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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The only issue is if the K-8s are implying admission is routinely possible. [/quote]
I don't think they'd be dishonest to imply that admission is routinely possible for one or two 8th graders in any given graduating class, if there's a consistent track record of 9th grade admissions to certain schools in this area. But of course they'd never say it's guaranteed or even likely for any particular individual.

Then again, there's usually no mystery when you look at the graduating class at a K-8, who will likely be the strongest applicants.  It's the top 10 percent of students academically, the top athletes, the top donors, the families whose parents are well-liked and volunteer a lot, and so forth.  Usually the ones admitted check at least least two or three of these boxes, and the chances are even better if the family is URM. Even if parents and students would almost never openly talk about who these individuals are, deep down they have a good sense of who has the strongest odds.[/quote]

This.  It’s not like it is a lottery.  At our K8, if you are a pleasant family to deal with (most families are), pick an appropriate school for your child’s academic level, convey that interest to the school in a non-insane way, have a kid that interviews tolerably well (low bar), and are full pay, most hit their first or second choice in my experience.  Not 100%, there is some randomness in the process, but more than half.  The results aren’t nearly as random as they were when we applied out from preschool.  There, the results were much, much more random and not that many people hit their first choice among people I knew. [b]If you are looking for financial aid, though, matching from a K8 to a K12 with a similar amount of money can be more difficult I have heard. [/quote][/b]

No way![/quote]

This is true. [/quote]

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