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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]

True, but you should make sure when applying to K that you also tour and learn about the middle and upper schools.  We did because we anticipate that our kids will stay through graduation in 12th grade (time will only tell) and one of the reasons we chose that school was because of what we learned about the middle and upper schools.  Yes, it's always fair to say that kids can change a lot between ages 5 and 17, so what may be a great fit now won't be one later, but you should still take the time to learn about the middle and upper schools when applying. [/quote]

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