After all the drama, Big3 college admissions are really as strong as ever this year

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Anonymous wrote:Op seems to be exaggerating a bit as Sidwell list looks good but definitely has schools outside T50.

Much of the impressive Sidwell list is hooked.

You have no firsthand knowledge to back up this claim. There’s no way in the world you know where all of their parents attended college. None…so stop it.

9 out of 10 Ivy admits at our so-called "Big 3" were legacy/URM/recruited athletes. Several double legacies. Smart kids mostly. But, yes, this is the reality.

NP. You forgot big donors.

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Anyone who is in denial that the Big3 Ivy admits this year were all URM/double legacy/donors/athletes is just foolish. Talk to any senior.

If you think your kid has a shot at an Ivy (regardless of how academically gifted or fabulous they are) the first question to ask is "Did I attend such Ivy?" Second question: "have I given a lot of money over the years?"

It was the same at every school---STA, GDS, Sidwell, Maret, etc. It's just how life is in 2023.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone who is in denial that the Big3 Ivy admits this year were all URM/double legacy/donors/athletes is just foolish. Talk to any senior.

If you think your kid has a shot at an Ivy (regardless of how academically gifted or fabulous they are) the first question to ask is "Did I attend such Ivy?" Second question: "have I given a lot of money over the years?"

It was the same at every school---STA, GDS, Sidwell, Maret, etc. It's just how life is in 2023.

Senior Big 3 parent here. Agree 1000 percent. Best if you can check 2 or 3 of those boxes.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone who is in denial that the Big3 Ivy admits this year were all URM/double legacy/donors/athletes is just foolish. Talk to any senior.

If you think your kid has a shot at an Ivy (regardless of how academically gifted or fabulous they are) the first question to ask is "Did I attend such Ivy?" Second question: "have I given a lot of money over the years?"

It was the same at every school---STA, GDS, Sidwell, Maret, etc. It's just how life is in 2023.

Add an LGBTQ box and you have complete mapping.

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Anonymous wrote:Op seems to be exaggerating a bit as Sidwell list looks good but definitely has schools outside T50.

Much of the impressive Sidwell list is hooked.

You have no firsthand knowledge to back up this claim. There’s no way in the world you know where all of their parents attended college. None…so stop it.

LinkedIn & the internet in general exist. You search the last name & “DC” and, say, Dartmouth alumni dinner attendance lists come up.

Complete BS. At least half of Sidwell’s posted Ivy admits have common surnames, are not URMs, and do not mention sports in the future college plans. There’s zero chance that you can be certain that Sidwell student, “John Robinson,” (fictional name) is a Brown University legacy. There are simply too many Robinsons in DC. Further, John Robinson’s parents may actually live and work in Maryland or Virginia.

As a Sidwell insider, you can be quite certain, however.

You’re a Sidwell insider who has to use LinkedIn and internet searches to find parental information? Mmmkay.

Once again, complete and utter BS. Sidwell doesn’t ask about parents’ education background on admissions applications. The only way that administrators, teachers, other students, and you would know the parents’ colleges is if they ask the students. You DID not ask all of the aforementioned students for that information.

Now, get off Al Gore’s internet and go do something productive with your Sunday.

What?? You do realize that parents talk to each other, right? And aren't necessarily secretive about their backgrounds?

You’ve spoken to over a dozen parents about where they attended college? Yeah, right!

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone who is in denial that the Big3 Ivy admits this year were all URM/double legacy/donors/athletes is just foolish. Talk to any senior.

If you think your kid has a shot at an Ivy (regardless of how academically gifted or fabulous they are) the first question to ask is "Did I attend such Ivy?" Second question: "have I given a lot of money over the years?"

It was the same at every school---STA, GDS, Sidwell, Maret, etc. It's just how life is in 2023.

Senior Big 3 parent here. Agree 1000 percent. Best if you can check 2 or 3 of those boxes.

Yes another Big 3 senior parent here. There were 2 at our school who were entirely unhooked who got Ivy. Everyone else 1 and usually 2-3 hooks

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Anonymous wrote:Op seems to be exaggerating a bit as Sidwell list looks good but definitely has schools outside T50.

Much of the impressive Sidwell list is hooked.

You have no firsthand knowledge to back up this claim. There’s no way in the world you know where all of their parents attended college. None…so stop it.

LinkedIn & the internet in general exist. You search the last name & “DC” and, say, Dartmouth alumni dinner attendance lists come up.

Complete BS. At least half of Sidwell’s posted Ivy admits have common surnames, are not URMs, and do not mention sports in the future college plans. There’s zero chance that you can be certain that Sidwell student, “John Robinson,” (fictional name) is a Brown University legacy. There are simply too many Robinsons in DC. Further, John Robinson’s parents may actually live and work in Maryland or Virginia.

As a Sidwell insider, you can be quite certain, however.

You’re a Sidwell insider who has to use LinkedIn and internet searches to find parental information? Mmmkay.

Once again, complete and utter BS. Sidwell doesn’t ask about parents’ education background on admissions applications. The only way that administrators, teachers, other students, and you would know the parents’ colleges is if they ask the students. You DID not ask all of the aforementioned students for that information.

Now, get off Al Gore’s internet and go do something productive with your Sunday.

What?? You do realize that parents talk to each other, right? And aren't necessarily secretive about their backgrounds?

You’ve spoken to over a dozen parents about where they attended college? Yeah, right!

Been in the school over 10 years and yes have spoken to pretty much all the parents.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone who is in denial that the Big3 Ivy admits this year were all URM/double legacy/donors/athletes is just foolish. Talk to any senior.

If you think your kid has a shot at an Ivy (regardless of how academically gifted or fabulous they are) the first question to ask is "Did I attend such Ivy?" Second question: "have I given a lot of money over the years?"

It was the same at every school---STA, GDS, Sidwell, Maret, etc. It's just how life is in 2023.

Senior Big 3 parent here. Agree 1000 percent. Best if you can check 2 or 3 of those boxes.

Yes another Big 3 senior parent here. There were 2 at our school who were entirely unhooked who got Ivy. Everyone else 1 and usually 2-3 hooks

+10000

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I mean, this is very obvious. In the 21st century it is not the priority of top Ivy League colleges to open the doors to graduates of rich and fancy prep schools. Their priorities are elsewhere. Anyone who thinks that sending their kid to a big three gives them an edge is about two decades behind the Times.

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Anonymous wrote:Op seems to be exaggerating a bit as Sidwell list looks good but definitely has schools outside T50.

Much of the impressive Sidwell list is hooked.

You have no firsthand knowledge to back up this claim. There’s no way in the world you know where all of their parents attended college. None…so stop it.

LinkedIn & the internet in general exist. You search the last name & “DC” and, say, Dartmouth alumni dinner attendance lists come up.

Complete BS. At least half of Sidwell’s posted Ivy admits have common surnames, are not URMs, and do not mention sports in the future college plans. There’s zero chance that you can be certain that Sidwell student, “John Robinson,” (fictional name) is a Brown University legacy. There are simply too many Robinsons in DC. Further, John Robinson’s parents may actually live and work in Maryland or Virginia.

As a Sidwell insider, you can be quite certain, however.

You’re a Sidwell insider who has to use LinkedIn and internet searches to find parental information? Mmmkay.

Once again, complete and utter BS. Sidwell doesn’t ask about parents’ education background on admissions applications. The only way that administrators, teachers, other students, and you would know the parents’ colleges is if they ask the students. You DID not ask all of the aforementioned students for that information.

Now, get off Al Gore’s internet and go do something productive with your Sunday.

What?? You do realize that parents talk to each other, right? And aren't necessarily secretive about their backgrounds?

You’ve spoken to over a dozen parents about where they attended college? Yeah, right!

Been in the school over 10 years and yes have spoken to pretty much all the parents.

You have not spoken to all the parents about where they attended college. You could be in a particular school for 20 years and it wouldn’t come up with every parent. You have no way to predict which students would be admitted/attend an Ivy. BS!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op seems to be exaggerating a bit as Sidwell list looks good but definitely has schools outside T50.

Much of the impressive Sidwell list is hooked.

You have no firsthand knowledge to back up this claim. There’s no way in the world you know where all of their parents attended college. None…so stop it.

LinkedIn & the internet in general exist. You search the last name & “DC” and, say, Dartmouth alumni dinner attendance lists come up.

Complete BS. At least half of Sidwell’s posted Ivy admits have common surnames, are not URMs, and do not mention sports in the future college plans. There’s zero chance that you can be certain that Sidwell student, “John Robinson,” (fictional name) is a Brown University legacy. There are simply too many Robinsons in DC. Further, John Robinson’s parents may actually live and work in Maryland or Virginia.

As a Sidwell insider, you can be quite certain, however.

You’re a Sidwell insider who has to use LinkedIn and internet searches to find parental information? Mmmkay.

Once again, complete and utter BS. Sidwell doesn’t ask about parents’ education background on admissions applications. The only way that administrators, teachers, other students, and you would know the parents’ colleges is if they ask the students. You DID not ask all of the aforementioned students for that information.

Now, get off Al Gore’s internet and go do something productive with your Sunday.

What?? You do realize that parents talk to each other, right? And aren't necessarily secretive about their backgrounds?

You’ve spoken to over a dozen parents about where they attended college? Yeah, right!

Been in the school over 10 years and yes have spoken to pretty much all the parents.

You have not spoken to all the parents about where they attended college. You could be in a particular school for 20 years and it wouldn’t come up with every parent. You have no way to predict which students would be admitted/attend an Ivy. BS!

Maybe you need to socialize a bit more w fellow parents and be a bit more relaxed. Let people tell you about themselves..

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Anonymous wrote:I mean, this is very obvious. In the 21st century it is not the priority of top Ivy League colleges to open the doors to graduates of rich and fancy prep schools. Their priorities are elsewhere. Anyone who thinks that sending their kid to a big three gives them an edge is about two decades behind the Times.

More like 7/8 years, but otherwise yes.

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Anonymous wrote:I mean, this is very obvious. In the 21st century it is not the priority of top Ivy League colleges to open the doors to graduates of rich and fancy prep schools. Their priorities are elsewhere. Anyone who thinks that sending their kid to a big three gives them an edge is about two decades behind the Times.

Colleges are a business—now and forever. It is absolutely the priority of highly selective colleges to admit wealthy, well prepared private school students. They will falter if they become a true meritocracy. That’s why need aware has made a resurgence. Full pay is also a hook.

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^ businesses

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Anonymous wrote:I mean, this is very obvious. In the 21st century it is not the priority of top Ivy League colleges to open the doors to graduates of rich and fancy prep schools. Their priorities are elsewhere. Anyone who thinks that sending their kid to a big three gives them an edge is about two decades behind the Times.

Agree that this is obvious. Others still seem to be in denial. Perhaps bc their DCs got in with a serious hook and they would rather think about it differently.