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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I would call schools you are interested in THIS WEEK. Explain your husband just learned of new job, you only just realized you would be moving, etc. Ssay you know application deadlines are mostly next week, but wondered if they would consider giving you an extra few weeks to pull everything together but still consider you DD this admissions cycle. You can send in unofficial copies of last years' grades, along with last year's test scores. If she is in the ballpark for admission, most schools will be flexible 20with deadlines for out of town families facing unexpected moves.

I think the more important issue is thinking about fit. DC has a dozen very good independent schools, and if you add in the close MD and DC suburbs there are 20 or so schools that are all excellent in their way. I would not just go for the "top three," not least because no one agrees on what they are! You should think about school size, single sex versus coed, artsy versus sporty, high pressure academics versus more laid back, progressive teaching philosophy versus more traditional, urban versus rural, and so on. Searching this forum will give you lots of food for thought.[/quote]

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