thanks for the responses. I’m more just curious as I didn’t think about reclasses in the applicant pool much before and how admissions may weigh that extra year of academic, athletic and/or maturity growth compared to other younger applicants if at all to build the strongest class/team they are looking for. It doesn’t seem like it would be a significant number for any one “bucket” at a given school.
As I mentioned, as a parent, I completely understand a number of valid reasons I would consider reclassing a child, and may do so for my other kid.
Reclassing is not something we would consider for my 8th grader, academically. They’re ready for 9th.