Is "Big 3" the entire world? In various posts, there are always some dingbats jumping out saying "in our big 3" ...

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The way works in your "big 3" does not necessarily apply to every school in the world.

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What does Big 3 mean in this context?

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Anonymous wrote:What does Big 3 mean in this context?

Parish, McHale, and Bird

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Anonymous wrote:What does Big 3 mean in this context?

Parish, McHale, and Bird

lol!!😂

[Anonymous]

The funny thing is that there are five to seven schools considered to be “the big 3.” 😂🤣

[Anonymous]

lol, no but the Big3 world of college application is it's own weird world.
-average high school GPA of 3.5, valedictorian can easily have a sub 4.0
-no weighted GPAs
-minimal or no AP offerings
-close relationships with some colleges, complete non-relationships with others

Having had kids at both public and a "Big3" I mention it a lot just because college admissions from our school are hard to figure out and in their own lane (different from admissions from publics, Catholics and other independent schools).

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if you can afford it, hands down the best academic preparation for a young man or woman. Additionally, the social connections my children developed attending Big3 schools (at 2 of the 3) have continuously provided a significant life benefit, both professionally and in social circles. Really prepared them for life in ways a public school never could..

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Anonymous wrote:if you can afford it, hands down the best academic preparation for a young man or woman. Additionally, the social connections my children developed attending Big3 schools (at 2 of the 3) have continuously provided a significant life benefit, both professionally and in social circles. Really prepared them for life in ways a public school never could..

The trade-off? An average student at big 3 with a 3.5 gpa goes to T100 colleges. They could have been a straight A+ student in a public school.

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There really aren't meaningful schools when it comes to college admissions in the DC area. It's not like NY, which is a different game. GDS and Sidwell may look good, but really are no different than the good students at Whitman and the like with their results.

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Anonymous wrote:if you can afford it, hands down the best academic preparation for a young man or woman. Additionally, the social connections my children developed attending Big3 schools (at 2 of the 3) have continuously provided a significant life benefit, both professionally and in social circles. Really prepared them for life in ways a public school never could..

The trade-off? An average student at big 3 with a 3.5 gpa goes to T100 colleges. They could have been a straight A+ student in a public school.

yes (i’m the pp) - top kids at publics will have same opportunities imo - my kids weren’t tippy top and benefitted primarily from the support system that wouldn’t have been the same at publix

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Anonymous wrote:if you can afford it, hands down the best academic preparation for a young man or woman. Additionally, the social connections my children developed attending Big3 schools (at 2 of the 3) have continuously provided a significant life benefit, both professionally and in social circles. Really prepared them for life in ways a public school never could..

The trade-off? An average student at big 3 with a 3.5 gpa goes to T100 colleges. They could have been a straight A+ student in a public school.

grade deflation at big 3 only really impacts kids looking at UCs - but this isn’t a small number - my kiddo says the frosh and sophs at big 3 focus on Duke Vandy and UCs accounts for over half of college talk - these are the “cool” or “it” colleges of the moment

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Anonymous wrote:if you can afford it, hands down the best academic preparation for a young man or woman. Additionally, the social connections my children developed attending Big3 schools (at 2 of the 3) have continuously provided a significant life benefit, both professionally and in social circles. Really prepared them for life in ways a public school never could..

The trade-off? An average student at big 3 with a 3.5 gpa goes to T100 colleges. They could have been a straight A+ student in a public school.

But then they would struggle with writing three consecutive sentences or reading a whole big book. Not a risk our family was willing to take.

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Anonymous wrote:if you can afford it, hands down the best academic preparation for a young man or woman. Additionally, the social connections my children developed attending Big3 schools (at 2 of the 3) have continuously provided a significant life benefit, both professionally and in social circles. Really prepared them for life in ways a public school never could..

Yep. ‘Nother rich cracker doing rich cracker things. Thank goodness!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:if you can afford it, hands down the best academic preparation for a young man or woman. Additionally, the social connections my children developed attending Big3 schools (at 2 of the 3) have continuously provided a significant life benefit, both professionally and in social circles. Really prepared them for life in ways a public school never could..

The trade-off? An average student at big 3 with a 3.5 gpa goes to T100 colleges. They could have been a straight A+ student in a public school.

But then they would struggle with writing three consecutive sentences or reading a whole big book. Not a risk our family was willing to take.

Ignorant comment. Crawl back into your private school snobbery bubble.

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Anonymous wrote:lol, no but the Big3 world of college application is it's own weird world.
-average high school GPA of 3.5, valedictorian can easily have a sub 4.0
-no weighted GPAs
-minimal or no AP offerings
-close relationships with some colleges, complete non-relationships with others

Having had kids at both public and a "Big3" I mention it a lot just because college admissions from our school are hard to figure out and in their own lane (different from admissions from publics, Catholics and other independent schools).

Yes, you do mention it a lot.