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[quote=pbraverman][quote=Anonymous]Thanks a lot for this great advice. It really makes sense and you are right, the benefits she will get for being "queen of the hill" as you said will be with her for a long time and will give her confidence for the years ahead. It is rare to find such sincere and well intencioned advice here, so again, many thanks! I think you convinced me to stay.[/quote]

[quote=Anonymous]I completely agree that Peter gives wise and rational advice on this and other threads. But I just have one comment, as a parent who in the last few years decided to have her daughter make the switch to Holton (having applied to a range of schools and landed on this as the best fit) from a K-8 after 6th grade. While she was happy at her school and would have benefited, as Peter pointed out, from being "king of the hill," and knowing herself better, there was no denying the data. She wanted--and so did we--a top school and the chances of getting in to any of the top 5 to 6 schools go down substantially when applying for 9th grade. I had admissions people at 2 different schools tell me this themselves. All of Peter's advice is great, if we weren't in DC. If you and your daughter know that she wants to attend there (because you have fully vetted it and know it's a good fit), you may as well go for it in 7th.[/quote]

I think the PP raises two good points:

1. If you are in DC (and especially if you are applying to DC schools), I think the calculus changes a little insofar as you might not find your public options desirable. In that case, I certainly understand the heightened interest in finding something ... whenever.

2. If a parent and his or her child feel strongly about making a change — and have for a while (i.e., it's not just a flavor-of-the-month thing), that's also a different situation. In the original case, the child is happy where she is and I didn't get the feeling that there was any urgency outside of the "what if we don't get in for ninth grade" question.

Thanks for the thoughtful additions.
Peter

P.S. Oh, wait, there's a third good point the PP makes: "Peter gives wise and rational advice." LOL, but thanks sincerely for the compliment.[/quote]

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