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[quote=Anonymous]OP, if your kid can qualify as a more advanced speaker, you rmight have a pretty good chance at getting in. Do call the school. Also mind where you end up living. The immediate neighborhod has a much greater chance of getting in than kids coming from outside.

Our experience -- moved in from the West Coast in 1st grade with a kid who had been taking French but was not fluent. We landed in the close neighborhood (rented) while we waited to see if she did get in. She did not. We ended up buying a new home in a different area, resigned to the fact that the kid will not be able to attend the immersion program. Last day of summer break (we were still in McLean waiting for our home to close), we received a call from the school that our kid was in. We had to turn down the space, as we had already moved away.

We still attended summer swimming in the neighborhood and made friends with many local families. It is a great place to raise kids. The school itself is well run, and even if you don;t make it in, the GenEd side of the school still has French classes. There are many families that are native speakers and you will always have a steady supply of sitters who speak French.

Bottom line, if your heart is set on French, go settle in the neighborhood. It is lovely. And chances are, your kid can still learn French and possibly move into the immersion side eventually. I still wish we had stayed.[/quote]

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