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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Flint Hill is the closest private non-religious school to us, so we are hoping to send our current third grader there for middle school. From the website, it says that they have entry points at fifth and seventh grades. How difficult is it to get in at either of those entry points? Is one easier than another? [/quote]

If you can pay the tuition, you will have no problem getting into the middle school.  It isn't hard to get into.[/quote]

I wouldn’t say no problem, as they have full middle school classes. [/quote]

They are full, but that is because it isn't hard to get in if you are full pay.  [b]Many students in the middle school would not get into many of the schools discussed on this forum.  [/b]That is why it is referred to as "the public school you pay for."  [/quote]

This is true and part of why we send our kids there. My kids are high achievers but I don't know where else they might have gotten into because we didn't even look. We've lived in this area for a long time and had no interest in subjecting our kids to any of the grinder schools. Yes, it's closer to a bell curve of learners (like a public school but without any truly disabled or low functioning students). It's all the benefits of a private without a stressed out, hyper competitive culture. That's a win:win in our book.  [/quote]

Same here. Oldest son was always in gifted in public elementary. When we decided to move to private for middle and high school, we didn’t even think about the Big 3 or Big 5 or whatever, even though he would have had a shot. He has anxiety and we didn’t want to put him in a hyper competitive pressure cooker. He thrived at Flint Hill and is now at a very good college. Who knows, but I don’t think his outcome would have been much different at one of the other privates. Daughter is there now and similarly loves it. [/quote]

Thankfully it has been a good fit for your children, but that doesn't change the fact FH academics are not well regarded and certainly not worth paying for unless you live in a very week public school piramid.  There are much better schools to choose from.[/quote]

Tell me you have no experience with Flint Hill without telling me you have no experience with Flint Hill. [/quote]

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