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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This question may have been answered on this string previously but I went to an open house at McLean in the Fall and they implied that they have rolling admissions and will take a child mid-year if things are not working out at his/her current school.  Yet, I have read elsewhere where McLean is very selective in who they take.  This sounds inconsistent to me.  Can a current parent or someone knowledgeable explain these seemingly diametric positions.[/quote]

I don't see these statements as diametrically opposed. I understand it as McLean being willing to accept a student mid-year if the student is a good fit for McLean and vice versa. Bright kids can really struggle and lose confidence due to an unrecognized LD, and for some kids, it might make a real difference to be in an environment where an LD is accepted and readily accommodated. [/quote]

I agree. McLean is selective in admissions, as they will not take kids who are unlikely to be successful. If the child is a good fit, they will accept at mid-year (assuming there is space).

As for who they take, I think that was covered earlier but my understanding is that the students are of average to above average intelligence, are not too far below grade level in any area, do not have significant behavioral issues, and do not have multiple learning disabiltiies. So a dyslexic kid who is a year below grade level would fit. An ADHD kid who struggles to stay on grade level would fit. A dyslexic, ADHD kid who is very impulsive and is three years below grade level probably needs a higher level of services (say, Lab or Kingsbury).[/quote]

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