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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I took a kid from 9th grade at Whitman (MCPS) and sent him to St Andrew's, a coed boarding high school in Delaware.  Mine repeated 9th grade, but they also have admissions into the 10th grade and very good financial aid.   A world of difference, in all positive ways.  Do some research into what else is out there (no, I would not have home-schooled)[/quote]

We are considering this path - give walls/Wilson a chance but be ready to pull.

How did you navigate the timing? Did you know 9th grade wasn't going to work right away?[/quote]

Don’t do this to your child.  “Ready to pull” from high school is harder than you think.

[b]As a relative with two kids in college advised me:  in ninth tenth grade, students need to be focused on extracurricular activities, building relationships with teachers, test prep (if need be), honing academic and organizational skills, developing academic interests, maybe applying to summer programs.   Not applying to a new high school. [/b]

OP believes Wilson is not a good fit, with potentially disastrous consequences; that’s one thing.  But I wouldn’t enroll my child in any high school, planning to maybe bail.  It’s tougher than it looks from the perspective of middle school.  [/quote]

So, this is advice for someone whose kids are in college? What makes you think their advice is any more valuable than anyone else's?

This is the post of someone whose kids have a good HS experience. And they're lucky. But if you kid is having a terrible HS experience, none of this matters. You just want them to be ok.

Also, what this poster is describing is very cookie cutter. Many colleges are interested in kids that have walked a different path and not just checked all the boxes.[/quote]

Look, I shared that advice in response to someone who said they were pondering “trying” Wilson or Walls to see if it would work.  And if not, then pull.

All I said was that executing the plan B may not be without some potential drawbacks.

I also said that in the case of OP — and by extension, anyone else whose child is truly unhappy with a current placement — this advice is not really relevant.  Bc the consequences, as I said, could be potentially “disastrous.“

And for those who can’t make high school work in a linear path, yes, there are many, many colleges in the US, and many are looking for students who have walked a different path.   :)

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I was the poster keeping pulling out as an option. I also have a child in college so I guess that makes me an expert. :)

In our case, the DC who we would pull is on the young side so they would repeat 9th at a strong private, like the PP had their child do.[/quote]

I believe in private school they call it "re-classing". Go for it! You're not happy because of the school environment, not because of your kid per se. What will change regarding that? Nothing. Switch. You won't look back.[/quote]

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