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[quote=Anonymous]To echo the PP, the challenge with applying to the very top local private schools from a public school for 6th is that it is very hard for child to distinguish themselves as a 5th grader in a public school system other than by exceptional test scores or by being so exceptional that their teachers are willing to say on a recommendation form that they are one of the strongest/best students they have taught. Dozens of other applicants, with no hooks (including coming from a private), will have straight A's, good recommendations, the usual range of extracurricular activities, parents with solid educational backgrounds who can afford the tuition, well-written applications (because the parents are well-educated), etc., etc. MS at a K-8, if it's the right one, is a good option. You have the application process for HS to deal with after two years, but at least the school is guiding the process because it is invested in the outcome.[/quote]
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