Admissions at middle school
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Anonymous
| Waiting to hear from 3 schools we applied to for 6th grade and realize I never actually asked any of the schools how many kids apply and how many are accepted. How competitive is middle school admissions the major independent schools in DC? Like 1/10 accepted? 1/4? |
Anonymous
| Totally depends on the school and which grade. Could range from 15% to 35%. Might be better odds at some smaller independent schools and a little lower odds for some of the "Big 3" schools depending on the year, number of applications, siblings, legacies, etc, etc. |
Anonymous
| OP: I don't think any school will ever reveal how many applications they received. They may be telling you how many spots they may have. |
Anonymous
It's going to be a loooooooooong 7 weeks... 
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Anonymous
| last year, maret admissions was pretty open about it. I think they add about 12 in 6th, and they expected about 120 applicants for those spots. I have no way to know for sure what the numbers actually were. I appreciated their openness. |
Anonymous
| I know Holton takes 30-32 in 3rd and slowly adds more with each grade. I haven't heard how many applicants but I'm guessing somewhere around 100 |