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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I work in a K-12 independent school that many people on this thread want their children to attend. First, admission has gotten much harder, period. It's not necessarily the K-8's fault if fewer students are getting admitted to GDS or Sidwell or wherever. For one, there's less attrition in the independent k-12s. In part, I think people are more wary of their public options these days. Second, the students that I work with who come out of K-8s stand out to me as being quite self-possessed and especially great at advocating for themselves. They're comfortable leading as well, and contribute so much to the community and my classroom. Overall, an impressive group. It's not all about the brand name or hedging your bets for the future. You're trying to raise skilled, caring, good, well-educated human beings. It's not a zero sum game. [/quote] Do the k-8 kids have to be, by and large, stronger students than the kids they will be joining who already attend the k-12? [/quote] Yes. However, they do not have to be stronger than other applicants, such as from public schools or other private schools. All K-12s will have some weak students from PK/K admissions but are not looking to add more in 9th grade. [b]Weak K-12 lifers end up in weaker colleges[/b].[/quote] [b] This isn't quite right - some of these students have hooks and end up at T20 colleges. And, the strong students coming in at 9th grade are not getting into T20 if they don't have a hook. Don't assume that just because your kid is smart and will get A's in hardest classes and goes to a HS with really great college placement record that your kid will land at one of those great colleges. It doesn't work that way. The college placements from the highly selective schools in the DMV are very very heavily kids with hooks (I'd venture 90% or more). [/b] [/quote] 100% true both for college and high school admissions. Many parents don't get this and just think that if their child has excellent grades and standardized test scores that they can get in anywhere. Competitive high schools and colleges can fill their classes 10 times over with such kids and have to find some way of differentiating them. [/quote]
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