We’re not dealing with waitlists — but so easily could have been. Coming from a prep with many girls holding multiple offers, will share what I know out of deep sympathy — and solidarity — with those waiting.
For what it’s worth, it’s a sentiment shared by many multiple-offer families I’ve spoken to over the weekend — we are all committed to making decisions as quickly as we can.
This process is so brutal, on so many levels. Please hang in there — I know these lists will move.
To that last point: the families I’m aware of that have already released places — at City, Latymer Upper, Westminster, Godolphin — have SPGS places and are certain of taking them.
There are quite a few that will wait until accepted student open days to make that call — there is a lot of discussion around wanting to get a sense of the schools without pressure — and of a desire to better understand the accepted cohort.
That’s not simply in the macro — but also in the micro: sensitivities around admission are so keen that (beyond very close friends) there’s almost no visibility around which girls from one’s own prep have offers.
The silence in this period — not least because halfterm just started so the girls aren’t chatting amongst themselves in class (as they otherwise would) — means we honestly don’t know which of our children’s friends have places in schools we’re considering.
But: CLGS and SPGS both are hosting admitted students on the 23rd of February — morning and afternoon, respectively. Given offer overlaps I’d expect real movement (not just for City, but for Godolphin and Latymer Upper) in the days following.