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Perspective, Right?

March 18, 2013March 18, 2013 admin Leave a comment

Admissions week. Because this can be a truly exhausting and stressful time for anybody who hasn’t finalized their private school admissions plan, I thought I’d offer some links that offer something very important: perspective.

It’s too easy to get caught up in our own worlds, forgetting that people close by and far away have needs that are so profound it shocks us. If there was ever a week to celebrate private school good news, distract yourself while you wait or take a longer-term view of short term bad news, this is it. Remind yourself that today is today and tomorrow is a new day. I often do this, especially when I’m under pressure.

My friend Jennifer Brandt of Perfectly Disheveled traveled to Haiti with Ladies Home Journal and Croc Cares to provide shoes to Haitian kids. Her photos are breathtaking.

Jenny Feldon of Karma, Cont. spent a morning here in L.A. volunteering at Baby2Baby.

I absolutely LOVE this short video piece on a new site, Kids In The House about loving our kids unconditionally.

Or, just read something that makes you laugh! From The Sassy Curmudgeon in The Huffington Post

Accepted, Wait-Listed, Declined Admissions: A Round Up of Our Posts

March 16, 2013March 14, 2014 admin 10 Comments

Here’s a round-up of our some of most popular posts on selecting a school if your child is admitted, what to do if you child is wait-listed, being denied admission and hiring an educational consultant to help get your child off the wait-list. Please note that Porcha Dodson, Beyond The Brochure co-author tells us that schools only use email to send good news acceptance letters or wait-list letters. Most schools don’t send declined admission emails, but prefer to send letters by regular mail.

Waiting For Admissions Letters by Jenny Heitz

Good News: How To Choose

0/X: What’s Next When You Don’t Get In?

Confronting Rejection: When Your All Isn’t Enough

Tips For If Your Child Is Wait-Listed

Hiring An Educational Consultant To Go From Wait-Listed To Accepted

Choosing A School: Every School Tells A Story Part 1

Choosing A School: Every School Tells A Story Part 2 by Jenny Heitz

Wait-listed at Wildwood by Samantha Goodman

‘Black Friday’ When L.A. Private Schools Send Out Accept and Rejection Letters on The Daily Truffle

March 13, 2013January 5, 2015 admin 13 Comments

I’m so excited to be a guest blogger over at The Daily Truffle again today!

Here’s my post about March 15 or “Black Friday” the day L.A. private elementary schools mail their admissions letters:

Click Here: The Daily Truffle

Los Angeles Private Elementary School Tuition: A List (Part 2)

March 12, 2013March 12, 2013 admin 4 Comments

We recently posted a list of L.A. private school tuitions that quickly became our most popular post. Here’s Part 2 of the list. Part 3 will be a list of Pasadena school tuitions (coming soon!).