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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here, thanks everyone. By central DC I mean the Shaw/U St area, so a bus from the Hill would not be that convenient for us. I'm just trying to get my head around this now, and to be honest I was a little spooked by seeing some of my friends' 8th graders not get the results they hoped for at Walls and certain privates. So I'm trying to just casually see what schools are realistic options for us logistically and in terms of admissions.

Burke seems an okay size to me, I just meant not like alternative-model small like Templeton. St. John's is definitely one of the bigger schools I'm looking at, but that's okay too. It's still smaller than some of the suburban publics, which I guess would be our plan if we moved.[/quote]

There have to be at least 25 kids we know who got into St John’s this year - B/C students, [b]so you could always use that as a safety school as it doesn’t seem difficult to get into.[/b] Walls is a total crapshoot and has zero transparency. A lot of kids we know who didn’t get in were well rounded and 4.0’s and kids we know who did get in were around 3.7 GPA’s and just regular kids- we had thought walls was supposed to be a school that only selected top students that excel in every way but that doesn’t seem to be the case- I would avoid applying there unless you really just want to spin the lottery wheel.[/quote]

St. John's is no longer a safety school. They had roughly 1,200 kids apply for the 320+ 9th grade slots this year, so a lot of applicants won't get in.[/quote]

Not sure who isn’t getting in. Literally everyone we know who applied got in. And it was a lot of kids.[/quote]

Just because they have 320 spots doesn't mean they only sent out 320 acceptances... most schools assume a portion won't accept (they get into another school they personally rank higher, financial aid isn't enough to justify the cost, and some people apply just to see if they get in or to have a backup in case with no intention to actually move their kid).  They may have easily sent 500-600 acceptances out for those 320 spots.[/quote]

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