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rnd452 · 07-16-2023, 02:22 PM

I'm only a sporadic poster, so this may seem obvious to others, but I still want to at least ask.

For those of you who went to private school & had to take an entrance exam, how did it go for you?

What I truly mean is best explained in examples from the show:

Going by Tootie's supposed age(Kim Fields was 10 when hired), would they really expect her to take the same entrance exam as:

Blair-(who said in the Interview Show she'd been at Eastland since she was 12)& scored a 96.

Yet, she tried to compare her score to:

Jo-who took an entrance exam at age 15-16 & got a 98 (I'll allow for her test maybe being tougher because she was also going for a scholarship)

Did the math(Natalie clearly says Tootie is 17 in her graduation episode), so Tootie was almost definitely 10 in season 1.

I know overthinking, but after seeing episodes multiple times, that's probably going to happen, right?

80s Dude · 07-17-2023, 08:37 AM

Eastland and real schools like it, such as Westlake have a minumum age of 12. Blair was that age when she entered Eastland. Tootie was 12 in Season 1 and Season 2. Eastland had a different calendar then elsewhere on earth. They have different entrance exams for different ages and grades.

rnd452 · 07-18-2023, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by 80s Dude

Eastland and real schools like it, such as Westlake have a minumum age of 12. Blair was that age when she entered Eastland. Tootie was 12 in Season 1 and Season 2. Eastland had a different calendar then elsewhere on earth. They have different entrance exams for different ages and grades.

Thanks very much for the info. Had a feeling it was something like that. Only reason I asked was because I once saw in the library a prep book for High School Entrance exams.(I guess maybe to see if a student qualifies to go to a special HS for Science, etc.) Didn't get a good look at it, but was just always wondering. Now I know.

07-16-2023, 02:22 PM	#1
rnd452 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 15, 2022 Location: New York Posts: 5	Question about entrance exam I'm only a sporadic poster, so this may seem obvious to others, but I still want to at least ask. For those of you who went to private school & had to take an entrance exam, how did it go for you? What I truly mean is best explained in examples from the show: Going by Tootie's supposed age(Kim Fields was 10 when hired), would they really expect her to take the same entrance exam as: Blair-(who said in the Interview Show she'd been at Eastland since she was 12)& scored a 96. Yet, she tried to compare her score to: Jo-who took an entrance exam at age 15-16 & got a 98 (I'll allow for her test maybe being tougher because she was also going for a scholarship) Did the math(Natalie clearly says Tootie is 17 in her graduation episode), so Tootie was almost definitely 10 in season 1. I know overthinking, but after seeing episodes multiple times, that's probably going to happen, right?

07-17-2023, 08:37 AM	#2
80s Dude Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 24, 2019 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,811	Eastland and real schools like it, such as Westlake have a minumum age of 12. Blair was that age when she entered Eastland. Tootie was 12 in Season 1 and Season 2. Eastland had a different calendar then elsewhere on earth. They have different entrance exams for different ages and grades.