<p>Hi. I've been reading through some old posts and some 8th grade parents rejected admission for their 8th grade children and decided to make them stay at their current school for 9th grade year. They also talked about having their children reapply to boarding school next year and repeat 9th grade at boarding school. Is this really a good idea? What would college admission think? If I saw a 19 year old high school graduate, I would automatically assume that they were held back because they were supposedly "dumb" or don't hold up to standards. If you do this, would you write down on the boarding school application and SSAT that you are an 8th grader? Please feel free to add other information.</p>
<p>more mature. . Lots of 9Rs for sports teams and legacy. Many 19s anyway due to parents holding out prior to grade school></p>
<p>goalrilla,</p>
<p>i didnt understand what you said. im new to the lingo here. lol. can you please repeat everything you just said?</p>
<p>repeat 9th graders are not uncommon -- it is done for a number of reasons: sports, young age for grade, more time to take classes and get to a higher level in math/languages, etc. </p>
<p>kids going into BS are all different ages, so you won't find yourself out of place no matter whether you repeat or not.</p>
<p>College don't care a bit -- they certain don't assume that a kid who has a great record at a BS is stupid because he is slightly older. It is not uncommon in many other countries for kids to be older when they apply -- many countries have a 13th year.</p>
<p>My oldest turns 19 in a few weeks and will graduate this year -- not an issue at all. My youngest just turned 15 and is just entering 9th grade at a BS (not a repeat or holdback, just a summer birthday and weird rules the year he entered K).</p>
<p>9r = repeat 9th grade
mature= older and wiser with age
Kids with special talent ,but lacking academics get repeat offers
Same with Legacy who may be borderline</p>
<p>hope this helps</p>
<p>ANOTHER QUESTION: does it effect boarding school admissions if you apply for 9th grade even though you have already been to 9th grade?</p>
<p>Also is it a valid reason to repeat 9th grade at boarding school because I don't want to miss anything, any experiencem or any classes plus I want to be in all honors in all years of high school to impress colleges?</p>
<p>My daughter will apply as a repeater to BS because she skipped a grade and was already on the young side to begin with (August birthday). She'll be 11 all this school year in 7th grade. It's almost unheard of in public schools to repeat for other than academic reasons, but is fairly common at BS. The level of instruction is so much higher that I doubt it feels like repeating at all.</p>
<p>It is not at all uncommon to start college at 19- or even older. Maturity helps. A lot of the kids who really struggle freshman year of college are younger and can't handle the freedom or are not ready to live away from home.</p>
<p>People repeat all the grades to enter boarding school. My son entered his final school as a repeat junior and that worked great. That gave him 2 years at the school and the opportunity to take some interesting classes.</p>
<p>It is quite common to repeat at bs. Speak to the specific bs you are applying to. Most schools really encourage students to be there all 4 years and would be happy for you to repeat.
Many students are also older because the "gap year" is becoming popular again (taking a year off in between hs and college to pursue travel, extracurricular interests, etc.)</p>
<p>My son who is presently an eighth grader will do his 9th grade year at our local public school, then he will apply as a repeat 9th grader. He is a kid that really could have used 2 years of K, but was always big for his age. This will give him a chance to excel academically and experience all 4 years at BS.</p>
<p>He also hopes this will help him with football because hopefully he will have had a growth spurt by then.</p>
<p>Pssst....soccer rosters are up!</p>
<p>sooo it wont hurt college applications?</p>