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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a "big 3" alum and it is shocking how many of the kids were legacies. I knew it'd be high but it's almost 25%!! The other 50% seem to be siblings of older students. It's tough out there to get in without a hook. [/quote]

And then you throw in faculty kids, VIP, DEI admits....there's only a handful of spots left for everyone else. [/quote]

We live in another city that has only one k-12- k-5, k-8 and 6-12 is more common.

I attended a kindergarten information session and was told that they gave preference to legacies and siblings. They then said that given expected sibling applications for that year, they anticipated 3-4 truly open spots and that they were seeking racial and geographic diversity. Some people just walked out at that point, especially anyone who wasn’t an URM. We are a URM family but didn’t apply because it seemed pointless. I at least appreciated the transparency.

The flip side of that is that 6 years later, they’re struggling with numbers in grades 4 through 8 as kids leave for schools that can better handle their academic needs or move away. [/quote]

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