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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you can get into a K-12 where you can see your DC would be happy, enroll. You can always apply out if it turns out to be a poor fit. It's much harder to get into the competitive schools as the kids get older. Not only are you applying against your classmates, which is its own special form of stress, but also against top-performing kids from public schools. That being said, if you can't find a K-12 where you think DC would be happy, then I would opt for a K-8, K-3, or a school focused on younger children.[/quote]

It’s very hard to see where your five year old would be happy at seventeen. Especially since upper schools can be Very different from lower schools, even at the same school. [/quote]

We made the same mistake of assuming a K-12 "one and done" approach. Turns out it wasn't the right fit after a couple of years.  We applied out to several non-k12 schools.  Chose K-6 and then moved to a K-8.  Now applying for high school.  Sure the application process is lengthly and can be arduous, but having your child at a school that is the right fit is worth the effort.  Our experience has shown that K-8s do middle school best.  Our friends at K-12s feel middle school is lacking OR too intense.  The fact is children change so much over the course of their school lifetime.  A three year old and a 12 year old are very different people.  Middle school has been the biggest change of all for our child.  We never expected the enormous change is study habits, ability and drive that developed between 6th and 8th grades.  Therefore our school search changed drastically this time around.   Don't be afraid of outplacement, kids usually end up where they belong and do well.     [/quote]

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