but actually you didn't make a positive remark about the school itself. The point of these threads is to obtain feedback on schools. This includes application procedures and so forth. Wouldn't it have been of more help to the reader to describe what the school is actually like, seeing as your son attends DC? Or do you not take an interest in the actual quality of the education there? I have also noticed the username "Hippo" on a lot of earlier threads - posts specifically designed to wind others up. Congratulations if it makes you happy.