Habs Girls 11+ interviews

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Hello, has anyone been through the Habs Girls 11+ process in recent years?

DD sat the assessments this week and they’re due to let us know by mid-December if she’ll be called for interview in Jan.

They say that on the same day they like to hold a meeting with one or both parents to check Habs would be a good fit.

My question is: when they confirm they want to interview do they just give you a time and date? Or are you able to request/sign up to a time and date that works for you?

I fear it’s the former (they weren’t accommodating when I asked if DD could sit the assessments on the second day due to the first due to unalterable work commitments). I feel both DH and I should ideally be there if DD is called to interview but we both work and the juggle is quite difficult- we definitely can’t block out our calendars for the whole 2 week interview period!

Also, any tips on the interview or on the parent meeting would be much appreciated (though it’s by no means a given DD will be called in). Thank you!

I heard that what they are really checking is whether or not you will be able to afford the fees for 7 years.

The interview is really odd. It’s a group interview with lots of parents - generally quite tiger parents all vying to be “seen”. It put us right off.

I can’t remember the logistics side of it (was two years ago) but it was during the day. I WFH so it wasn’t an issue for me but husband couldn’t make it.

Gosh that’s really odd! I did think it was a lot for them to get through individual interviews for all the parents ask well as the candidates, and now I know how they do it.

Can you remember anything about what they asked? Am really struggling to picture it, or understand how it helps anyone in the decision-making process.

There were about 20 of us and it was more like a Q&A to be honest. They weren’t looking to find out anything personal about us. I’m actually really not sure what it was to be honest. Just ridiculously odd and it felt like a waste of my time 😂😂😂

I left feeling that we were just a number in a highly oversubscribed machine. I will add that my best friend’s daughter ended up going there (a different year to mine), also had a strange interview experience, but her child is loving it and really thriving. A very different experience once you’re in the school I think.

Thanks, that’s really helpful as now I know we shouldn’t kill ourselves making sure we can both attend!

Hi all, any tips for the interviews for the girls school? Thanks