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[quote=Anonymous][quote=besuzllygehp][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’d apply from preschool. It’s what they do- help families get into kindergarten. [/quote]

I agree with this. Especially if you are dead set on the private school track. Your preschool director will be the person speaking on your behalf to ongoing schools, and working with you to get your child in to the right school for them. This isn't the case if they are in public.

We stuck it out in preschool for another year (our child is a September bday, so past the private school cut off date) and my child got in to our top choice school for her.

She can read, write, do basic math etc. So she didn't lose any steam by not going right in to public K. Kids start to even out come 3rd grade.[/quote]

Thanks, this is really helpful. I have a few follow-up questions. If a preschool keeps a student for an extra year, will independent schools still consider them even if they are technically past the cutoff? Also, have you heard of any schools that actually prefer applicants coming from an existing K program?[/quote]

So my child is a late August birthday (a week before the cut off), we went ahead and applied to schools last year for 2025026 K admissions. We were told by all schools (but one) she was "too young" and to apply again next year. She stayed in PreK for one more year (with many kids her age/ summer bdays) and we got in to our top choice school.

So although Private schools say their cut off is September 1st, many times it really is May 31st. They will rarely take June/July/August birthdays unless it's a sibling or legacy (this is true for most of the TT schools, T2 and T3 can be different).

In terms of coming from an existing K program, I am guessing you mean another private? I would say that is frowned upon. I do know some children who did K in public school and then applied again for K in private, and got in. But I do not know many who were K in one private and got in to K in another private.[/quote]

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