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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have watched the application process with friends and my own kids. The only time kids tend to be totally shut out is if they only applied to places like Sidwell etc. If that is what you did then definitely talk to them that the odds are really slim and would be a happy surprise if it landed. If you have rounded out your applications then I am sure something will hit. If it doesn’t, there is something called secondary applications and usually you can get a spot then.You wait a week for dust to settle as admissions people are really busy. Then you reach out to every school including large Catholics which have larger classes and no it doesn’t matter if you are not Catholic. You may also want to invest in a school counselor because they tend to know what schools have spots and can get your application in front of right people quickly. Finally worse come worse, schools do take kids in 10th. Since your child is younger, you can still go the Catholic school route because they help with high school. Also do not turn your nose down to independent k8 schools who may need kids because
some of their students would have applied out. This happens all the time. Look at the process as problem solving and show your child that there are always solutions to problems if you focus. My kid was rejected at a big three for k and we went the k8 route and got in the same big three for middle that said no for k. FWIW wouldn’t have traded the k8 experience for the world. I sometimes even wonder if we shouldn’t have kept child through 8th. Good luck!![/quote]

Do some kids "apply out" in middle from independent K-8s, or do most stay all the way through? I know it's a generalization, but we're applying to K-8s for middle (from public), so just curious how common that is/isn't.

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