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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think many parents make financial calculations, weighed against when your transcript "counts".  No college is looking at your elementary or middle school transcript (unless you accelerate to HS level coursework, which would then show on your HS transcript), nor are there many if any private schools in the DMV that are developing top athletes in MS (think IMG Academy and some others in CA and FL which are out recruiting middle school kids).

I am aware of many DCPS parents that evaluated the process that way...you run the risk of not getting accepted in HS, though it seems like the kids do fine getting accepted at GDS, SFS, etc.

To put it bluntly, you just saved $40,000 x 9 = $360,000, and you are no worse positioned then the kids that started in ES or MS.[/quote]

I would not count on that. There are a lot more kids applying vs spots. I really do not think it matter much private or public if you have a motivated and capable kid. The big difference is the first semester of college. The private school kids are better prepared but everyone catches up. [/quote]

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