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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DC’s Catholic K-8 had a couple of kids who were shut out, so it is not a given that those kids automatically get in. Seems like there is one or two every year.

Some kids not only bomb the HSPT, but they don’t put effort into the essay. Teachers can only give so much feedback and do so much handholding on the essays without writing it themselves. Not all families are as involved in the application process as the parents on this site.

Other kids may apply to 2 or 3 schools, but those schools are realistically out of reach due to grades or other factors. You would be amazed how many kids apply to schools just because their friends are applying there. Again, teachers can give guidance on which schools may be the best fit but it is up to the student/families to take that advice and apply to at least one school where the chances of being admitted is higher.

Also, some schools that may have been seen as a “safety” in the past are much more competitive now. I’ve known kids turned down from Archbishop Carroll, for example. Like it or not, there are a limited number of spots in each grade and they can only accept so many applicants. Kids coming from Catholic schools need to meet a certain standard to snag one of those spots. They are not automatically admitted.

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In DC, I know in the public schools, the biggest spike in enrollments (starting back in PK) is now upper middle school and starting high school. The birthrate is starting to go down again, and schools that used to have huge wait lists/rejections for younger grades are not as hard to get into. Not sure how the numbers match up exactly with private school, but it is related. I know that in DC there are more kids than middle schools than there have been in decades, which means more kids applying to high schools. Not sure the percent of public school parents who apply to private, but it is a very non-zero number. [/quote]

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