NCS college admissions if kid is not a legacy, URM, or athletic recruit

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Anonymous wrote:I also found that list interesting - students seeming to select Tulane, BU, BC over other schools they could probably get into that were trendy like Bates, Hamilton, etc.

Bated and Hamilton are in very frigid cold areas and Boston is a fun college town.

+2 My kids would never want to be in a remote town for 4 years. Boston or New Orleans are both dynamic, busy cities.

With one kid in Boston and another in a more rural university town, I would say, be careful what you wish for. The nightlight at Boston colleges is all clubbing. My other kid saw it the way I do: you have your whole life to live in a city, while those 4 years in college go quickly and is the only time to be immersed in that quintessential college environment. Having grown up in a pretty urban part of DC (I think most on here are probably from the suburbs), my one kid was ready for a litle break from it. Absolutely loving her time at one of the aforementioned colleges. I don't understand why people come on here just to bash others' decisions.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter is almost a straight A student in lower high school (a few A minuses). She works really hard for these grades. I've been looking at the college admissions this year and it really seems like you have about 25 girls going ti top colleges and (outside of two girls) ALL are legacy, URM or crew athletes. Then the admissions seem to go off a cliff. thank goodness for u of Chicagj because that seems it be the solo outlier.
I am not looking for an IVY admit (at all) but I'm getting freaked out by the schools that girls outside of the above categories are attending. I won't name names but they're in instagram.

Tell it to my straight. A/a- student.
Did anyone apply their daughter from NCS this year? Where are we looking at?

Op you are a stalker of minor age children and it is creepy. Get a life.

Not to mention The fact that they took the time to look up where every single student was going to college and determine what category they should be in a URM, hook, etc. I don’t think it’s in NCS parent it might be an Ncs girl or someone from another school

Have you met NCS moms? They are 100% capable of this behavior. OP refuses to let us know how she conducted her research. I assume she took out her directory, got the parents' names, then checked their LinkedIns. If OP had spent her life more productively and meaningfully, maybe she too would have a "hooked" kid, instead of a one-dimensional A- student.

Doesn't take that long frankly. 12/13 kids. With the directory, less than 10-15 mins of Linkedin research. And clarifies the picture re legacies completely. Not sure why this is somehow not a cool thing to do. The placement outcomes are hugely misleading as to actual chances for an unhooked kid. Now, we know.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter is almost a straight A student in lower high school (a few A minuses). She works really hard for these grades. I've been looking at the college admissions this year and it really seems like you have about 25 girls going ti top colleges and (outside of two girls) ALL are legacy, URM or crew athletes. Then the admissions seem to go off a cliff. thank goodness for u of Chicagj because that seems it be the solo outlier.
I am not looking for an IVY admit (at all) but I'm getting freaked out by the schools that girls outside of the above categories are attending. I won't name names but they're in instagram.

Tell it to my straight. A/a- student.
Did anyone apply their daughter from NCS this year? Where are we looking at?

Op you are a stalker of minor age children and it is creepy. Get a life.

Not to mention The fact that they took the time to look up where every single student was going to college and determine what category they should be in a URM, hook, etc. I don’t think it’s in NCS parent it might be an Ncs girl or someone from another school

Have you met NCS moms? They are 100% capable of this behavior. OP refuses to let us know how she conducted her research. I assume she took out her directory, got the parents' names, then checked their LinkedIns. If OP had spent her life more productively and meaningfully, maybe she too would have a "hooked" kid, instead of a one-dimensional A- student.

Doesn't take that long frankly. 12/13 kids. With the directory, less than 10-15 mins of Linkedin research. And clarifies the picture re legacies completely. Not sure why this is somehow not a cool thing to do. The placement outcomes are hugely misleading as to actual chances for an unhooked kid. Now, we know.

No hon normal people do not spend their time doing this. OP Please get psychiatric help asap. I am confident you are a troll and not an NCS parent but a very jealous loon that also posted the “STA college is dismal” post. A quick ip check would determine whether you are the op of both. Troll poster.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter is almost a straight A student in lower high school (a few A minuses). She works really hard for these grades. I've been looking at the college admissions this year and it really seems like you have about 25 girls going ti top colleges and (outside of two girls) ALL are legacy, URM or crew athletes. Then the admissions seem to go off a cliff. thank goodness for u of Chicagj because that seems it be the solo outlier.
I am not looking for an IVY admit (at all) but I'm getting freaked out by the schools that girls outside of the above categories are attending. I won't name names but they're in instagram.

Tell it to my straight. A/a- student.
Did anyone apply their daughter from NCS this year? Where are we looking at?

Op you are a stalker of minor age children and it is creepy. Get a life.

Not to mention The fact that they took the time to look up where every single student was going to college and determine what category they should be in a URM, hook, etc. I don’t think it’s in NCS parent it might be an Ncs girl or someone from another school

Have you met NCS moms? They are 100% capable of this behavior. OP refuses to let us know how she conducted her research. I assume she took out her directory, got the parents' names, then checked their LinkedIns. If OP had spent her life more productively and meaningfully, maybe she too would have a "hooked" kid, instead of a one-dimensional A- student.

Doesn't take that long frankly. 12/13 kids. With the directory, less than 10-15 mins of Linkedin research. And clarifies the picture re legacies completely. Not sure why this is somehow not a cool thing to do. The placement outcomes are hugely misleading as to actual chances for an unhooked kid. Now, we know.

No hon normal people do not spend their time doing this. OP Please get psychiatric help asap. I am confident you are a troll and not an NCS parent but a very jealous loon that also posted the “STA college is dismal” post. A quick ip check would determine whether you are the op of both. Troll poster.

Op is the Same troll poster yes read the thread about “unhooked big 3 kid go to college” it is the same op posing as an NCS parent and I don’t think it is an NCS parent.” Come on people don’t fall for than nut case troll.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter is almost a straight A student in lower high school (a few A minuses). She works really hard for these grades. I've been looking at the college admissions this year and it really seems like you have about 25 girls going ti top colleges and (outside of two girls) ALL are legacy, URM or crew athletes. Then the admissions seem to go off a cliff. thank goodness for u of Chicagj because that seems it be the solo outlier.
I am not looking for an IVY admit (at all) but I'm getting freaked out by the schools that girls outside of the above categories are attending. I won't name names but they're in instagram.

Tell it to my straight. A/a- student.
Did anyone apply their daughter from NCS this year? Where are we looking at?

Op you are a stalker of minor age children and it is creepy. Get a life.

Not to mention The fact that they took the time to look up where every single student was going to college and determine what category they should be in a URM, hook, etc. I don’t think it’s in NCS parent it might be an Ncs girl or someone from another school

Have you met NCS moms? They are 100% capable of this behavior. OP refuses to let us know how she conducted her research. I assume she took out her directory, got the parents' names, then checked their LinkedIns. If OP had spent her life more productively and meaningfully, maybe she too would have a "hooked" kid, instead of a one-dimensional A- student.

Doesn't take that long frankly. 12/13 kids. With the directory, less than 10-15 mins of Linkedin research. And clarifies the picture re legacies completely. Not sure why this is somehow not a cool thing to do. The placement outcomes are hugely misleading as to actual chances for an unhooked kid. Now, we know.

No hon normal people do not spend their time doing this. OP Please get psychiatric help asap. I am confident you are a troll and not an NCS parent but a very jealous loon that also posted the “STA college is dismal” post. A quick ip check would determine whether you are the op of both. Troll poster.

Op is the Same troll poster yes read the thread about “unhooked big 3 kid go to college” it is the same op posing as an NCS parent and I don’t think it is an NCS parent.” Come on people don’t fall for than nut case troll.

Same op posing as NCS parent. I call total troll post.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1055103.page

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter is almost a straight A student in lower high school (a few A minuses). She works really hard for these grades. I've been looking at the college admissions this year and it really seems like you have about 25 girls going ti top colleges and (outside of two girls) ALL are legacy, URM or crew athletes. Then the admissions seem to go off a cliff. thank goodness for u of Chicagj because that seems it be the solo outlier.
I am not looking for an IVY admit (at all) but I'm getting freaked out by the schools that girls outside of the above categories are attending. I won't name names but they're in instagram.

Tell it to my straight. A/a- student.
Did anyone apply their daughter from NCS this year? Where are we looking at?

Op you are a stalker of minor age children and it is creepy. Get a life.

Not to mention The fact that they took the time to look up where every single student was going to college and determine what category they should be in a URM, hook, etc. I don’t think it’s in NCS parent it might be an Ncs girl or someone from another school

Have you met NCS moms? They are 100% capable of this behavior. OP refuses to let us know how she conducted her research. I assume she took out her directory, got the parents' names, then checked their LinkedIns. If OP had spent her life more productively and meaningfully, maybe she too would have a "hooked" kid, instead of a one-dimensional A- student.

Doesn't take that long frankly. 12/13 kids. With the directory, less than 10-15 mins of Linkedin research. And clarifies the picture re legacies completely. Not sure why this is somehow not a cool thing to do. The placement outcomes are hugely misleading as to actual chances for an unhooked kid. Now, we know.

No hon normal people do not spend their time doing this. OP Please get psychiatric help asap. I am confident you are a troll and not an NCS parent but a very jealous loon that also posted the “STA college is dismal” post. A quick ip check would determine whether you are the op of both. Troll poster.

Perhaps you are a legacy parent whose kid got in to a top school that basis? Fear of exposure, hon? Don’t worry. Everyone in the school knows all this anyway.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter is almost a straight A student in lower high school (a few A minuses). She works really hard for these grades. I've been looking at the college admissions this year and it really seems like you have about 25 girls going ti top colleges and (outside of two girls) ALL are legacy, URM or crew athletes. Then the admissions seem to go off a cliff. thank goodness for u of Chicagj because that seems it be the solo outlier.
I am not looking for an IVY admit (at all) but I'm getting freaked out by the schools that girls outside of the above categories are attending. I won't name names but they're in instagram.

Tell it to my straight. A/a- student.
Did anyone apply their daughter from NCS this year? Where are we looking at?

Op you are a stalker of minor age children and it is creepy. Get a life.

Not to mention The fact that they took the time to look up where every single student was going to college and determine what category they should be in a URM, hook, etc. I don’t think it’s in NCS parent it might be an Ncs girl or someone from another school

Have you met NCS moms? They are 100% capable of this behavior. OP refuses to let us know how she conducted her research. I assume she took out her directory, got the parents' names, then checked their LinkedIns. If OP had spent her life more productively and meaningfully, maybe she too would have a "hooked" kid, instead of a one-dimensional A- student.

Doesn't take that long frankly. 12/13 kids. With the directory, less than 10-15 mins of Linkedin research. And clarifies the picture re legacies completely. Not sure why this is somehow not a cool thing to do. The placement outcomes are hugely misleading as to actual chances for an unhooked kid. Now, we know.

No hon normal people do not spend their time doing this. OP Please get psychiatric help asap. I am confident you are a troll and not an NCS parent but a very jealous loon that also posted the “STA college is dismal” post. A quick ip check would determine whether you are the op of both. Troll poster.

Perhaps you are a legacy parent whose kid got in to a top school that basis? Fear of exposure, hon? Don’t worry. Everyone in the school knows all this anyway.

Nope! I can tell you though if they did get into my school as a legacy I would be proud and never be ashamed of that connection. I would think it’s great that my child was going to the same school I attended. Please get help. I think you may be a disgruntled parent or student from another school. Something is off with your posts.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter is almost a straight A student in lower high school (a few A minuses). She works really hard for these grades. I've been looking at the college admissions this year and it really seems like you have about 25 girls going ti top colleges and (outside of two girls) ALL are legacy, URM or crew athletes. Then the admissions seem to go off a cliff. thank goodness for u of Chicagj because that seems it be the solo outlier.
I am not looking for an IVY admit (at all) but I'm getting freaked out by the schools that girls outside of the above categories are attending. I won't name names but they're in instagram.

Tell it to my straight. A/a- student.
Did anyone apply their daughter from NCS this year? Where are we looking at?

Op you are a stalker of minor age children and it is creepy. Get a life.

Not to mention The fact that they took the time to look up where every single student was going to college and determine what category they should be in a URM, hook, etc. I don’t think it’s in NCS parent it might be an Ncs girl or someone from another school

Have you met NCS moms? They are 100% capable of this behavior. OP refuses to let us know how she conducted her research. I assume she took out her directory, got the parents' names, then checked their LinkedIns. If OP had spent her life more productively and meaningfully, maybe she too would have a "hooked" kid, instead of a one-dimensional A- student.

Doesn't take that long frankly. 12/13 kids. With the directory, less than 10-15 mins of Linkedin research. And clarifies the picture re legacies completely. Not sure why this is somehow not a cool thing to do. The placement outcomes are hugely misleading as to actual chances for an unhooked kid. Now, we know.

No hon normal people do not spend their time doing this. OP Please get psychiatric help asap. I am confident you are a troll and not an NCS parent but a very jealous loon that also posted the “STA college is dismal” post. A quick ip check would determine whether you are the op of both. Troll poster.

Perhaps you are a legacy parent whose kid got in to a top school that basis? Fear of exposure, hon? Don’t worry. Everyone in the school knows all this anyway.

Nope! I can tell you though if they did get into my school as a legacy I would be proud and never be ashamed of that connection. I would think it’s great that my child was going to the same school I attended. Please get help. I think you may be a disgruntled parent or student from another school. Something is off with your posts.

Op has posted three threads on this topic she/he is a troll

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter is almost a straight A student in lower high school (a few A minuses). She works really hard for these grades. I've been looking at the college admissions this year and it really seems like you have about 25 girls going ti top colleges and (outside of two girls) ALL are legacy, URM or crew athletes. Then the admissions seem to go off a cliff. thank goodness for u of Chicagj because that seems it be the solo outlier.
I am not looking for an IVY admit (at all) but I'm getting freaked out by the schools that girls outside of the above categories are attending. I won't name names but they're in instagram.

Tell it to my straight. A/a- student.
Did anyone apply their daughter from NCS this year? Where are we looking at?

Op you are a stalker of minor age children and it is creepy. Get a life.

Not to mention The fact that they took the time to look up where every single student was going to college and determine what category they should be in a URM, hook, etc. I don’t think it’s in NCS parent it might be an Ncs girl or someone from another school

Have you met NCS moms? They are 100% capable of this behavior. OP refuses to let us know how she conducted her research. I assume she took out her directory, got the parents' names, then checked their LinkedIns. If OP had spent her life more productively and meaningfully, maybe she too would have a "hooked" kid, instead of a one-dimensional A- student.

Doesn't take that long frankly. 12/13 kids. With the directory, less than 10-15 mins of Linkedin research. And clarifies the picture re legacies completely. Not sure why this is somehow not a cool thing to do. The placement outcomes are hugely misleading as to actual chances for an unhooked kid. Now, we know.

No hon normal people do not spend their time doing this. OP Please get psychiatric help asap. I am confident you are a troll and not an NCS parent but a very jealous loon that also posted the “STA college is dismal” post. A quick ip check would determine whether you are the op of both. Troll poster.

Op is the Same troll poster yes read the thread about “unhooked big 3 kid go to college” it is the same op posing as an NCS parent and I don’t think it is an NCS parent.” Come on people don’t fall for than nut case troll.

Same op posing as NCS parent. I call total troll post.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1055103.page

Yup same op - suspect they are a troll and not a parent

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Anonymous wrote:You are saying there is not any non-hooked NCS kid going to a top 20 school besides Chicago, and none to a top SLAC? That seems hard to believe.

Schools which ZERO NCS are attending girls next year:

Duke
Hopkins
Northwestern
Vanderbilt
Wash U
Rice
Notre Dame
Emory
Cal
UVA
USC
Tufts
Carnegie Mellon
MIT


You have the Ivies and Stanford (all girls are hooked but one Ivy and one Stanford) and then the U Chicago admits.
One to UCLA, one to Michigan

That's it for top 40 admits for the class.


I swear, I am not caught up in prestige but this is a bit extreme.

That is surprising. What about Amherst, Williams, Bowdoin, Pomona, Swarthmore and other top SLACs?

I am not sure why, but I think that compared to some of the other area privates, fewer NCS girls apply to SLACs, top and otherwise. I am sure some do, but we asked this question of college guidance once, and not that many apply ED, or even in RD. I think that given the size of the school, a lot of girls end up looking for something larger for college.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter is almost a straight A student in lower high school (a few A minuses). She works really hard for these grades. I've been looking at the college admissions this year and it really seems like you have about 25 girls going ti top colleges and (outside of two girls) ALL are legacy, URM or crew athletes. Then the admissions seem to go off a cliff. thank goodness for u of Chicagj because that seems it be the solo outlier.
I am not looking for an IVY admit (at all) but I'm getting freaked out by the schools that girls outside of the above categories are attending. I won't name names but they're in instagram.

Tell it to my straight. A/a- student.
Did anyone apply their daughter from NCS this year? Where are we looking at?

Op you are a stalker of minor age children and it is creepy. Get a life.

Not to mention The fact that they took the time to look up where every single student was going to college and determine what category they should be in a URM, hook, etc. I don’t think it’s in NCS parent it might be an Ncs girl or someone from another school

Have you met NCS moms? They are 100% capable of this behavior. OP refuses to let us know how she conducted her research. I assume she took out her directory, got the parents' names, then checked their LinkedIns. If OP had spent her life more productively and meaningfully, maybe she too would have a "hooked" kid, instead of a one-dimensional A- student.

Doesn't take that long frankly. 12/13 kids. With the directory, less than 10-15 mins of Linkedin research. And clarifies the picture re legacies completely. Not sure why this is somehow not a cool thing to do. The placement outcomes are hugely misleading as to actual chances for an unhooked kid. Now, we know.

No hon normal people do not spend their time doing this. OP Please get psychiatric help asap. I am confident you are a troll and not an NCS parent but a very jealous loon that also posted the “STA college is dismal” post. A quick ip check would determine whether you are the op of both. Troll poster.

Op is the Same troll poster yes read the thread about “unhooked big 3 kid go to college” it is the same op posing as an NCS parent and I don’t think it is an NCS parent.” Come on people don’t fall for than nut case troll.

I would guess that this poster is real and has kids at both schools. It's like you all don't actually have kids in private schools around here. There are many many parents at NCS, StA, all of them, just like this. Rotten.

[Anonymous]

Most NCS/STA parents are fine. But there are enough like OP, who probably should think about drawing some boundaries, and other PPs here, who deny there is ever anything or anyone on the close that is not exceptionally wonderful, that I am pretty sure most of you are parents there. Sadly.

- STA/NCS parent

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You are saying there is not any non-hooked NCS kid going to a top 20 school besides Chicago, and none to a top SLAC? That seems hard to believe.

Schools which ZERO NCS are attending girls next year:

Duke
Hopkins
Northwestern
Vanderbilt
Wash U
Rice
Notre Dame
Emory
Cal
UVA
USC
Tufts
Carnegie Mellon
MIT


You have the Ivies and Stanford (all girls are hooked but one Ivy and one Stanford) and then the U Chicago admits.
One to UCLA, one to Michigan

That's it for top 40 admits for the class.


I swear, I am not caught up in prestige but this is a bit extreme.

That is surprising. What about Amherst, Williams, Bowdoin, Pomona, Swarthmore and other top SLACs?

I am not sure why, but I think that compared to some of the other area privates, fewer NCS girls apply to SLACs, top and otherwise. I am sure some do, but we asked this question of college guidance once, and not that many apply ED, or even in RD. I think that given the size of the school, a lot of girls end up looking for something larger for college.

This is surprising to me. I know of a NCS girl going to Williams.

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Anonymous wrote:I guess the question would be is it worth it for your daughter to stay there and have such a rigorous load for a possible slim chance at Chicago but more than likely a shot at a BU or BC? They’re top 40 schools but ncs is really competitive and rigorous and maybe that stress isn’t worth it.

Agree that’s my query

Where would you send your DC instead?

When we drive by, NCS seems like such a haven for intellectual and athletic girls.

Seems like it would be a privilege (in a good way) to be there.

And the girls leave prepared for college, I’m sure.

From the tone of your post, I’m gonna guess you wouldn’t be happy with DCPS. And MCPS high schools are huge.

I’m not sure any of the area schools, public or private, offers a cakewalk to a top X university. Honestly, if you moved out west, maybe it would be better?


YES!!
Let’s all encourage this awful woman to move out west

The best idea yet

Leave NCS if you think it is so dreadful and apply to Harvard from Nebraska

Yes, OP, Nebraska is calling.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You are saying there is not any non-hooked NCS kid going to a top 20 school besides Chicago, and none to a top SLAC? That seems hard to believe.

Schools which ZERO NCS are attending girls next year:

Duke
Hopkins
Northwestern
Vanderbilt
Wash U
Rice
Notre Dame
Emory
Cal
UVA
USC
Tufts
Carnegie Mellon
MIT


You have the Ivies and Stanford (all girls are hooked but one Ivy and one Stanford) and then the U Chicago admits.
One to UCLA, one to Michigan

That's it for top 40 admits for the class.


I swear, I am not caught up in prestige but this is a bit extreme.

That is surprising. What about Amherst, Williams, Bowdoin, Pomona, Swarthmore and other top SLACs?

I am not sure why, but I think that compared to some of the other area privates, fewer NCS girls apply to SLACs, top and otherwise. I am sure some do, but we asked this question of college guidance once, and not that many apply ED, or even in RD. I think that given the size of the school, a lot of girls end up looking for something larger for college.

This is surprising to me. I know of a NCS girl going to Williams.

I am sure there are some girls who attend these schools, but if you look on SCOIR for many of the SLACs, including Williams, there are not enough applicants to even create a scattergram. And I know this year there are girls going to Pomona and Colby and probably some other SLACs, but generally speaking the SLACs do not seem as popular with NCS girls as they are with some other schools. If they aren’t applying, they aren’t getting in.