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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, my suggestion is to keep your DD in private until 3rd grade, when she can apply to CES (formerly HGC) and if she is accepted, you can transfer back to public system. It's super boring in the first 4 years (K-3rd) for kids advanced in math. If you are financially capable, try to wait until 5th grade before apply to magnet MS is another option. If you get in, you go because the program is excellent and your DD will not be bored ever since (CES is still heavily humanity oriented, but math-wise is also good. Once accepted by STEM magnet MS, your DD will be assured to enjoy the curriculum).[/quote]

I'd be interested to hear how often this strategy works out. In my child's CES, there were no kids of which I'm aware who came from private. In their cohort at the TPMS magnet, I'm aware of one.

That doesn't mean they don't exist, but there is not a critical mass of parents paying for private until 3rd and then accessing the magnets. Now, I don't know if that's because they decide they love the private school enough to stay, or their financial situation is so good the costs no longer matter, or if the lack of a testing history makes it harder for private school kids. At any rate, it is not a done deal. [/quote]

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