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[quote=Anonymous] Re: lifers, I think it's also fair to say it's objectively harder to get into these schools in 9th than in elementary school. Most kids who show up and do the work can get great grades in elementary school (and in the case of K admits, I think it's very hard to sus out true academic aptitude). Middle school is where grades actually start to mean something. [/quote] I think this is absolutely true - the hack to getting into these school is applying early and continuing to apply. There are still kids that don't get in and I would venture to say that the competition can be pretty tough at the 3rd and 4th grade years as well given that they have real grades and test scores by then. But in PK/K, they aren't taking tests. I don't think kids who enter in 9th are doing better with college placement because of the practice applying. I think they are doing better because they entered in the most competitive year and four years later they are likely still just as competitive. Does that mean that you should wait to see if your kid is the ringer you think they are? Probably not if you are hell bent on them graduating from a big 3. [/quote]
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