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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here. Thanks for all of the responses. Since we are applying for 6th grade, specific colleges and majors aren't on our radar yet. Right now, we want STEM extracurriculars and also the possibility of taking math beyond Calculus/Statistics in high school. A few posts mention that incoming 9th graders are typically on the advanced track. What about current students? Is it harder for current students to take advanced math courses?[/quote]

yes and no.  Unlike public, they won't do something like test the entire grade to see who can jump into a higher class (which our public did).  The math tends to go a lot deeper.  We came from public and my kid ended up dropping down and repeating his last class (received consistent high As in public, got a 65% on the first private school math test and dropped down). The same thing happened with his close friend at his new school.  That said, they will push ahead kids who really need acceleration at any point in time--if they're a real outlier they'll be given the opportunity to take move up, skip classes, etc as needed.  
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You don't know what it is like at all private schools do you? I am not understanding your posts. [/quote]

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