How many privates do you apply to for middle/high school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One.

Sidwell.

I’m sorry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How many schools do you like more than your current school and/or your public option?

We applied to four when DC went through the process. 2 were the ideal (DC got into first choice of the 2) and 2 were back ups that we loved less over time but didn’t pull the apps because it was such a hyper competitive situation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We applied to five for high school.

I wouldn’t count on good letters of recommendation if you are full pay at your current school and leaving before the normal end point.

I don’t think I this is true. There’s no upside or downside for the teachers if a child chooses to leave before the “graduation” year. They have no incentive to deliberately try to tank a student’s eval and I believe teachers as a whole are far more professional than to do so.

At some places, the HOS also writes a recommendation letter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We applied to five for high school.

I wouldn’t count on good letters of recommendation if you are full pay at your current school and leaving before the normal end point.

+1

Ours plans to maybe apply to one private. Maybe. Or he will just go to public. We aren’t afraid. It’s a heroin vs. weed thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We applied to five for high school.

I wouldn’t count on good letters of recommendation if you are full pay at your current school and leaving before the normal end point.

I don’t think I this is true. There’s no upside or downside for the teachers if a child chooses to leave before the “graduation” year. They have no incentive to deliberately try to tank a student’s eval and I believe teachers as a whole are far more professional than to do so.

At some places, the HOS also writes a recommendation letter.

Or makes a phone call trashing full pay families who want to move on before a graduation year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We applied to five for high school.

I wouldn’t count on good letters of recommendation if you are full pay at your current school and leaving before the normal end point.

I don’t think I this is true. There’s no upside or downside for the teachers if a child chooses to leave before the “graduation” year. They have no incentive to deliberately try to tank a student’s eval and I believe teachers as a whole are far more professional than to do so.

At some places, the HOS also writes a recommendation letter.

Or makes a phone call trashing full pay families who want to move on before a graduation year.

Huh?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We applied to five for high school.

I wouldn’t count on good letters of recommendation if you are full pay at your current school and leaving before the normal end point.

I don’t think I this is true. There’s no upside or downside for the teachers if a child chooses to leave before the “graduation” year. They have no incentive to deliberately try to tank a student’s eval and I believe teachers as a whole are far more professional than to do so.

At some places, the HOS also writes a recommendation letter.

Or makes a phone call trashing full pay families who want to move on before a graduation year.

Yeah that doesn’t happen.

[Anonymous]

We were very intentional and only applied to 1. Did a boat load of online research and attended online seminars, but ultimately we only applied and toured the campus of 1.

We applied to magnets, but their requirements were less intensive.

[Anonymous]

3 for kid 1,
1 for kid 2 (where kid one attended).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We applied to five for high school.

I wouldn’t count on good letters of recommendation if you are full pay at your current school and leaving before the normal end point.

I don’t think I this is true. There’s no upside or downside for the teachers if a child chooses to leave before the “graduation” year. They have no incentive to deliberately try to tank a student’s eval and I believe teachers as a whole are far more professional than to do so.

At some places, the HOS also writes a recommendation letter.

Or makes a phone call trashing full pay families who want to move on before a graduation year.

Yeah that doesn’t happen.

I’m glad you believe your head of school so is awesome and doesn’t need your $50,000 a year but the K-8 school economics are precarious in many places.

It 100 percent has happened.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Twins will be entering into 7th at a 7 - 12 school. Currently in 5th. We are switching privates. They have been at current school since K. Not a good fit for middle and high. How many privates to apply to? Not in DMV area. Acceptance rate at the private that is our first choice is 50%. Kids have strong academics and ECs, and expect to have strong test scores. Will need financial aid.

You need to put them in public if you need financial aid for 2 kids throughout high school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Twins will be entering into 7th at a 7 - 12 school. Currently in 5th. We are switching privates. They have been at current school since K. Not a good fit for middle and high. How many privates to apply to? Not in DMV area. Acceptance rate at the private that is our first choice is 50%. Kids have strong academics and ECs, and expect to have strong test scores. Will need financial aid.

You need to put them in public if you need financial aid for 2 kids throughout high school.

Why? There is aid

[Anonymous]

6, accepted at 4, waitlisted at 2. First time going through the process and did not know what to expect.