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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How would you feel about Trevor or Columbia Grammar?[/quote]

op - i mean i would have felt more fine about those suggestions than the dwight one. Honestly for a kid whose teachers never sounded the alarm about academics, even when pushed, my expectation for the conversation was more that we'd talk about TT and consider how realistic and land on maybe 1-2 stretch choices in that tier and then a number of T2 choices/ maybe a couple of wild cards. I did not think the first suggestion would be dwight.

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You have to ask yourself whether TT schools will be a good overall fit for him. My son went to HM from a progressive K-8, and the adjustment was pretty big. He figured it out quickly, but there’s not much room to stumble. There is support available, but kids need to be proactive in seeking it because they do not offer retests, extra credit, or other second chances on assessments. [/quote]

Op - I don’t think a HM would be a good fit, but I do think we could be discussing something a click down from there.

I probably did flag myself as a problem bc I said I’d rather move to a good burb and send him to public school than pay for a school that we don’t feel collectively great about. We work super hard to afford tuition and have done so bc we trusted that the school had excellent exmissions - among other things [/quote]

Don’t get too discouraged, and don’t let the exmissions director try to pigieonhole your DS. Tours and open houses are really helpful in the process, and you may be surprised by schools that fly under the radar. Also, if you live on the UWS, don’t rule out Masters. The commute isn’t terrible, and it seems to have a great balance of good academics and nurturing support. I know quite a few kids who were happy there.  [/quote]

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