Have just pressed the "Submit" button on DS's application to STA (Year 6). Now what?

http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:H3fjTmVeS20J:65.61.134.74/ftpimages/59/download/Final%2520Draft%2520Profile%252009-10.pdf+national+merit+national+cathedral+school+2010&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESiMZh6zNM7rsSa-ODvDCvWn_gwiir8UvOjLFrmCeLrbJ1wy4oTF0ADhG2rzr6qinPftJJcCywEywNCFSen4rKddrUYtnrXJVt-i5mNAr5sdBIK_vG_3kK0oiUNT7wtNQyeNM2J6&sig=AHIEtbTMkfCa60HXuH8ZwBVIpwK5M3aT9w

Might be useful info if link works

Just a short note. The two admissions test required by the independent schools are the WPPSI-III (children 2yrs, 6monts to 7 years, 3 months) and the WISC-IV (ages 6 to 16) The ERB is an achievement test not an intelligence test and it is generally administered by the schools not an outside psychologist like the two other test. All reports should include the Composite scores Verbal IQ(VIQ) Performance IQ (PIQ) Full Scale IQ (FSIQ) as well as the corresponding percentiles. The WPPSI-III also includes a General Language Composite (GLC) and the WISC-IV includes a Working Memory Index (WMI) and Processing Speed Index (PSI).

Many thanks to the PPs for the info on entry dates. I've incorporated various entry year numbers. I looked at the NCES data on class sizes, and was able to use it for some schools. But for others, the numbers jump around so much that I was uncomfortable relying too heavily. Maybe the jumps were the result of under enrollment. I can't really tell for sure. If others who actually have kids at those schools can look at the numbers and say whether they're generally accurate, it would help a lot. Thanks for the info. Have a nice summer.

If you look up the school on the NCES website it's pretty easy to see the enrollment by grade. If they're a Big-whatever, they're likely fully enrolled. So if enrollment jumps from one grade to another, that's likely an entry year. Obviously that method doesn't work for non-fully-enrolled schools.


http://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/

reply - landon

3 - 30
4 15-19

6 18
7 18

9 15-25 depending on the attrition

Anonymous wrote:I'd love to see a table of entry years (PS all the way through HS) and available slots, at least for the 20-30 schools that get the most play on these boards.

That's a good idea. I started a tracking list here: http://fwd4.me/Jes ("Entry Grades" tab). I'll fill it in as I come across data. Once I have some data, I'll put it into the main body of the FAQ somewhere.

In the meantime, it would be a big help if others who are more familiar with particular schools' entry years/numbers can post links to those years. I don't know where to find that stuff without digging through each school's website. Thanks for the good idea.

SAM2 wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thank you for your FAQ! I have found this to be extremely helpful!

Many thanks. If you can think of other topics that would be helpful to include, please let me know. Thanks again. Good luck with your school search.

I'd love to see a table of entry years (PS all the way through HS) and available slots, at least for the 20-30 schools that get the most play on these boards.

Anonymous wrote:Thank you for your FAQ! I have found this to be extremely helpful!

Many thanks. If you can think of other topics that would be helpful to include, please let me know. Thanks again. Good luck with your school search.

Anonymous wrote:This is really basic, but when people say "DC" "DD" or "DS" on this forum, what does the "D" stand for? "Dear"? "Darling"?

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/2750.page

Thank you for your FAQ! I have found this to be extremely helpful!

DS is Dear Son, DD is Dear Daughter, DC is Dear Child

This is really basic, but when people say "DC" "DD" or "DS" on this forum, what does the "D" stand for? "Dear"? "Darling"?

Thanks for putting this FAQ together, SAM2. This has been very helpful!

SAM2, now you know, no good deed goes unpunished . . . . . Thanks for trying, though.