Schools that may have openings for 9th grade AFTER the applications
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Anonymous
| We put our eggs in a couple of elite baskets - - (I know, I know) Any places that might have openings that are challenging academically? |
Anonymous
| Dc? Md? Va? |
Anonymous
| DC and MD |
Anonymous
| Try Elizabeth Seton (girls), Pallotti or OLGC. |
Anonymous
| The student is a boy |
Anonymous
| Archbishop Carroll, SJC, Pallotti, OLGC, McNamara, DeMatha - Try the Catholic high schools. |
Anonymous
| For what it is worth, OLGC has a WL. |
Anonymous
| try Saint Anselms |
Anonymous
| Try St. Andrew's and Burke. No guarantee but maybe you'll get lucky. |
Anonymous
| Try Bullis |
Anonymous
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I have an 8th grader too. We applied to a lot of schools though. Our backup plan if nothing worked out was moving to MD (renting a house) which seems extreme I know.
SJC is a great up and coming school. Call them and see what's possible. They have a scholar program and give out ipads as part of it. If your son is a good student and also a good athlete, I'd be surprised if they wouldn't consider him. Because its a bigger school they may have more flexibility with late application although they got a ton of applicants. Saint Anselms is better choice academically but not known for sports although it has a nice gym and field. These are catholic schools so not right for everyone. |
Anonymous
| All if the well-known Catholic high schools just completed admissions and have wait lists. I know SJC accepted over their goal if 275 and still has a deep wait list. I wouldn't have any faith in a spot there. You will have to look to the less popular schools now or start public and transfer. |
Anonymous
| Try St. Andrews -- good school but rumblings that they are working on enrollment issues. Try Bullis too; if your son is a strong student (as it sounds like he may be) they might be open to accepting a late application. |
Anonymous
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St Anselm's will find room for him if he's a good fit for the school (academically mostly plus not a behavior issue).
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Anonymous
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I second the St. Anselms and St. Andrews votes
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