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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]FWIW, if you go the private route, you'll do tours the fall before (so September 2017 for September 2018 start).  Applications are due generally by January, and decisions are made in March.  (This is for independent schools, Catholic schools may do things differently).  Given that, I'm not sure I'd bother looking at any schools more than a year before the anticipated start date.[/quote]

Okay, so if I wanted to look at schools for the 2019 fall, would it make sense to look at one group of schools in the fall of 2017 and one in 2018, so as not to be overwhelmed looking at two different groups of schools? Theoretically, I mean, because I'm pretty sure unless we find $20K in our couch cushions, we'll be going public...[/quote]

No, I would not go looking in Fall 2017 if your kid would be starting Fall 2019.  For one thing, the admissions people at the privates are pretty busy, so I doubt they'll let you take the time to do tours and have your kids do play dates or classroom visits if you're not actually applying that year.

If it were me, I'd really sit down and decide if you want to go the private route or not.  Having options is fine, but you'll want to seriously narrow them down.  K may only be $20K a year (several privates are significantly higher, like double that, even for that grade), but tuition increases every grade or couple of grades.  Additionally, it does up a few percent every year.  Of course, there are cheaper private options, like parochial schools, but you'll want to figure out if you're willing to go down that route for 12 years.  If not, don't even bother applying.  I say that because it's a big time investment and why spread yourself thin looking at 50 schools when there are really only a few that you're truly interested in?

FWIW, my kids are at a private and I love it, but the application process around here (depending on which schools you're looking at) can be exhausting.[/quote]

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