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[quote=Farmer]We are moving to DC, and accordingly, my child is transferring schools. By the time we arrive, my child will be entering his junior year. We have been in contact with these schools, but due to COVID we have not visited (now that we are vaccinated, we plan to do so). My son is very academic and has good grades, but is indifferent to sport and not athletic. He is involved in many extracurriculars, such as mock trials and Model UN. Based on what we have read, we think GDS is very interesting and has very good college matriculation. Sidwell is of course an excellent school, but we have heard that is very intense and stressful for students. I find this odd, given that it's a Quaker school. St. Alban's also sounds very interesting, but we worry that going to a single-sex school will cut him off from girls. Our main concern is given how GDS and Sidwell are K-12, if coming in as a junior year will cut him off from the other students; if everybody else has been attending the school for the past decade, won't he stand out? St. Alban's is 7-12, so there are similar concerns. That aside, this is what we are looking for in a school 1. Strong academics, but not so intense to cause burnout (I went to Exeter, and I remember how many other students had mental breakdowns due to the workload) 2. International atmosphere (students from different parts of the world) 3. Openness to new ways of teaching 4. Opportunities for extracurriculars One last thing; he is more interested in politics and social studies than STEM, and also enjoys art and music classes. Any information about these schools is appreciated. Clarification: I realize I was very unclear in this post. I apologize profusely. He has applied to a few schools in the area for admission for this fall. We have been accepted into a few schools including SAS, but they do not require a firm answer for about a month. Georgetown Day and Sidwell confirmed they have a few spots open for junior year and we have applied. We have not received a formal letter of admission from GDS or SFS, but the admissions officers say that his grades are on the upper range of accepted students.[/quote]
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