Getting into Flint Hill for middle school

[Anonymous]

Easy to get into. No worries. Some really bright kids there. Also some of the opposite but with lots of money.

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Anonymous wrote:Flint Hill is the closest private non-religious school to us, so we are hoping to send our current third grader there for middle school. From the website, it says that they have entry points at fifth and seventh grades. How difficult is it to get in at either of those entry points? Is one easier than another?

If you can pay the tuition, you will have no problem getting into the middle school. It isn't hard to get into.

I wouldn’t say no problem, as they have full middle school classes.

They are full, but that is because it isn't hard to get in if you are full pay. Many students in the middle school would not get into many of the schools discussed on this forum. That is why it is referred to as "the public school you pay for."

This is true and part of why we send our kids there. My kids are high achievers but I don't know where else they might have gotten into because we didn't even look. We've lived in this area for a long time and had no interest in subjecting our kids to any of the grinder schools. Yes, it's closer to a bell curve of learners (like a public school but without any truly disabled or low functioning students). It's all the benefits of a private without a stressed out, hyper competitive culture. That's a win:win in our book.

Same here. Oldest son was always in gifted in public elementary. When we decided to move to private for middle and high school, we didn’t even think about the Big 3 or Big 5 or whatever, even though he would have had a shot. He has anxiety and we didn’t want to put him in a hyper competitive pressure cooker. He thrived at Flint Hill and is now at a very good college. Who knows, but I don’t think his outcome would have been much different at one of the other privates. Daughter is there now and similarly loves it.

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Anonymous wrote:Flint Hill is the closest private non-religious school to us, so we are hoping to send our current third grader there for middle school. From the website, it says that they have entry points at fifth and seventh grades. How difficult is it to get in at either of those entry points? Is one easier than another?

If you can pay the tuition, you will have no problem getting into the middle school. It isn't hard to get into.

I wouldn’t say no problem, as they have full middle school classes.

They are full, but that is because it isn't hard to get in if you are full pay. Many students in the middle school would not get into many of the schools discussed on this forum. That is why it is referred to as "the public school you pay for."

This is true and part of why we send our kids there. My kids are high achievers but I don't know where else they might have gotten into because we didn't even look. We've lived in this area for a long time and had no interest in subjecting our kids to any of the grinder schools. Yes, it's closer to a bell curve of learners (like a public school but without any truly disabled or low functioning students). It's all the benefits of a private without a stressed out, hyper competitive culture. That's a win:win in our book.

Same here. Oldest son was always in gifted in public elementary. When we decided to move to private for middle and high school, we didn’t even think about the Big 3 or Big 5 or whatever, even though he would have had a shot. He has anxiety and we didn’t want to put him in a hyper competitive pressure cooker. He thrived at Flint Hill and is now at a very good college. Who knows, but I don’t think his outcome would have been much different at one of the other privates. Daughter is there now and similarly loves it.

Thankfully it has been a good fit for your children, but that doesn't change the fact FH academics are not well regarded and certainly not worth paying for unless you live in a very week public school piramid. There are much better schools to choose from.

[Anonymous]

This is very compelling reasoning, supported by solid data. I am sure you are correct that Flint Hill academics are very week.

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Anonymous wrote:Flint Hill is the closest private non-religious school to us, so we are hoping to send our current third grader there for middle school. From the website, it says that they have entry points at fifth and seventh grades. How difficult is it to get in at either of those entry points? Is one easier than another?

If you can pay the tuition, you will have no problem getting into the middle school. It isn't hard to get into.

I wouldn’t say no problem, as they have full middle school classes.

They are full, but that is because it isn't hard to get in if you are full pay. Many students in the middle school would not get into many of the schools discussed on this forum. That is why it is referred to as "the public school you pay for."

This is true and part of why we send our kids there. My kids are high achievers but I don't know where else they might have gotten into because we didn't even look. We've lived in this area for a long time and had no interest in subjecting our kids to any of the grinder schools. Yes, it's closer to a bell curve of learners (like a public school but without any truly disabled or low functioning students). It's all the benefits of a private without a stressed out, hyper competitive culture. That's a win:win in our book.

Same here. Oldest son was always in gifted in public elementary. When we decided to move to private for middle and high school, we didn’t even think about the Big 3 or Big 5 or whatever, even though he would have had a shot. He has anxiety and we didn’t want to put him in a hyper competitive pressure cooker. He thrived at Flint Hill and is now at a very good college. Who knows, but I don’t think his outcome would have been much different at one of the other privates. Daughter is there now and similarly loves it.

Thankfully it has been a good fit for your children, but that doesn't change the fact FH academics are not well regarded and certainly not worth paying for unless you live in a very week public school piramid. There are much better schools to choose from.

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Anonymous wrote:Flint Hill is the closest private non-religious school to us, so we are hoping to send our current third grader there for middle school. From the website, it says that they have entry points at fifth and seventh grades. How difficult is it to get in at either of those entry points? Is one easier than another?

If you can pay the tuition, you will have no problem getting into the middle school. It isn't hard to get into.

I wouldn’t say no problem, as they have full middle school classes.

They are full, but that is because it isn't hard to get in if you are full pay. Many students in the middle school would not get into many of the schools discussed on this forum. That is why it is referred to as "the public school you pay for."

This is true and part of why we send our kids there. My kids are high achievers but I don't know where else they might have gotten into because we didn't even look. We've lived in this area for a long time and had no interest in subjecting our kids to any of the grinder schools. Yes, it's closer to a bell curve of learners (like a public school but without any truly disabled or low functioning students). It's all the benefits of a private without a stressed out, hyper competitive culture. That's a win:win in our book.

Same here. Oldest son was always in gifted in public elementary. When we decided to move to private for middle and high school, we didn’t even think about the Big 3 or Big 5 or whatever, even though he would have had a shot. He has anxiety and we didn’t want to put him in a hyper competitive pressure cooker. He thrived at Flint Hill and is now at a very good college. Who knows, but I don’t think his outcome would have been much different at one of the other privates. Daughter is there now and similarly loves it.

Thankfully it has been a good fit for your children, but that doesn't change the fact FH academics are not well regarded and certainly not worth paying for unless you live in a very week public school piramid. There are much better schools to choose from.

FH got several kids into Top 10 schools in the past few years, and they were not recruited athletes. Those families thought the academics were just fine. The families who don't think its worth the price obviously stick to other schools.

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Anonymous wrote:Flint Hill is the closest private non-religious school to us, so we are hoping to send our current third grader there for middle school. From the website, it says that they have entry points at fifth and seventh grades. How difficult is it to get in at either of those entry points? Is one easier than another?

If you can pay the tuition, you will have no problem getting into the middle school. It isn't hard to get into.

I wouldn’t say no problem, as they have full middle school classes.

They are full, but that is because it isn't hard to get in if you are full pay. Many students in the middle school would not get into many of the schools discussed on this forum. That is why it is referred to as "the public school you pay for."

This is true and part of why we send our kids there. My kids are high achievers but I don't know where else they might have gotten into because we didn't even look. We've lived in this area for a long time and had no interest in subjecting our kids to any of the grinder schools. Yes, it's closer to a bell curve of learners (like a public school but without any truly disabled or low functioning students). It's all the benefits of a private without a stressed out, hyper competitive culture. That's a win:win in our book.

Same here. Oldest son was always in gifted in public elementary. When we decided to move to private for middle and high school, we didn’t even think about the Big 3 or Big 5 or whatever, even though he would have had a shot. He has anxiety and we didn’t want to put him in a hyper competitive pressure cooker. He thrived at Flint Hill and is now at a very good college. Who knows, but I don’t think his outcome would have been much different at one of the other privates. Daughter is there now and similarly loves it.

Thankfully it has been a good fit for your children, but that doesn't change the fact FH academics are not well regarded and certainly not worth paying for unless you live in a very week public school piramid. There are much better schools to choose from.

Tell me you have no experience with Flint Hill without telling me you have no experience with Flint Hill.

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Anonymous wrote:Flint Hill is the closest private non-religious school to us, so we are hoping to send our current third grader there for middle school. From the website, it says that they have entry points at fifth and seventh grades. How difficult is it to get in at either of those entry points? Is one easier than another?

If you can pay the tuition, you will have no problem getting into the middle school. It isn't hard to get into.

I wouldn’t say no problem, as they have full middle school classes.

They are full, but that is because it isn't hard to get in if you are full pay. Many students in the middle school would not get into many of the schools discussed on this forum. That is why it is referred to as "the public school you pay for."

This is true and part of why we send our kids there. My kids are high achievers but I don't know where else they might have gotten into because we didn't even look. We've lived in this area for a long time and had no interest in subjecting our kids to any of the grinder schools. Yes, it's closer to a bell curve of learners (like a public school but without any truly disabled or low functioning students). It's all the benefits of a private without a stressed out, hyper competitive culture. That's a win:win in our book.

Same here. Oldest son was always in gifted in public elementary. When we decided to move to private for middle and high school, we didn’t even think about the Big 3 or Big 5 or whatever, even though he would have had a shot. He has anxiety and we didn’t want to put him in a hyper competitive pressure cooker. He thrived at Flint Hill and is now at a very good college. Who knows, but I don’t think his outcome would have been much different at one of the other privates. Daughter is there now and similarly loves it.

Thankfully it has been a good fit for your children, but that doesn't change the fact FH academics are not well regarded and certainly not worth paying for unless you live in a very week public school piramid. There are much better schools to choose from.

Thanks, but pardon me if I choose not to listen to the opinion of someone who doesn't know how to spell "weak" or "pyramid".

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Anonymous wrote:Flint Hill is the closest private non-religious school to us, so we are hoping to send our current third grader there for middle school. From the website, it says that they have entry points at fifth and seventh grades. How difficult is it to get in at either of those entry points? Is one easier than another?

If you can pay the tuition, you will have no problem getting into the middle school. It isn't hard to get into.

I wouldn’t say no problem, as they have full middle school classes.

They are full, but that is because it isn't hard to get in if you are full pay. Many students in the middle school would not get into many of the schools discussed on this forum. That is why it is referred to as "the public school you pay for."

This is true and part of why we send our kids there. My kids are high achievers but I don't know where else they might have gotten into because we didn't even look. We've lived in this area for a long time and had no interest in subjecting our kids to any of the grinder schools. Yes, it's closer to a bell curve of learners (like a public school but without any truly disabled or low functioning students). It's all the benefits of a private without a stressed out, hyper competitive culture. That's a win:win in our book.

Same here. Oldest son was always in gifted in public elementary. When we decided to move to private for middle and high school, we didn’t even think about the Big 3 or Big 5 or whatever, even though he would have had a shot. He has anxiety and we didn’t want to put him in a hyper competitive pressure cooker. He thrived at Flint Hill and is now at a very good college. Who knows, but I don’t think his outcome would have been much different at one of the other privates. Daughter is there now and similarly loves it.

Thankfully it has been a good fit for your children, but that doesn't change the fact FH academics are not well regarded and certainly not worth paying for unless you live in a very week public school piramid. There are much better schools to choose from.

Thanks, but pardon me if I choose not to listen to the opinion of someone who doesn't know how to spell "weak" or "pyramid".

It must have been written by a graduate of Flint Hill!

[Anonymous]

DS (now a junior) entered in fifth grade and it worked out very well. He liked his elementary school, which went through fifth, so we debated until the last minute about just waiting until seventh grade. While it would have saved us money, I'm so glad that he started in fifth grade. He developed a core group of friends in his first year, and that made the middle school years less awkward. I imagine that starting in seventh would have been tougher socially.

[Anonymous]

Neighbor’s daughter goes there and loves it. Also entered in fifth. I didn’t sense that it was very competitive but didn’t really ask.

[Anonymous]

Run from this school.

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Anonymous wrote:Flint Hill is the closest private non-religious school to us, so we are hoping to send our current third grader there for middle school. From the website, it says that they have entry points at fifth and seventh grades. How difficult is it to get in at either of those entry points? Is one easier than another?

If you can pay the tuition, you will have no problem getting into the middle school. It isn't hard to get into.

I wouldn’t say no problem, as they have full middle school classes.

They are full, but that is because it isn't hard to get in if you are full pay. Many students in the middle school would not get into many of the schools discussed on this forum. That is why it is referred to as "the public school you pay for."

This is true and part of why we send our kids there. My kids are high achievers but I don't know where else they might have gotten into because we didn't even look. We've lived in this area for a long time and had no interest in subjecting our kids to any of the grinder schools. Yes, it's closer to a bell curve of learners (like a public school but without any truly disabled or low functioning students). It's all the benefits of a private without a stressed out, hyper competitive culture. That's a win:win in our book.

Same here. Oldest son was always in gifted in public elementary. When we decided to move to private for middle and high school, we didn’t even think about the Big 3 or Big 5 or whatever, even though he would have had a shot. He has anxiety and we didn’t want to put him in a hyper competitive pressure cooker. He thrived at Flint Hill and is now at a very good college. Who knows, but I don’t think his outcome would have been much different at one of the other privates. Daughter is there now and similarly loves it.

Thankfully it has been a good fit for your children, but that doesn't change the fact FH academics are not well regarded and certainly not worth paying for unless you live in a very week public school piramid. There are much better schools to choose from.

Thanks, but pardon me if I choose not to listen to the opinion of someone who doesn't know how to spell "weak" or "pyramid".

It must have been written by a graduate of Flint Hill!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Run from this school.

why?

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Anonymous wrote:Run from this school.

why?

There is a small group of vocal trolls who alwayd post unsupported negative comments about FH. They are angry that it is not a pressure cooker like the “top”’ schools but still gets great college placement results.

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Anonymous wrote:Run from this school.

why?

There is a small group of vocal trolls who alwayd post unsupported negative comments about FH. They are angry that it is not a pressure cooker like the “top”’ schools but still gets great college placement results.

Flint Hill is still a top school.