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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Live on Capitol Hill. If I could do it all over again, I would have banked the money and moved them both in 6th but that's hindsight of course.  It's a lot of money.  We had two in private from first grade on.

Beware though. Private to private to catholic are not all the same. [b]There will be a transition period and for me, I wouldn't want that to occur in 9th grade.[/b] [/quote]

Yes, this is ver true. We moved our first in 9th grade and then moved the subsequent kids in 7th and 8th (we were confident that we would get 1 of mabe 2 8th grade spots by kid #3). 
There is a really big difference in expectations between DCPS and a top private. Most kids take a semester or 2 to ramp up the academics. The have to learn to write, etc. I've seen this happen with many DCPS kids. Not all but I can confidently say most.

To be frank, even a few 9th grade Bs will change a kid's college options. So if you can get the kinks out before high school that is ideal.  [/quote]

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