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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are interested in applying for independent schools for our child for next year. He will be a rising fourth grader -- but he is an August birthday boy and immature so we may apply 3rd grade.

This child has already had some tough experiences in his school career. So, I don't want to put him through the rigmarole of a complicated admissions process if he is unlikely to get accepted anywhere. This happened with a friend of mine who had a child the same age. Applied to 5-6 schools and didn't get accepted anywhere.

With that in mind, how competitive are the following schools to get into? Can we know from the standardized testing scores whether the child is competitive or not? 
-GDS
-Sheridan School
-Oneness Family School
-Norwood School
-Mclean School
-Washington International School (child is bilingual Sp/Engl)
-Burke School
-Washington Episcopal School

Thanks very much for any information you can provide. [/quote]

GDS is highly competitive and is probably not the best environment for a child who is immature and has not had a great school career thus far.  The school does not believe in coddling children, so your child will need to have initiative, confidence, and be fairly self-motivated to thrive there.

Norwood is more nurturing and less competitive, although smaller.

WES and WIS are also fairly competitive.

Your best bet is to talk directly to the admissions team at each school, describe your child's challenges, and [b]ask for an honest assessment of his chances at admissions. [/b] [/quote]

You are more likely to have a productive conversation with admissions if you ask them about whether the school would be a good fit for your child, not whether he can get it. What does success mean to you? What does your child need to achieve that? What has worked or not worked for him so far? [/quote]

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