<p>I truly think it’s important for someone to go to a school because they love it, not because they were forced to go. I’m in 8th grade also, and I know many people who applied to and plan on attending a private school (me included). I think the kind of decision you make can really make or break your experience at that school. </p>
<p>If your son does decide to apply to other schools as an incoming sophomore, I really don’t think he’ll have that many problems. My friend went to a similar middle school, and applied to several other schools as a new sophomore, and she got accepted at all of them. Good luck!</p>