How to Get Your Child Into High School
Both of our children got into their first-choice high schools. They had multiple acceptance options when admissions decisions were released. We didn’t have letters of recommendation from well-connected family friends, nor did we know anyone on either school’s board. We didn’t hire an admissions consultant (and, to my knowledge, neither did most families in their grades). We didn’t make a donation to improve their odds. They applied to schools that were a good fit—and presented themselves as they are: curious, intelligent, lovely, funny, and imperfect.
