Anonymous
Post 10/13/2021 17:47     Subject: Relocating with 9th grade girl- serious student
With how difficult admissions are for 10th grade at local privates I hope you are checking into any standardized testing that might be applicable now. You may reject the idea outright, but I wonder if you have considered boarding school. Many if not most boarding schools will have quite a few students entering in 10th grade and the more selective and/or larger boarding schools should easily be able to accommodate her math needs. Some aren't terribly far away like Saint Andrews School in Delaware.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2021 17:29     Subject: Relocating with 9th grade girl- serious student
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP, in your shoes, I would seriously consider delaying your move until your DD graduates. Or have the parent changing jobs commute if that is your situation.

This. If she is doing well at current school, try your best to stay for the last two years. It will be very hard to find a school for her here and the magnet options are not available to you at that point.


Well - it would be 3 years. She just started 9th grade
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2021 16:33     Subject: Re:Relocating with 9th grade girl- serious student
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:NCS is way over-enrolled for the current 9th grade. They had the highest yield they've ever had this year and the class is about 95 girls (in contrast this year they just graduated about 75). Girls are having trouble getting electives and classes are large.
I've heard that GDS 9th is also overenrolled for 9th.
I don't know about Holton.
I know Sidwell 9th went to the waitlist so they may be a good bet because they managed enrollment well.
Debate is not a big thing at NCS. Sidwell has a team but the top schools for debate in the DMV are Potomac (the had the top debater in the US last year and she's currently a senior) and GDS.


There are not 95 girls in the 9th grade at NCS. Yes, it is a large class but still worth calling admissions.


Yes there are.


89.


I just counted the names in the directory. It's 91 girls. That is about 10 more than is typical. They had 28 girls say "yes" for 9th grade and typically take 18-20.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2021 16:27     Subject: Relocating with 9th grade girl- serious student
Holton Arms is the way to go. STEM program is rigorous and teachers are world class. Administration supports teachers through fully paid education and summer travel programs.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2021 16:19     Subject: Relocating with 9th grade girl- serious student
Anonymous wrote:OP, in your shoes, I would seriously consider delaying your move until your DD graduates. Or have the parent changing jobs commute if that is your situation.

This. If she is doing well at current school, try your best to stay for the last two years. It will be very hard to find a school for her here and the magnet options are not available to you at that point.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2021 13:13     Subject: Re:Relocating with 9th grade girl- serious student
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:NCS is way over-enrolled for the current 9th grade. They had the highest yield they've ever had this year and the class is about 95 girls (in contrast this year they just graduated about 75). Girls are having trouble getting electives and classes are large.
I've heard that GDS 9th is also overenrolled for 9th.
I don't know about Holton.
I know Sidwell 9th went to the waitlist so they may be a good bet because they managed enrollment well.
Debate is not a big thing at NCS. Sidwell has a team but the top schools for debate in the DMV are Potomac (the had the top debater in the US last year and she's currently a senior) and GDS.


There are not 95 girls in the 9th grade at NCS. Yes, it is a large class but still worth calling admissions.


Yes there are.


89.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2021 11:41     Subject: Re:Relocating with 9th grade girl- serious student
Holton per my DD is over enrolled too. But there was one girl who was supposed to join this year and last minute stayed at her current school so there might be one spot. We have friends with girls in 9th at NCS and there are nice girls at both schools.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2021 11:39     Subject: Relocating with 9th grade girl- serious student
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Op here: thinking of moving at this point Is really making me sad!

Also interested in schools that really value teachers and high quality instruction m.

And schools that can accommodate post calculus math. She will be in BC calculus as a sophomore

This will be a problem at most if not all privates. I would look at public. Whitman, Blair magnet, TJ in Virginia.

I was coming here to say the same but +1 to needing to discuss this with your daughter's current school.


It isn't a problem at any private school.


Nah...some plebe boosters always come on the private school forum to tout public schools. They are especially terrible for "good girls" who mind their own business...nobody even knows their name in public.


That is far from the truth. I have kids in both. There are pros and cons to each, but plenty of smart girls thrive in public school. People know their names and they go on to very good colleges. The public school kids might have bigger classes and have to be more assertive, but they also have far more opportunities available to them.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2021 11:26     Subject: Relocating with 9th grade girl- serious student
Anonymous wrote:How about strength in HS computer science courses ?


Public--100%. And I have kids at two different Big3 high schools.
there's no private that begins to match what is offered at TJ or Montgomery Blair in computer science.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2021 09:23     Subject: Relocating with 9th grade girl- serious student
How about strength in HS computer science courses ?
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2021 09:01     Subject: Relocating with 9th grade girl- serious student
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Op here: thinking of moving at this point Is really making me sad!

Also interested in schools that really value teachers and high quality instruction m.

And schools that can accommodate post calculus math. She will be in BC calculus as a sophomore

This will be a problem at most if not all privates. I would look at public. Whitman, Blair magnet, TJ in Virginia.

I was coming here to say the same but +1 to needing to discuss this with your daughter's current school.


It isn't a problem at any private school.


Nah...some plebe boosters always come on the private school forum to tout public schools. They are especially terrible for "good girls" who mind their own business...nobody even knows their name in public.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2021 08:55     Subject: Relocating with 9th grade girl- serious student
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Op here: thinking of moving at this point Is really making me sad!

Also interested in schools that really value teachers and high quality instruction m.

And schools that can accommodate post calculus math. She will be in BC calculus as a sophomore

This will be a problem at most if not all privates. I would look at public. Whitman, Blair magnet, TJ in Virginia.

I was coming here to say the same but +1 to needing to discuss this with your daughter's current school.


It isn't a problem at any private school.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2021 08:46     Subject: Relocating with 9th grade girl- serious student
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Holton + NCS are your 2 choices for day schools based on what you wrote: otherwise, explore boarding schools.


I have a younger kid at GDS, so no first hand experience, but their course catalogue lists several post-calculus classes: linear algebra, differential equations, multivariable calculus, and "mathematics seminar." Why would those classes not meet OP's daughter's needs?


There are often classes listed in any school's catalogue that are not given every year or even ever.

But that said, I 100% agree that GDS is a great fit. I have friends there now whose kids are in calc BC in 10th (so they are able to accommodate 2 years of high school math beyond calc).
My high school daughter who is a complete "math kid" is at NCS and they top out at Calc in 11th (and offer one year of math beyond Calc). I know the math department at NCS very well. It's a great school not a good fit for kids who are super accelerated in math.
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2021 08:40     Subject: Re:Relocating with 9th grade girl- serious student
I think GDS is your best bet. It's progressive and it sounds like the current 9th grade class is not over-enrolled. Available space is going to be the most important factor in your equation.
We interviewed there last year with my son who is on track for calc BC in 10th and they were very open that they would accommodate this and have even had kids in calc in 9th.
The GDS interviewer told us something along the lines of: "You will find that some of the other schools in DC won't be ok with this math placement. It's a question you need to ask in all your interviews".
Anonymous
Post 10/13/2021 08:39     Subject: Relocating with 9th grade girl- serious student
Anonymous wrote:Holton + NCS are your 2 choices for day schools based on what you wrote: otherwise, explore boarding schools.


I have a younger kid at GDS, so no first hand experience, but their course catalogue lists several post-calculus classes: linear algebra, differential equations, multivariable calculus, and "mathematics seminar." Why would those classes not meet OP's daughter's needs?