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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From experience I would recommend 4 or 5 with one of those being an obvious back-up (e.g Bullis, St Johns, St Andrews, or Burke) dependent on what your child's primary extra-curricular focus is (sports or arts).  [/quote]

Your experience is dated. None of the back-up schools are true back-ups. It is Damn hard to get into any private school since now Arlington, Fairfax and MoCo kids go to private schools in DC too. [/quote]

No, its not.  I have middle school and high school aged kids.  Have been through application process recently.  You are wrong.  If your kid has top grades and solid test scores certain schools are definitely back ups.  For kids who are strong enough to get into the top privates like STA/NCS, Sidwell, Potomac, and Maret, these other schools are back-ups.  [/quote]

22:09 back here. (I'm the one who said your experience is dated). Re-read the question, please.  Here it is: "We're new to this process, and so I'm wondering for those of you who've been down this path before can help: what's a reasonable/recommended amount of schools to apply to? We have an upcoming 6th grader with great references and past grades but a hard transition year in fifth grade in a DC charter school."

OP said NOTHING about top grades and solid test scores. She said 5th grade was tough, earlier grades were great but does not specify where the child was schooled. For a family with a kid who does NOT have straight As in another private and does NOT have 99% test scores, and/or some other "hook," acceptance is NOT a sure thing ANYWHERE these days.  Not at Bullis, not at St. John's, not anywhere.  [/quote]

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