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

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Not at our "Big 5." 2 of the 3 Harvard admits were merit only. One was major donor's grandkid. The other kid are the top two in the class with very ECs. And not URM either. This is 100% truth.

Not true at my kid's Big 3. The kids at the top of the class who people assumed would have their pick did not, but plenty of hooked kids did (and a couple of those hooked kids are also very strong students).

Sounds like Sidwell. Did the top GPA kids not have too many options in RD?

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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?

Np. Sidwell asks about parents’ educations and work profiles on applications (standard for private schools) and I frequently Google search the parents of the kids who I go to school with…Why not? If someone mentions that all their siblings went to Georgetown or something like that I’ll Google to see if their family donated a building (this actually happened and their family did donate a building).

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Anonymous wrote:I feel sorry for the kids at these schools who are average students and sensitive. It must be very difficult to be surrounded by such cutthroat, competitive classmates and their parents.

They better toughen up! Life outside of NCS won’t be any easier. Competition is the American way!

College will be easier. My dd went to NCS, and was an average student there. She is now in college, and she and her friends from NCS all say college is so much easier.

College is also easier because you can select the courses you take (no more or very little math or science beyond) and you have more time in your day. It can be much less stressful from an academic perspective.

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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?

Np. Sidwell asks about parents’ educations and work profiles on applications (standard for private schools) and I frequently Google search the parents of the kids who I go to school with…Why not? If someone mentions that all their siblings went to Georgetown or something like that I’ll Google to see if their family donated a building (this actually happened and their family did donate a building).

My rising 9th grader applied/was accepted to Sidwell this past March. There are exactly zero questions on Sidwell’s application that ask where the applicant’s parents attended school. ZERO

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Not at our "Big 5." 2 of the 3 Harvard admits were merit only. One was major donor's grandkid. The other kid are the top two in the class with very ECs. And not URM either. This is 100% truth.

Not true at my kid's Big 3. The kids at the top of the class who people assumed would have their pick did not, but plenty of hooked kids did (and a couple of those hooked kids are also very strong students).

This

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

ok, 85-90% to top50?

If your source is instagram, only 60% seniors posted. Anyway, top50 is a low standard for a top private.

You sound bitter (and broke)!

There are nearly 4,000 accredited four-year colleges in the US. Getting 125 students (not all of them are great students—especially some of the lifers) into Top 50 schools is a high bar.

Why the dig at lifers. I hear this a lot on this forum and it’s just not backed up by data. Sounds like jealousy to me b/c you weren’t able to provide private for your kid for all 13 years.

Agreed that comments about lifers are off base. At our private, lifers do quite well in college admissions with half of them going to a top 10 school this year.

At our school it seems that some lifers were able to place well despite taking the less rigorous track, placing better than really strong students from the harder track...

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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.

I'm the one who posted about hooked (but not linked in) - yes, I have firsthand knowledge.

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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?

Np. Sidwell asks about parents’ educations and work profiles on applications (standard for private schools) and I frequently Google search the parents of the kids who I go to school with…Why not? If someone mentions that all their siblings went to Georgetown or something like that I’ll Google to see if their family donated a building (this actually happened and their family did donate a building).

My rising 9th grader applied/was accepted to Sidwell this past March. There are exactly zero questions on Sidwell’s application that ask where the applicant’s parents attended school. ZERO

And why does this matter? what is your point?

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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?

Np. Sidwell asks about parents’ educations and work profiles on applications (standard for private schools) and I frequently Google search the parents of the kids who I go to school with…Why not? If someone mentions that all their siblings went to Georgetown or something like that I’ll Google to see if their family donated a building (this actually happened and their family did donate a building).

My rising 9th grader applied/was accepted to Sidwell this past March. There are exactly zero questions on Sidwell’s application that ask where the applicant’s parents attended school. ZERO

Private schools run applicants' families through development software.

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Not at our "Big 5." 2 of the 3 Harvard admits were merit only. One was major donor's grandkid. The other kid are the top two in the class with very ECs. And not URM either. This is 100% truth.

Not true at my kid's Big 3. The kids at the top of the class who people assumed would have their pick did not, but plenty of hooked kids did (and a couple of those hooked kids are also very strong students).

Sounds like Sidwell. Did the top GPA kids not have too many options in RD?

My guess is this is true at just about every school. And for the people who are saying that the kids who got into topped schools aren't hooked, how do you know? Do you think people talk about their hooks? Sure legacy is obvious, URM is sometimes obvious (but not always). You don't know who these kids' rich relatives might be. You don't know whether they have a relative who works at the college. You don't know. Might there be some smart totally unhooked kids getting into Ivies, etc? Sure, but it's rare. I think those kids you think don't have hooks, have hooks. I learned this back in high school when I'd would be totally impressed by a classmate getting into HYPS, and then finding out they were actually URM but nobody knew it. Or they have a totally rich uncle who is a huge donor to Stanford or whatever. Most admits are hooked w/ very few exceptions.

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I know, for fact, despite the protest say PPs on this this thread that all but 2 at our Big 3 were hooked. And, it is possible that those 2 were hooked too (in easy that I don't know).

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter is at NCS.
From what I can tell:
20% Ivies
10% U of Chicago
10% other top 20 universities
10% top 10 liberal arts colleges
Etc.
That is 50% of the class into TOP20 colleges/universities. Minimum.

Even with the deflated GPAs (well under 4.0), almost no APs, etc.

STA is similar.
Sidwell has pretty much gotten the entire class in top50 schools.
GDS is a bit uneven.

impressive!
Basis Independent McLean also good:
25% to T10
60% to T25

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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?

Np. Sidwell asks about parents’ educations and work profiles on applications (standard for private schools) and I frequently Google search the parents of the kids who I go to school with…Why not? If someone mentions that all their siblings went to Georgetown or something like that I’ll Google to see if their family donated a building (this actually happened and their family did donate a building).

My rising 9th grader applied/was accepted to Sidwell this past March. There are exactly zero questions on Sidwell’s application that ask where the applicant’s parents attended school. ZERO

And why does this matter? what is your point?

I can’t help you if you’re unwilling to read the thread.

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I know, for fact, despite the protest say PPs on this this thread that all but 2 at our Big 3 were hooked. And, it is possible that those 2 were hooked too (in easy that I don't know).

I think our kids go to the same school, and I have suspicions that one of those two was hooked.

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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?

Np. Sidwell asks about parents’ educations and work profiles on applications (standard for private schools) and I frequently Google search the parents of the kids who I go to school with…Why not? If someone mentions that all their siblings went to Georgetown or something like that I’ll Google to see if their family donated a building (this actually happened and their family did donate a building).

My rising 9th grader applied/was accepted to Sidwell this past March. There are exactly zero questions on Sidwell’s application that ask where the applicant’s parents attended school. ZERO

Private schools run applicants' families through development software.

So do you work in Sidwell’s development office? Are you comparing that information to the Instagram page and posting here?
If so, you should be fired.