Gamble on Lowell?

[Anonymous]

Should we gamble on Lowell even though it doesn't have an Upper School? Does it have any clout with the better Upper Schools? Is it considered prestigious? It might end up being our only private school option and we're worried about what comes next. We are full pay and wonder if we'd be spending all that money for nothing.

[Anonymous]

It’s a big risk. I wouldn’t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s a big risk. I wouldn’t.

Your kid on the waitlist?

[Anonymous]

Not after the admissions cycle of the past years. Huge risk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s a big risk. I wouldn’t.

Your kid on the waitlist?

Actually, we’ve applied out. But you do you

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not after the admissions cycle of the past years. Huge risk.

And the staff turnover

[Anonymous]

I am confused about what the gamble is. If your kid had gotten into a K-12, choosing a K-8 is something of a gamble because you could end up without a high school placement. But if you don’t have a K-12 option, I don’t get it.

[Anonymous]

If we’d gotten in Lowell, would have taken it in a heartbeat. I think it’s a fabulous school.

[Anonymous]

OP, what is your public option if your only private option is Lowell?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If we’d gotten in Lowell, would have taken it in a heartbeat. I think it’s a fabulous school.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am confused about what the gamble is. If your kid had gotten into a K-12, choosing a K-8 is something of a gamble because you could end up without a high school placement. But if you don’t have a K-12 option, I don’t get it.

OP here. I'm not going to say what my public option is. TMI. What I will say is that we're talking about starting Lowell in the early grades. We weren't really thinking about high school when we applied to lower schools because it seemed so far away but now that we're in we're wondering if it's worth paying for 8+ years only to be shut out of the better privates for high school. We are knew to this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am confused about what the gamble is. If your kid had gotten into a K-12, choosing a K-8 is something of a gamble because you could end up without a high school placement. But if you don’t have a K-12 option, I don’t get it.

OP here. I'm not going to say what my public option is. TMI. What I will say is that we're talking about starting Lowell in the early grades. We weren't really thinking about high school when we applied to lower schools because it seemed so far away but now that we're in we're wondering if it's worth paying for 8+ years only to be shut out of the better privates for high school. We are knew to this.

NP. If you like Lowell more than your public option, you can start there for the early grades and apply out to your preferred K-12s at middle school or sooner (depending on the entry years of your preferred school). We are at another K-8, but we have friends at Lowell who rave about it, especially for the early years.

[Anonymous]

We’d take a spot at Lowell in a heartbeat. We also have friends there who love it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am confused about what the gamble is. If your kid had gotten into a K-12, choosing a K-8 is something of a gamble because you could end up without a high school placement. But if you don’t have a K-12 option, I don’t get it.

OP here. I'm not going to say what my public option is. TMI. What I will say is that we're talking about starting Lowell in the early grades. We weren't really thinking about high school when we applied to lower schools because it seemed so far away but now that we're in we're wondering if it's worth paying for 8+ years only to be shut out of the better privates for high school. We are knew to this.

NP. If you like Lowell more than your public option, you can start there for the early grades and apply out to your preferred K-12s at middle school or sooner (depending on the entry years of your preferred school). We are at another K-8, but we have friends at Lowell who rave about it, especially for the early years.

This is good advice. If you have a k-12 option take it. If you are deciding between public vs Lowell, Try Lowell and then switch back to public or switch to another private at 4th or 6th or 7th, or be okay with the possibility of Burke or the like (or public which can be a great fit for some kids by high school) if your kid doesn’t get into one of the most competitive private schools applying for 9th. We thought Lowell was best for pp-3rd grade. I have three kids. One graduated and two left early and one went to public for high school.

[Anonymous]

Lowell has strong outplacement. I wouldn’t worry to much about it.