Advice on HS transfer

sseamom
Mon, 30 Jun 2014 19:56:23 +0000

My D is the same age and grade as yours and also in a small school, though it is strong in math and science. It sounds like your D, like mine, has had some great opportunities and is doing very well. There are some bigger HS’s that offer many more options academically but D has elected to stay where she is because she likes having teachers in ALL grades know her and willing to help her, to offer opportunities, to mentor and suggest out-of-school options, and to have a small cadre of close friends and classmates. She will be giving up AP’s, IB and other alleged “must haves” but students at her school do very well getting into colleges and we’re all good with that.

Some of her friends have left and while they are getting more academic choices, they are aware they’re just one of a great many others. Some classmates take extra classes (for free) at the local CC. It works well for them.