2024 Washington DC area College commits

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:92 is not an A at Sidwell, it is the dreaded A-minus. A-minus=3.7 when GPA is calculated, so it hurts bad in college admissions. You need 93% for an A at Sidwell.

The top colleges all have local reps who understand this very well. They are paid to compare the rigor at one school to the rigor at another. Grade inflation/deflation isn't as important as some of you think it is.

These Instagram pages say differently. Potomac is crushing it and it’s no secret it is nowhere as rigorous as the top 5 privates.

Or maybe it is just as rigorous.

It’s not.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:92 is not an A at Sidwell, it is the dreaded A-minus. A-minus=3.7 when GPA is calculated, so it hurts bad in college admissions. You need 93% for an A at Sidwell.

The top colleges all have local reps who understand this very well. They are paid to compare the rigor at one school to the rigor at another. Grade inflation/deflation isn't as important as some of you think it is.

These Instagram pages say differently. Potomac is crushing it and it’s no secret it is nowhere as rigorous as the top 5 privates.

Says who? Big3 parents with kids at both schools have said repeatedly on these threads that academics between Potomac and a Big3’s are essentially comparable. Colleges obviously agree.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:92 is not an A at Sidwell, it is the dreaded A-minus. A-minus=3.7 when GPA is calculated, so it hurts bad in college admissions. You need 93% for an A at Sidwell.

The top colleges all have local reps who understand this very well. They are paid to compare the rigor at one school to the rigor at another. Grade inflation/deflation isn't as important as some of you think it is.

These Instagram pages say differently. Potomac is crushing it and it’s no secret it is nowhere as rigorous as the top 5 privates.

Says who? Big3 parents with kids at both schools have said repeatedly on these threads that academics between Potomac and a Big3’s are essentially comparable. Colleges obviously agree.

Grading is easier. Period.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:92 is not an A at Sidwell, it is the dreaded A-minus. A-minus=3.7 when GPA is calculated, so it hurts bad in college admissions. You need 93% for an A at Sidwell.

The top colleges all have local reps who understand this very well. They are paid to compare the rigor at one school to the rigor at another. Grade inflation/deflation isn't as important as some of you think it is.

These Instagram pages say differently. Potomac is crushing it and it’s no secret it is nowhere as rigorous as the top 5 privates.

Says who? Big3 parents with kids at both schools have said repeatedly on these threads that academics between Potomac and a Big3’s are essentially comparable. Colleges obviously agree.

Grading is easier. Period.

I'm guessing you didn't go to any of these schools if that's the best you can do to support your position.

[Anonymous]

^^^Wrong-as many have pointed out before, it is quite difficult to get through any rigorous DMV private with a top 10% GPA. Lots of luck, the “right” teacher, never having a bad day, etc. Very few have 3.9+ with max rigor across the board and 35/36 or 1550+ test scores.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:92 is not an A at Sidwell, it is the dreaded A-minus. A-minus=3.7 when GPA is calculated, so it hurts bad in college admissions. You need 93% for an A at Sidwell.

The top colleges all have local reps who understand this very well. They are paid to compare the rigor at one school to the rigor at another. Grade inflation/deflation isn't as important as some of you think it is.

These Instagram pages say differently. Potomac is crushing it and it’s no secret it is nowhere as rigorous as the top 5 privates.

Says who? Big3 parents with kids at both schools have said repeatedly on these threads that academics between Potomac and a Big3’s are essentially comparable. Colleges obviously agree.

Grading is easier. Period.

I suspect there is probably a lot of hooks in these early postings at Potomac. Siblings both accepted to the same Ivy? No way this isn’t hooked somehow.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:92 is not an A at Sidwell, it is the dreaded A-minus. A-minus=3.7 when GPA is calculated, so it hurts bad in college admissions. You need 93% for an A at Sidwell.

The top colleges all have local reps who understand this very well. They are paid to compare the rigor at one school to the rigor at another. Grade inflation/deflation isn't as important as some of you think it is.

These Instagram pages say differently. Potomac is crushing it and it’s no secret it is nowhere as rigorous as the top 5 privates.

Says who? Big3 parents with kids at both schools have said repeatedly on these threads that academics between Potomac and a Big3’s are essentially comparable. Colleges obviously agree.

Grading is easier. Period.

I suspect there is probably a lot of hooks in these early postings at Potomac. Siblings both accepted to the same Ivy? No way this isn’t hooked somehow.

yep. in this case both parents attended, sibling attends, etc.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:92 is not an A at Sidwell, it is the dreaded A-minus. A-minus=3.7 when GPA is calculated, so it hurts bad in college admissions. You need 93% for an A at Sidwell.

The top colleges all have local reps who understand this very well. They are paid to compare the rigor at one school to the rigor at another. Grade inflation/deflation isn't as important as some of you think it is.

These Instagram pages say differently. Potomac is crushing it and it’s no secret it is nowhere as rigorous as the top 5 privates.

Says who? Big3 parents with kids at both schools have said repeatedly on these threads that academics between Potomac and a Big3’s are essentially comparable. Colleges obviously agree.

No one thinks Potomac is crushing it. Top schools are all hooked kids. I am assuming same at other DC privates. We will reserve judgement until final list.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Poster at 17:46 is 100% correct. Everybody should read that. Parents don't believe the truth until it happens to their own kid. The truth is being from a "Big 3" school does not really help much if at all with college admission versus being from a public for the unhooked kid.

Wrong. Facts say private kids get in at a much higher percentage.

The real news is that kids at easier privates coming in with 3.8 and 3.9 GPA’s or 93 grade average are raking in the admission spots at top colleges while kids coming from notoriously higher ranked schools with 3.5-3.7 school averages are getting shut out. Never believed it until I saw it. Exception is STA with I think a 92 or 93 class average which is serving them well.

So what does this mean? You all were right - GPA matters more than anything else.

STA does not have a 92/93 class average. It's more like an 89. 92/93 is where the elite college admissions start.

so this is about a 3.7 right? that seems fair and on par with where elite admissions start for NCS, no? not sure about sidwell or how they calculate.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:92 is not an A at Sidwell, it is the dreaded A-minus. A-minus=3.7 when GPA is calculated, so it hurts bad in college admissions. You need 93% for an A at Sidwell.

The top colleges all have local reps who understand this very well. They are paid to compare the rigor at one school to the rigor at another. Grade inflation/deflation isn't as important as some of you think it is.

These Instagram pages say differently. Potomac is crushing it and it’s no secret it is nowhere as rigorous as the top 5 privates.

Says who? Big3 parents with kids at both schools have said repeatedly on these threads that academics between Potomac and a Big3’s are essentially comparable. Colleges obviously agree.

Grading is easier. Period.

LOL.

All of the lists, including Potomac’s, are heavy on legacy and athlete admits in the ED round. I don’t think it takes anything away from the students, but it isn’t a good marker for the average kid’s admission odds.

But claiming Potomac is decidedly not a top 5 dmv school is a stretch.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Also, DC privates make it tough to learn the truth in order to keep applications up. If the unhooked parents knew that their kid needed to be in the top 10% or at least top 15% at Sidwell, GDS, or STA to have any chance to get into a T25 college, a lot more people would choose public.

Wishful thinking on your part.

Based on Instagram posts, 83% of Sidwell’s c/o 2023 posted their college destinations. Based on those posts, 17/125 (13.6%) are currently attending Ivies. I personally know 4 students from that class who didn’t post. They are freshman at Ivies this year (21/125=16.8%). There were also several 2023 Sidwell grads who were admitted to more than one Ivy that year, so the overall Ivy admissions rate is higher than 16.8%.

In terms of top 25 colleges/universities, 54% of Sidwell’s c/o 2023 who posted on Instagram landed at top 25 colleges. Even if those were the only students attending top 25 colleges (they’re not), that’s still a whopping 46% of the total graduating class. In other words, it’s safe to say that Sidwell sent at least 50% of its c/o 2023 graduates to top 25 colleges and universities.

What public school in this area is sending more than half of its students to top 25 colleges?!? Please feel free to look up the Sidwell Instagram page I’m referencing.

this. i believe this analysis and that it's impossible (as we know) that 54% of that class had the 3.9+ some are saying is required for top 20 or whatever. kids are landing well with equivalent of 3.7 or whatever. that GPA in public would not get them there. and also, those 3.7 sidwell (or NCS/STA) kids would have a MUCH higher GPA in public.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:92 is not an A at Sidwell, it is the dreaded A-minus. A-minus=3.7 when GPA is calculated, so it hurts bad in college admissions. You need 93% for an A at Sidwell.

The top colleges all have local reps who understand this very well. They are paid to compare the rigor at one school to the rigor at another. Grade inflation/deflation isn't as important as some of you think it is.

These Instagram pages say differently. Potomac is crushing it and it’s no secret it is nowhere as rigorous as the top 5 privates.

Says who? Big3 parents with kids at both schools have said repeatedly on these threads that academics between Potomac and a Big3’s are essentially comparable. Colleges obviously agree.

Grading is easier. Period.

LOL.

All of the lists, including Potomac’s, are heavy on legacy and athlete admits in the ED round. I don’t think it takes anything away from the students, but it isn’t a good marker for the average kid’s admission odds.

But claiming Potomac is decidedly not a top 5 dmv school is a stretch.

STA has two legacies and three athletes out of the over 20 kids listed a few pages ago.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Also, DC privates make it tough to learn the truth in order to keep applications up. If the unhooked parents knew that their kid needed to be in the top 10% or at least top 15% at Sidwell, GDS, or STA to have any chance to get into a T25 college, a lot more people would choose public.

Wishful thinking on your part.

Based on Instagram posts, 83% of Sidwell’s c/o 2023 posted their college destinations. Based on those posts, 17/125 (13.6%) are currently attending Ivies. I personally know 4 students from that class who didn’t post. They are freshman at Ivies this year (21/125=16.8%). There were also several 2023 Sidwell grads who were admitted to more than one Ivy that year, so the overall Ivy admissions rate is higher than 16.8%.

In terms of top 25 colleges/universities, 54% of Sidwell’s c/o 2023 who posted on Instagram landed at top 25 colleges. Even if those were the only students attending top 25 colleges (they’re not), that’s still a whopping 46% of the total graduating class. In other words, it’s safe to say that Sidwell sent at least 50% of its c/o 2023 graduates to top 25 colleges and universities.

What public school in this area is sending more than half of its students to top 25 colleges?!? Please feel free to look up the Sidwell Instagram page I’m referencing.

this. i believe this analysis and that it's impossible (as we know) that 54% of that class had the 3.9+ some are saying is required for top 20 or whatever. kids are landing well with equivalent of 3.7 or whatever. that GPA in public would not get them there. and also, those 3.7 sidwell (or NCS/STA) kids would have a MUCH higher GPA in public.

If this remains true for this year, then the death of private high schools in top tier college admissions will have been overstated.

The key is the % - if in fact, it is over 50% to T25….which is an incredible feat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also, DC privates make it tough to learn the truth in order to keep applications up. If the unhooked parents knew that their kid needed to be in the top 10% or at least top 15% at Sidwell, GDS, or STA to have any chance to get into a T25 college, a lot more people would choose public.

Wishful thinking on your part.

Based on Instagram posts, 83% of Sidwell’s c/o 2023 posted their college destinations. Based on those posts, 17/125 (13.6%) are currently attending Ivies. I personally know 4 students from that class who didn’t post. They are freshman at Ivies this year (21/125=16.8%). There were also several 2023 Sidwell grads who were admitted to more than one Ivy that year, so the overall Ivy admissions rate is higher than 16.8%.

In terms of top 25 colleges/universities, 54% of Sidwell’s c/o 2023 who posted on Instagram landed at top 25 colleges. Even if those were the only students attending top 25 colleges (they’re not), that’s still a whopping 46% of the total graduating class. In other words, it’s safe to say that Sidwell sent at least 50% of its c/o 2023 graduates to top 25 colleges and universities.

What public school in this area is sending more than half of its students to top 25 colleges?!? Please feel free to look up the Sidwell Instagram page I’m referencing.

this. i believe this analysis and that it's impossible (as we know) that 54% of that class had the 3.9+ some are saying is required for top 20 or whatever. kids are landing well with equivalent of 3.7 or whatever. that GPA in public would not get them there. and also, those 3.7 sidwell (or NCS/STA) kids would have a MUCH higher GPA in public.

If this remains true for this year, then the death of private high schools in top tier college admissions will have been overstated.

The key is the % - if in fact, it is over 50% to T25….which is an incredible feat.

i'm PP quoted above with no knowledge, just interest and following because i have a younger DC in a big 3. re SCOIR data, are counselors very conservative to avoid kids overshooting and not having true safety/targets? that's the only thing i can think of. because seems like each year it's all doom and gloom and by spring the results seem to defy expectations. again - i am just an observer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:92 is not an A at Sidwell, it is the dreaded A-minus. A-minus=3.7 when GPA is calculated, so it hurts bad in college admissions. You need 93% for an A at Sidwell.

The top colleges all have local reps who understand this very well. They are paid to compare the rigor at one school to the rigor at another. Grade inflation/deflation isn't as important as some of you think it is.

Nope, more misinformation. I just listened to a podcast featuring Cornell University’s admissions director. He said that the admissions committee reviews applications in batches, by school. Students are only compared to other students at their school.

You inadvertently proved the point. Colleges are comparing kids within a school. They are not comparing a 92 at STA to a 92 at a different school because they know the rigor is different.

You get a D- for bad logic