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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Absolutely recommend you shadow with the grade (cohort) you are applying for vs shadowing with a grade above to see what MS looks like. More important to get a feel for the kids your DC will be with.[/quote]

The school asks students to shadow with the MS grade they're applying for, not their current grade. I see your point about the kids DC will be with- should we ask for another shadow day/partial day??  What would be most helpful?[/quote]
Does it really? When DC was applying for 5th, all the schools we considered (we didn’t look at WES) had shadow days with the current grade (4th), even places like Congressional where the daily format changes significantly between 4th and 5th because that was the break between LS and MS. At that age, it was more helpful to DC to see what the other students *in their grade* would be like and just get a general idea of the school, rather than experience the specific classes or teachers (but not students) that they would have the following year. YMMV, but it might be worth asking about a shadow day with your child’s current grade instead/in addition to a shadow day with the grade above. [/quote]

We applied for elementary so shadowed with what would be his cohort grade so DS met kids who would be in his class at WES. I think they have applicants who would start in 6th (ie current 5th graders) shadow with 6th graders so they can get a sense of the MS which is quite different than ES. That said I think they would absolutely be fine with you doing an additional shadow with a kid in their current grade cohort. [/quote]

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