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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think what it really comes down to is whether you'd like to have the Big 3 as an option once your child gets to middle school and is looking for high schools. While it's possible to get accepted into 9th, the reality is that many really talented kids (for whom the school could be a great fit) will not get in that year. And at least for a school like Sidwell, if you don't get in for 9th...you aren't getting in (unless you are a transferring top athlete or your dad is the president). [/quote]

I do think fear drives you lifers, fear of being left out.  It’s really not a good way to make education decisions for your children.  If your child could not get admitted at 9th, what are the chances that it’s truly “a great fit”?  The kids who really excel at these places are disciplined, highly academic, driven, organized, mature, focused, etc.  The new admits are generally these thing plus add in the very top of the MS class and your poor lifer for whom the Big 3 “is a good fit” is now very middle of the pack, and perhaps bottom (god forbid).   I’m just saying that not getting admitted at 9th is perhaps a blessing, despite your fear of being left out.  I had a 9th admit at a Big3 and I can see how much stronger the class gets.  Be careful what you wish for. [/quote]

TLDR: my kid is smart your lifer kid is dumb. Stay classy. [/quote]

There are plenty of lifers who are academically high achieving. Anyone who'd make this sweeping generalization is suffering from a serious inferiority complex. My lifers are doing just fine. ;)[/quote]

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