<p>Hi, I haven't seen much discussion about Winsor school in this site, Is there a reason? My daughter applied to 6th Grade (FP) & got Waitlisted. Anybody has any updates?
Thanks.</p>
<p>The schools discussed on this forum are usually first-tier, big schools. The schools also discussed are really usually boarding, or primarily boarding, as well. You can run a search in the search bar and see if it pops up. General waitlist tips would be to keep in touch with an AO and let them know of your daughter’s desire to attend. </p>
<p>Thanks @pdl100 , I’ve heard that in the past they never went to the WL.
but just wondering what do you mean by “first-tier”, is that academic ranking or # of students? bc as far as i know Winsor is much more competitive than Milton, Nobles, BB&N,…</p>
<p>I mean, even those aren’t discussed very often. When I said first-tier, I meant the extreme first-tier (that is often disputed), such as Andover, Exeter, Hotchkiss…all the acronym schools that are commonly discussed. However, every school you just mentioned is amazing and offers a great education…they just aren’t discussed as much.</p>
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<p>I’m not sure this is true. More competitive? Maybe. Much more competitive? I highly doubt it. These schools are extremely rigorous, and I don’t see how any high school can be much more competitive.</p>
<p>First tier is generally the acronym schools like HADES and GLADCHEMMS (not endorsing this at all by the way) and a couple others.</p>
<p>These “first-tier” schools aren’t neccessarily better, but they’re discussed more since they’re boarding, therefore reach a broader audience. </p>
<p>Thanks everyone, I’m not familiar with the boarding schools & just know a little about Boston area day middle/ high schools.
So just wondering if anybody applied to Winsor? Accepted? Accepted & not going? Waitlisted? Any insights?
Thanks.</p>
<p>@mmm222 - I would suggest calling the admissions office and expressing your daughter’s continued interest. Windsor is indeed a first tier school but people who don’t live in Boston or the immediate area may not have heard of it since it is a single sex day school. I think the issue on CC is that there are many kids who post and reply here whose knowledge of schools is based on what they have read on this website as opposed to those who have a more indepth understanding of the schools and their reputations.</p>
<p>I wasn’t saying those extreme first tiers are the best schools- just that they are much more commonly discussed than other great BSs or private day schools.</p>
<p>@pd100 No worries! 
I just wanted to make sure that anyone who reads this thread in the future doesn’t think that those acronym schools are necessarily better.</p>
<p>I think when u get to this level, all these schools are great, it’s just the matter of personal pref. & fit.
we have expressed interest but i’ve heard their waitlist is the soft rejection, although there is no reason to soft reject my daughter, no legacy, no sibling, no faculty or connection to school, no donations, Full pay…why not just flat out reject? i guess we can analyze & over analyze all we want, it wouldn’t change the situation!</p>
<p>We were delighted that our daughter was admitted to next year’s Winsor 5th grade. It was our only choice so our family is glad that it worked out. There will be 30 girls in the grade; not sure how many applied or were admitted, but from all anecdotal reports, it was a competitive process. </p>
<p>Windsor is a day school but still pretty “first tier” as I understand it. People who live around Boston are very lucky to have quality day school options and Windsor is up there. Even the boarding schools have day students as well (Andover, Middlesex, etc.) so your child can go there and still be home with you in the evening. Best of both worlds. Wish we had that option!</p>
<p>My daughter was waitlisted for 7th grade and just accepted May 28. One of her public school classmates was accepted of the wait list also a couple weeks ago.</p>
<p>Hi! I thought I would chime in having attended Winsor from 5th to 8th grade and am now entering my senior year at a GLADCHEMMS school (I won’t say which one for privacy reasons). While I don;t have experience with the high school environment at Winsor, many of my best friends still got here and I can say that our experiences in terms of rigor and competition have not been very different. However, from my own experience I will say that the size of Winsor and the single sex aspect tends to foster an environment that becomes very cutthroat and catty as the class ages. Winsor is a great school and all of the girls that attend there have very bright futures but there are certain opportunities and experiences outside of academics that larger “top-tier” schools can provide. </p>
<p>Winsor is definitely top tier. But agree that few outside Boston have heard of this day school. It’s of the likes of Hopkins School in CT which Forbes listed in their top 20. It’s a feeder school for Harvard. As an all girls school, it has a niche in the Boston Day School arena. Nearest competitors would be Dana Hall and Newton Country Day for all girls schools. Neither can hold a candle to Winsor. </p>
Hi, My daughter was just wait listed for grade 9 (Class V). Does anyone know what chances she has of being admitted or how the wait list at Winsor works?
I can’t answer your questions but, I suspect that grade 9 is one of the most competitive classes to get admitted to. I also suspect that Winsor is probably the top choice for most girls applying so the yield is high. Let the admissions office know you are very interested (and why) in staying on the wait list, but I would not get my hopes up. I hope your daughter has other choices? Good luck.
Thanks so much - yes, I think the chances are unfortunately slim. The commute into Boston is brutal from our small community on the North Shore so perhaps wait list status is best. I guess only 15 kids were accepted out of about 125 so I suppose we should be happy. There’s still a possibility of someone from grade 8 leaving unexpectedly, but we will not know for awhile. We love the school, and my heart aches for my daughter because I graduated from Winsor myself and am forever grateful to the education I received. We do have another option, and will be just fine, but are nevertheless feeling a sense of loss today.
Isfmom, it does stink. And you are legacy, arrgghh. As you mention, more girls may end up leaving than expected, who knows. But, for now, I think you get excited about the choice your D has and look forward to starting there in the fall. you and your D will fall in love with that school and wonder what all the fuss was about, especially when you hear the traffic reports on the morning radio. take care.