Sidwell College Admissions This Year

[Anonymous]

Does anyone have a general sense how the process is going this year? I heard 2022 is a very strong class at a Sidwell. Are the admission results tracking expectation given the strength of this cohort?

[Anonymous]

No. Hopefully things will get better in the RD round.

[Anonymous]

they all flunked out and are attending UDC

who really cares? let them be.

[Anonymous]

There are several threads about this already. That said, there were the same rate of acceptances, generally in the ED and ED2 rounds. Apparently Brown was a bit of a washout. And there were a lot of postponed decisions from some sought after EA's.

Presumably a lot is yet to be seen as the RDs come out. So it is a little early for a final analysis, but there are definitely some anxious kids awaiting results.

[Anonymous]

Email today from the head of the CCO implies a good amount of frustration bubbling up.

Also strange that the CCO would need to send an email at this late stage clarifying their role. Maybe they should have spent more time talking about that kind of thing in the grade level meetings instead of just going over checklists that anyone could look at online.

[Anonymous]

In DC’s immediate circle, all got their first choice schools in EA. My sense is that it’s going well but how would we know at this point. It’s all anecdotal.

I will say without question that Sidwell (6th through 12) gave my kid an amazing education and foundation. And helped my kid mature into a decent, thinking human.

[Anonymous]

What happened with Brown? Why a washout?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In DC’s immediate circle, all got their first choice schools in EA. My sense is that it’s going well but how would we know at this point. It’s all anecdotal.

I will say without question that Sidwell (6th through 12) gave my kid an amazing education and foundation. And helped my kid mature into a decent, thinking human.

Instead of trying to reach for the stars there is value in grabbing low hanging fruits. No more anxiety. Can celebrate, plan, and look forward to the future.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In DC’s immediate circle, all got their first choice schools in EA. My sense is that it’s going well but how would we know at this point. It’s all anecdotal.

I will say without question that Sidwell (6th through 12) gave my kid an amazing education and foundation. And helped my kid mature into a decent, thinking human.

Instead of trying to reach for the stars there is value in grabbing low hanging fruits. No more anxiety. Can celebrate, plan, and look forward to the future.

+1. Parents of juniors, listen up! This is good advice for your kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Email today from the head of the CCO implies a good amount of frustration bubbling up.

Also strange that the CCO would need to send an email at this late stage clarifying their role. Maybe they should have spent more time talking about that kind of thing in the grade level meetings instead of just going over checklists that anyone could look at online.

They said it a million times at meetings in 10th and 11th grade. Sorry if you don't recall that. They were crystal clear. Having to send that email today should be an embarrassment to the parents who are complaining.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What happened with Brown? Why a washout?

An oversized number of kids applied ED and none were admitted and several were rejected outright.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In DC’s immediate circle, all got their first choice schools in EA. My sense is that it’s going well but how would we know at this point. It’s all anecdotal.

I will say without question that Sidwell (6th through 12) gave my kid an amazing education and foundation. And helped my kid mature into a decent, thinking human.

Happy for your peer group, but they're the exception.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What happened with Brown? Why a washout?

An oversized number of kids applied ED and none were admitted and several were rejected outright.

Seems like Brown is sending a message to the Sidwell - you're letting too many apply.

[Anonymous]

Pins and needles waiting to see how these exceptionally privileged children with money, legacy, and social capital will continue getting an education that will open even more doors for them. Sigh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Email today from the head of the CCO implies a good amount of frustration bubbling up.

Also strange that the CCO would need to send an email at this late stage clarifying their role. Maybe they should have spent more time talking about that kind of thing in the grade level meetings instead of just going over checklists that anyone could look at online.

They said it a million times at meetings in 10th and 11th grade. Sorry if you don't recall that. They were crystal clear. Having to send that email today should be an embarrassment to the parents who are complaining.

PP here. I am not a parent who has complained. I do disagree that they ever clearly explained their role to parents or that they said it a million times at meetings in 10th and 11th grade. Rather than saying parents should be embarrassed, maybe the CCO should be embarrassed that their role is not crystal clear to everyone. The fact that there are apparently enough parents with different expectations that an email is necessary should be evidence of the confusion.