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[quote=Anonymous]Yes, I get it- my kid can read and write and had fun at their K-8 and I am grateful for that. However, at the same time, many parents thought that their kids were working hard and would be good candidates at selective Big3/Big5 high schools because our school HS counseling team had told them over the years things like "we regularly get kids into their one of their top 3 choices, we regularly get many kids into the Big3 HS that you want, our kids are well prepared and these HS really want them, your kid has great grades/activities/recommendations and they are good candidates". Meanwhile, the school has been doing this for years and they know that these few spots will most likely go to the siblings, top athletes, legacies, big donors/VIP families but they are not transparent about it. Understandably there will be disappointed kids and families when the results come out and regular kids are shut out. Especially at our "well regarded, nurturing K-8" the results are not great for these unhooked kids so far this cycle. The HOS will hopefully be able to help some kids on the waitlist. If not, lesson learned and they can prepare accordingly for college because it will probably be more of the same. It would have been nice if the HS counseling team had been a little more honest and helped manage expectations. Hopefully families that are unhooked and looking for Big3/ Big 5 will make efforts to exit earlier. But I can totally understand the "my k-8 bombed" feeling this week. [/quote]
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