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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]How many TT schools do you have to apply to in order to have a reasonable chance of getting into one? What if you applied to 8 or 10, would it be likely you get into one?

Assume full pay. [/quote]

Sorry, but there aren’t 10 of them; this is a bit like asking how many Ivies you have to apply to to get into an Ivy. If you lower your standards you can probably get your kid in somewhere, but only a handful of private schools have smarter kids than you would find at a top public school.[/quote]

Trinity Dalton Collegiate Riverdale HM St B Chaplin Spence Brearley St Anne. That’s more than ten. Now go nitpick about how Riverdale or St Anne isn’t TT [/quote]

This is exactly 10.

But a boy cannot apply to Brearley, Chaplin, or Spence. And a girl cannot apply to Collegiate or St B. So one applicant cannot apply to 10 TT schools.[/quote]

Add NBS Buckley st David’s grace friends [/quote]

Is Friends really up to par academically? Have heard parents grouchy about having to pay tuition and also get their kids tutors especially in math, as compared to other schools. Community seems nice but is it too loosey goosey?[/quote]

We looked closely at Friends and were fine with the academics, and my kid is more math/science focused. We liked some parts of the curriculum more than others but overall had no major issues. The use of the Bible as the core text for freshman English seemed odd, but not a deal breaker. Community was good but not great. Again - not ideal but not a red flag.

Exmissions are fine. At schools at this tier, you need to focus on the top kids, who get into very good schools. They don't tend to have the depth of top schools like the TT ones, but if your kid is a very strong performer, they will do fine, and in fact, it is better as your kid isn't jockeying with every single other kid for Ivies - they will likely have a happier HS experience. Though your worst case scenario from somewhere like this is definitely worse.[/quote]

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