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[quote=Anonymous]From our own experience with 9th grade admissions : The kids who get into the Big 5 schools in 9th all have some sort of a hook and are exceptional in one extra curricular AND are good students ( though maybe not exceptional students ) as well.
These schools are also looking for kids who can bolster their college matriculation stats and these are the type of kids who get into top colleges as well. 
To get into 9th at these competitive schools, your child has to be exceptional and stand out in one area: stellar athlete with recruitment potential, debate champion, math/ science Olympiad champion, … if your child has that, then all the school cares about is if they can handle the academic rigor of the school or not. So, of course they’d have to be a good student, but that only matters up to a certain point.
If your child is just a “run-of-the-mill” good student with straight A’s and good standardized test scores, and you are considering the Big 5 schools, then don’t wait till 9th and apply in 6th or 7th, whenever the big entry year for middle school is. [/quote]

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