Odds of getting into Sidwell

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Anonymous wrote:Are you hooked at the school? You don’t have the k-8 private school pipeline hook. Are you full pay (plus capital campaign for Sidwell), LGBQT, URM, legacy, athlete, otherwise connected? If not, get out that wide net.

LGBQT don’t get preference.

A Quaker school is a religious school. LGBQT preference would be very very doubtful....kind of like applying to a Catholic school.

Quaker and Catholic Schools could not be more different

I found them to be quite similar, though I know not all schools of one category or the other are all the same.

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Anonymous wrote:Numbers game. You could cure AIDS and still be rejected.

For 9th grade at Sidwell, it's not actually a "numbers game." Don't make it sound like a lottery; it's not

What exactly is it then?

It’s stack the deck game. Get all the top students in the DMV who have strong academics plus a super power (sport, EC, arts). Parent college legacy a plus too.

That is the myth, not the reality.

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Anonymous wrote: Last year a friend of mine's daughter got into Sidwell but not GDS for 9th but another girl got into Maret and GDS but not Sidwell. Both were outstanding applicants. There is no rhyme or reason.

Did these girls name a first choice? That can often make a difference in outcome even for the top applicants.

No, it doesn't. That is also a myth.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you hooked at the school? You don’t have the k-8 private school pipeline hook. Are you full pay (plus capital campaign for Sidwell), LGBQT, URM, legacy, athlete, otherwise connected? If not, get out that wide net.

LGBQT don’t get preference.

A Quaker school is a religious school. LGBQT preference would be very very doubtful....kind of like applying to a Catholic school.

Quaker and Catholic Schools could not be more different

I found them to be quite similar, though I know not all schools of one category or the other are all the same.

Are they closer to traditional teaching methods of grammar, math, reading or more progressive any method goes, whatever.?.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: Last year a friend of mine's daughter got into Sidwell but not GDS for 9th but another girl got into Maret and GDS but not Sidwell. Both were outstanding applicants. There is no rhyme or reason.

Did these girls name a first choice? That can often make a difference in outcome even for the top applicants.

No, it doesn't. That is also a myth.

Why do you think it's a myth? Schools don't care about first choice letters?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What's un-Quaker about recognizing that applicants from wealthier families are more likely to help keep the school's operation financially sustainable?

A fundamental element of Quaker values is simplicity. Charging such high tuition rates is the opposite.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What's un-Quaker about recognizing that applicants from wealthier families are more likely to help keep the school's operation financially sustainable?

A fundamental element of Quaker values is simplicity. Charging such high tuition rates is the opposite.

A fundamental element of operating an Independent school is financial resources. Having none eliminates the institution.

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Anonymous wrote:What's un-Quaker about recognizing that applicants from wealthier families are more likely to help keep the school's operation financially sustainable?

A fundamental element of Quaker values is simplicity. Charging such high tuition rates is the opposite.

A fundamental element of operating an Independent school is financial resources. Having none eliminates the institution.

Then (a) operate on a smaller budget or (b) drop the claim to Quaker values or (c) do neither and be a hypocrite. Sidwell chooses (c).

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Anonymous wrote:What's un-Quaker about recognizing that applicants from wealthier families are more likely to help keep the school's operation financially sustainable?

A fundamental element of Quaker values is simplicity. Charging such high tuition rates is the opposite.

A fundamental element of operating an Independent school is financial resources. Having none eliminates the institution.

Then (a) operate on a smaller budget or (b) drop the claim to Quaker values or (c) do neither and be a hypocrite. Sidwell chooses (c).

That is a pretty fatalistic world view. If you don't like the school, don't go there. Do you have the same complaint for Penn Charter ($38,500) Germantown Friends ($38,450) Friends Select ($38,650) Friends Central ($38,250) Sandy Springs ($34,250) or the NY Seminary ($51,000 without lunch)?

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Anonymous wrote:What's un-Quaker about recognizing that applicants from wealthier families are more likely to help keep the school's operation financially sustainable?

A fundamental element of Quaker values is simplicity. Charging such high tuition rates is the opposite.

A fundamental element of operating an Independent school is financial resources. Having none eliminates the institution.

Then (a) operate on a smaller budget or (b) drop the claim to Quaker values or (c) do neither and be a hypocrite. Sidwell chooses (c).

That is a pretty fatalistic world view. If you don't like the school, don't go there. Do you have the same complaint for Penn Charter ($38,500) Germantown Friends ($38,450) Friends Select ($38,650) Friends Central ($38,250) Sandy Springs ($34,250) or the NY Seminary ($51,000 without lunch)?

Yes, same complaint.

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Anonymous wrote:DD really wants to go to Sidwell for 9th grade. I did my research and see that for 9th they typically only have 40-50 slots open and receive 300 plus applicants. I would assume only kids with high GPAs and etc apply. How can your child stand out? I was told Sidwell doesn’t care if your child is an athlete. How true is this?

Is your family Quaker? Does your family attend Quaker meeting each Sunday? Have you been Quakers for years? Quaker schools came about to educate Quaker children
in the Quaker faith and still do so.

Sorry, but Sidwell does not give much of a boost to Quaker students.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Are you hooked at the school? You don’t have the k-8 private school pipeline hook. Are you full pay (plus capital campaign for Sidwell), LGBQT, URM, legacy, athlete, otherwise connected? If not, get out that wide net.

LGBQT don’t get preference.

A Quaker school is a religious school. LGBQT preference would be very very doubtful....kind of like applying to a Catholic school.

Quaker and Catholic Schools could not be more different

I found them to be quite similar, though I know not all schools of one category or the other are all the same.

They are both heavily based on the teachings of the bible. Quakerism was founded by George Fox and his wife Margaret Fell. Their teachings
are strong throughout the Society of Friends. The Catholics have their own traditions. In both Quaker and Catholic you will get a heavy
dose of the bible and christian teachings.

[Anonymous]

Is she white? That may help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD really wants to go to Sidwell for 9th grade. I did my research and see that for 9th they typically only have 40-50 slots open and receive 300 plus applicants. I would assume only kids with high GPAs and etc apply. How can your child stand out? I was told Sidwell doesn’t care if your child is an athlete. How true is this?

Is your family Quaker? Does your family attend Quaker meeting each Sunday? Have you been Quakers for years? Quaker schools came about to educate Quaker children
in the Quaker faith and still do so.

Sorry, but Sidwell does not give much of a boost to Quaker students.

Historically the leaders then would be "read out of meeting." They should call themselves an independent school and not a Quaker school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's un-Quaker about recognizing that applicants from wealthier families are more likely to help keep the school's operation financially sustainable?

A fundamental element of Quaker values is simplicity. Charging such high tuition rates is the opposite.

A fundamental element of operating an Independent school is financial resources. Having none eliminates the institution.

Then (a) operate on a smaller budget or (b) drop the claim to Quaker values or (c) do neither and be a hypocrite. Sidwell chooses (c).

That is a pretty fatalistic world view. If you don't like the school, don't go there. Do you have the same complaint for Penn Charter ($38,500) Germantown Friends ($38,450) Friends Select ($38,650) Friends Central ($38,250) Sandy Springs ($34,250) or the NY Seminary ($51,000 without lunch)?

A fundamental element of Quaker values is practicality and simplicity. A school would not be in operation if it could not pay it's bills. Quakers do value
simplicity but they have been strong businessmen since the founding of our country.