, suburban?
It seems only appropriate, having written REJECTED and ACCEPTED, that I complete the trifecta of admissions articles. What happens if you are not rejected outright, but also not offered a seat? 
Many schools will notify families this week on admissions decisions for the upcoming fall. 
I went to an open house at Independence Charter this morning. I am still processing the experience and may write another post about the visit, but I thought that I’d post this photo of a flyer with the 2010-2011 application dates. The key ones are the deadline (Feb 25) and the lottery date (March 10th). Click on the image to a larger view where all of the dates are legible. If you are... 
I haven’t made a decision yet, but, like I said I would, I have submitted my first application (to Germantown Friends School , aka GFS). More to... 
The private school application process includes an old nemesis of mine from high school--the application essay question. I hated the 'tell me about yourself' or 'who would you most want to spend a weekend with and why?' questions from my college application days. I felt compelled not only to produce a piece of good writing, but to also have a "hook"--something that would make me stand out among the multitudes of talented applications. I remember orientation week freshman year in college talking to my peers about what they wrote. One wrote a poem that she folded into an origami swan, another a story of feeding homeless children in Africa. I'm sure that most of you have heard similar anecdotes.
Now here we go again.
Len Lipkin
PSS Community