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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I will never understand why people prefer the school that didn't choose their kid over the school that happily accepted them and is working to educate them with great success. [/quote]

This is my opinion as well. If the child is doing well, I would not want to uproot them.  My opinion on getting in "early" at a desired K-12 when the child is so young that you have no idea what school might be a good fit for HS, is that you are causing your child and yourself more harm than good. Many times the parents I've met who are struggling with this choice are those who are Big 3 or bust and striving for Ivy or similar admissions results. They are upset that their child did not get into Sidwell, GDS, STA/NCS, Maret, or Potomac. If the school in question is one that is an academic pressure cooker in HS, I would never send a child there without knowing that the child had the aptitude and temperament for that kind of school. I would want a child in the school where their individual learning style and strengths were a good fit for the school. That is giving the child their best possible shot at being academically (and emotionally) successful. You do not know until you have been through a few years of ES.

Look at the 5 year matriculation list at all the "top" high schools and you will see many colleges and universities that are not desirable to the Ivy or bust crowd. I am not saying that those colleges are bad, or that it was a waste to graduate from a Big 3 school and matriculate at a less selective college. However, in my experience, when children are confident that they are competitive in an environment, they have better performance, which can then lead to better results in college acceptances, and better self esteem for the student.

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I agree. I'm always baffled by the school that says "apply again next year."  Look, if you wanted my kid to attend, you'd have accepted them.[/quote]

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