Langley has very little homework in lower elementary, my kid literally finishes a week’s homework while on the way home, for about 5-6mins. I’ll buy workbook for DD.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s just like college, the job of the counselor is to set expectations of parents and students. There are a few slots at Potomac, a few at StA, GDS, Landon, etc, and more availability at Prep, Bullis and Flint Hill. A couple usually go to public, a couple to boarding. Kids get spread around. I’m sure this is similar to other K8s. Kids with lower grades, scores, no legacy at Ivy schools, financial aid needs, aren’t as likely to go to top schools. Smart kids with pushy type A ivy parents who get tutors for their kids from grade 3 tend to end up right where they expect.

Consider a kid at the top of K-8 class but with financial aid needs and no hooks at Ivies. Would that kid have a chance at top private high schools in the area? I don't mean top 3 but maybe top 5 or whatever is the term for it.

The kid will have a chance at admittance but not necessarily the aid they need. For kids needing financial aid, it’s a safer bet to go to a k-12. Just because a k-8 gives aid has no bearing on whether a HS will sufficient aid as well.

This is good advice, but I would like to add. I heard K-12 schools actually don't generally accept kids with financial aid needs for K. K is a year when they accept full pay families who will be fully paying and donating for the next 13 years. Accepting a financial aid family for 9th grade costs less to the school. So, they spend their financial aid dollars especially for 9th entry year to accept as many successful bright kids as possible. Their reputation depends on high school success so this strategy makes sense. However if the financial aid family has some hook to the school I guess they might have a chance of entering K-12 at a lower grade.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s just like college, the job of the counselor is to set expectations of parents and students. There are a few slots at Potomac, a few at StA, GDS, Landon, etc, and more availability at Prep, Bullis and Flint Hill. A couple usually go to public, a couple to boarding. Kids get spread around. I’m sure this is similar to other K8s. Kids with lower grades, scores, no legacy at Ivy schools, financial aid needs, aren’t as likely to go to top schools. Smart kids with pushy type A ivy parents who get tutors for their kids from grade 3 tend to end up right where they expect.

Consider a kid at the top of K-8 class but with financial aid needs and no hooks at Ivies. Would that kid have a chance at top private high schools in the area? I don't mean top 3 but maybe top 5 or whatever is the term for it.

The kid will have a chance at admittance but not necessarily the aid they need. For kids needing financial aid, it’s a safer bet to go to a k-12. Just because a k-8 gives aid has no bearing on whether a HS will sufficient aid as well.

Exactly. Just because you don’t know anyone who says they are means very little.

Anonymous wrote:You absolutely do not need outside tutors for help at Langley. I don't know anyone doing this currently or that has done this in all the years we've been at Langley and my child is "graduating" from 8th grade this year.

I cannot comment on “need”, but I know several little Langley families who send kids to after-school math programs AND would never admit it to a school or in public. Same is true for nearby public schools — and also true for other good privates where we know people. We have been told repeatedly that “almost everyone does it, but one must never admit it to the school or in public”.

You absolutely do not need outside tutors for help at Langley. I don't know anyone doing this currently or that has done this in all the years we've been at Langley and my child is "graduating" from 8th grade this year.