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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A weaker student will get in from a private school because that is how private schools work. They need to get a spot for everyone somewhere because this is part of what the parents are paying for, and they all work together to make that happen. [/quote]

I don't think they necessarily get a spot for everyone but probably close to it.  It's just easier to find out info on candidates coming from other privates and there is a vested interest by k-8 schools to get students placed in the schools where the students will be successful.  The students from that K-8 school become a "known quantity" and therefore it makes it easier to make a decision on them.

also, I don't believe there are hundreds upon hundreds of applicants for any of the area private schools.  The number of people who actually go through the entire admissions process for any given school is much lower than the number of people who go to open houses, take tours and start the application process.  When we were applying a few years ago, we started the process with a couple of schools and then decided to drop them and didn't finish. The admissions offices didn't think anything of it.   [/quote]

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