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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some big 3 schools do not offer 9th grade Algebra 1.[/quote]

Not true. Sidwell, GDS, and St. Albans all offer algebra I for ninth graders.  My DC didn't take algebra in 8th grade, and was admitted this spring into two of these three (didn't apply to the third), as well as to two other independents.  Lots of strengths in other areas can make up for a less stellar math performance.

I don't want to come across as anti-math, because I'm not, but math isn't necessary for success in all fields.  Like lots of other successful people in DC, I took a lot of math for many years, and now don't use much beyond grade school math in my daily life (and almost no math at all in my work life).  I also don't think studying lots of math made me a better thinker than in-depth study of many other subjects would have.  Certainly, a student taking algebra I in ninth grade is unlikely to end up as an engineer, and that's fine, both for engineering and for whatever career the student ends up choosing.  Independent schools recognize different strengths among different students, as do colleges and employers.  For OP, I wouldn't worry too much about it.[/quote]

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