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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not to pile on the OP but in case future parents read this---my thought was also "no kid should be devastated.  That means they thought they were getting in".

I've been through this rodeo three times.  My last kid just applied for high school.  We let him do his interviews and then told him. "I'm really proud of you for jumping through those hoops.  You did an awesome job  However, the odds are very, very long. You are probably not getting in--there are many hundreds of kids applying who are just like you.  If you do get a spot we'll have to figure out if you want to take it.  Now let's assume you're going to public high school".  ---and then spent the last month casually being very, very positive about the public option. [/quote]

+100 We went to a football game at our public high school this fall just to show DC what it was like there at the suggestion of our HOS at the k-8. It was a great suggestion. DC has always been at a very small k-8, so the thought of a HUGE public school was daunting. After the game, DC saw it as vibrant, exciting and fun. It made it seem like an actual option. DC ended up getting into their first choice, but we were prepared if they were WL everywhere.[/quote]

That is such a great idea! Which k-8 suggested that? Was it Lowell?[/quote]

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