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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the upper schools are definitely more competitive. Not sure about the lower schools.[/quote]

Two of the schools we just did revisit days at stated that applications were up 20-30% and actually number of students accepted was down 5-10% over previous year acceptance numbers.[/quote]

The particular grade level we applied to at a Top 3 had an acceptance rate that was 42% lower than last year. I don't know specifically how many applicants there were last or this year. This was not for 9th grade, but don't want to share more. It's just difficult to know that DC worked hard, is strong in every category, and otherwise would have been accepted based on feedback we received. We thought we might actually have a slight chance to make the cut this year. I suppose it's probably better we didn't know about the reduction in number of students they would take ahead of time, as we may not have even tried.  [/quote]

Apply again for 9th if you really like the school.  We did this after being waitlist in 6th and 7th in a grade where almost all the spots those years went to siblings, VIPS, etc.  K
Our kid was accepted for 9th and has had a great experience at the school.  This type of thing is more common than you think--many 9th grade applicants tried before.  We have met many. [/quote]

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