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[quote=Anonymous]9th grade from small private K-8 to a W school.  Very easy transition.

Pluses:
DC does a fall sport so that was a great way to meet people early
DC did a shadow day in the winter so had some sense of the school
There were new kids, both new to the area and quite a few coming from private schools

Negatives:
DC had only taken Alg 1 in 8th grade (that's all that was offered in our K-8) and is a year behind the accelerated group of kids in math.   The unanticipated consequence was that in 9th grade the kids in Geometry were not the brightest so the class moved a little slowly.  Not a problem later because then DC was in a group with the smart kids from the grade behind.

It was a little hard to make sure DC was in the right classes since we were new to the system.  But the shadow day was helpful because DC knew she wanted to take AP NSL in 9th so that helped define the social studies track.  She ended up in a lower language class than was appropriate because the MCPS numbering is a little different than private schools.  Level 2 in private is more equvalent to level 3 in MCPS.  Entering at MS would eliminate these issues to a large extent.[/quote]

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