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In our experience, 98th percentile in 8th doesn’t really predict high school performance. With that said, I think you are right that your child’s college chances will be improved the better they do in school versus their classmates. While this can be impacted by classmates academic prowess, [b]it’s mainly going to be impacted by your own child being in an environment where they are motivated to thrive.[/b] Does your child do best as the big fish in a little pond or are they motivated by others working hard around them or motivated by challenge itself, etc? Food for thought.[/quote]

+1. This is one of the few things that you can (somewhat) predict. Focus on that.

It doesn't make sense to pick School A because you think your child will be the star there. Maybe a bunch of other similar kids will make the same choice at the same time! And it doesn't make sense to pick School B because several kids went to Harvard from there last year. Maybe one is a double-legacy and the other two are hockey recruits.

If you are fortunate enough to have choices, make one based on who your kid is now – not who they maybe might be in four years.[/quote]

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