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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've talked to representatives at two K-8 schools that we are applying to and it's clear that they help the H.S.'s sort this out. One flat out told me she has had conversations with HS letting them know which kids are only interested in one school and which would be happy at a couple of schools. Another school clearly "directs" students to an appropriate "first choice" where they are likely to get in based on their academic records.[/quote] +1. The K-8s absolutely talk to the high schools about their students. In fact, it is their core job in the process. It helps their graduates and it helps the high schools sort out the applicants so they don't "waste" an admission on someone who would go elsewhere. On the other hand, the independent high schools do not talk to each other about individual applicants. In my DC's case, she applied to two equally strong schools, but she didn't really want to go to the second. Our K-8 head was very clear in his conversations and the schools responded accordingly. If neither school was sure, the odds that both of them might have thought she was headed to the other might have led to an empty inbox. [/quote] This is interesting to me. We have one child at a K-8 school (in 7th grade), and one child in MCPS (in 5th grade). I guess I'm realizing that the K-8 will be somewhat actively helping to try to get our DS accepted somewhere for 9th grade, which is a nice benefit of going to a K-8. They know my DS and I hope that they can advocate for him. (When it's time for our younger child to go to 9th grade, we will try for an independent school. I figure that we can only expect our public school to provide transcripts and I hope that the teachers will write rec letters. Or we may just keep our younger child in public for HS as she is thriving there and doesn't need the extra TLC that our older child does. Either way, it seems like the kids from a K-8 have a bit of an advantage because of the school's advocacy, although I see lots of smart and motivated kids in public too and they may outweigh any advocacy.)[/quote]
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