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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The "Lifers" tend to come from the wealthiest, most powerful, and well connected families. That's why their little 4 year old beat out your little 4 year old 99 percenter for admission to places like Beauvoir. It is true that in 9th grade, test scores (or athletic ability) carry the day. But at the end of the day, wealth, power, and well connectedness will turn those Gentlemen Bs into gold.[/quote] You also get an "ick" from me -- and I'm the parent of 3 kids who transferred into a Big 3 in middle school. The PPs who've noted that obviously it's more difficult to predict long-term academic success for a preK applicant than for a 9th-grade applicant are correct. So too are the PPs who've noted that the top of the graduating class will include a mix of lifers and kids who transferred in at MS and HS -- and so will the bottom of the class. These are human beings, not robots, and a lot of variables enter into the picture. [/quote]
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