Notes from Inside the Admissions Committee Room

We're excited to have received so many wonderful applications for admissions this year.  Not only is the number of applications received to date higher than last year, the quality of the applicants in the pool is exceptional!  To focus on the review, members of our Admissions Team - Joni Hartsough, Victoria Adamo and I have packed up our files and moved into a temporary space, which we have dubbed the "Admissions Committee Room" where all applicants' records are being read. 

Members of the committees have been averaging about 200 pages of reading per night since our school re-opened in January after break.  We have spent as much as 12 hours per week together in the room so that we may have all first round decisions out to families by February 10.  It's been a wonderful adventure to share with our colleagues all the terrific talent and energy our applicants potentially will bring to our community in September. 

And only occasionally do we get distracted from the files...Joseph Algant, our Upper School principal, has adopted a running theme for his admissions committee attire as he continues to don very special NY Giants caps - see photo below as well as a previous blog.   We have come to refer to Mr. Algrant's apparel as his "thinking cap" which only stirs the ire of New England fans in the room.

Admissions notifications for completed applications will be mailed by February 10.  If you would like to know whether your application is complete, check out the online Admissions Tracker or call Alice Rollo at 201-569-9500 ext. 3500.