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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have two children at Nysmith as well.  Please ask us anything you would like.  [/quote]

How did you find out about Nysmith.  Did you look at other private schools in the area?  Did you select Nysmith over other private schools in the area your child was accepted to, and if so, why?  We appreciate your help.[/quote]

Where we live in NOVA, it's on the short list for most of the families we know. Everyone seems to look at Potomac, Langley, Nysmith, Flint Hill. We applied to all but Flint Hill - got into all 3 and chose Nysmith.
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Good luck with that. Probably would have been better off going to Langley or Potomac. I would recommend applying to Flint Hill for HS as Nysmith sends a lot of their graduates there.[/quote]

Applying for 9th grade is tough out of all K-8s (including Langley), not just Nysmith. Some Nysmith grads do choose to go to Flint Hill (even over schools that this board might consider more prestigious) for various reasons, including proximity, considering where many Nysmith families live in NOVA.  Flint Hill does seem to like Nysmith grads and vice versa, but going to Nysmith doesn't mean that is your only option. Last year's class had 8th graders who ended up attending Sidwell, Holton, Madeira, Potomac, NCS, Exeter, and other great schools, in addition to Flint Hill. Some went to public schools - including TJ, AOS, and other public schools with great programs or offerings the families wanted. Everyone I know of found the right fit for them. The graduating 8th graders had good choices because they had a fantastic education at Nysmith and were well prepared to move to the next stage of their journey. Going to a K-12 early on is no guarantee that you will make it all the way through to that school's high school/upper school, and there is no guarantee that it will be the right fit by high school anyway. Instead of trying to game out your child's entire education in Kindergarten and guess at the best fit for them 9 years later, one may be better off choosing what is the best fit for their child at the time, which for many is a K-8, such as Nysmith. That does come with some added stress in applying to 9th, if you choose to stay private. We viewed it as an opportunity for our DC to tour and shadow at many schools (including our public school), which gave DC choices and some say as to where they wanted to go to high school. But I am guessing that you are not really debating K-12 vs. K-8; but rather trying to be funny.[/quote]

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