Thank you gardenstategal. Looks like there might be more attrition that I thought, especially after 8th Grade. BTW if I attend prospective student/parent events next year at these schools would it be considered an unforgivable faux pas to ask questions about the number of open spots in 6th vs 9th and where chances are better? At the end of the day it seems like acceptance rates are probably super low, so I am not banking on anything but trying to figure out where there is a real shot vs. schools that might just be running an admissions program to pick up 2-3 kids for attrition,