Harvard, Yale "feeders"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not sure if anyone has posted this yet, but here are your answers for Harvard:

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2013/12/13/making-harvard-feeder-schools/

"In total, one out of every 20 Harvard freshmen attended one of the seven high schools most represented in the class of 2017—Boston Latin, Phillips Academy in Andover, Stuyvesant High School, Noble and Greenough School, Phillips Exeter Academy, Trinity School in New York City, and Lexington High School."

See also:

http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2015/3/26/regional-diversity-scrutiny/

I am a 1982 graduate of Lexington HS and it has always been a "feeder". My class sent 23. I can tell you why, they are children of professors. Not neccessarily Harvard.

[Anonymous]

GDS sends a lot to Harvard and Sidwell sends a lot to Yale. I'll never understand why, but GDS kids seem to consistently prefer the vibe at Harvard, while Sidwell kids seem to prefer Yale. Maybe more Harvard parents at GDS and more Yale parents at Sidwell?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:GDS sends a lot to Harvard and Sidwell sends a lot to Yale. I'll never understand why, but GDS kids seem to consistently prefer the vibe at Harvard, while Sidwell kids seem to prefer Yale. Maybe more Harvard parents at GDS and more Yale parents at Sidwell?

I think that GDS teaches kids to think in a way that they would be very successful at Harvard. And the Harvard admissions staff knows it.

[Anonymous]

Maybe, but it's more than that. Sidwell kids rarely even apply to Harvard, and if you are qualified for Yale, you are qualified for Harvard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe, but it's more than that. Sidwell kids rarely even apply to Harvard, and if you are qualified for Yale, you are qualified for Harvard.

It can be family ties. A number of GDS parents are uber-high powered Harvard/HLS grads.

[Anonymous]

Out of curiosity, I just searched the Harvard Crimson archives for both "Georgetown Day" and "Sidwell Friends." Odd that at a college that supposedly caters to GDS, there are a lot more mentions of Sidwell? Perhaps the GDS-Harvard connection is apocryphal?

[Anonymous]

GDS is not over-represented at Harvard compared to other schools in the area. GDS overreacts and talks to itself on this issue as it does to so many other issues. It ranks somewhere below Sidwell, STA and NCS when it comes to Harvard and Ivy admissions generally. It's just a blip on the national list of schools when it comes to Harvard admissions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:GDS is not over-represented at Harvard compared to other schools in the area. GDS overreacts and talks to itself on this issue as it does to so many other issues. It ranks somewhere below Sidwell, STA and NCS when it comes to Harvard and Ivy admissions generally. It's just a blip on the national list of schools when it comes to Harvard admissions.

True. This sells as story moreso than fact. GDS is in a herd of schools sending about the same batch to Harvard. Each are impressive, but even the third tier boarding school I went to sent 3-4 a year. Blue bloods and legacies come from all over the country. Not too notable it happens to about the same extent here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A GDS grad just won a Rhodes. What will the haters say now?

Congrats to the kid is what I'd say. I also congratulate the several Rhodes scholars this year who are alums of local NoVa and Maryland publics.

What is the color of the sky in your tiny little bubble?

Nothing but blue skies ahead for GDS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:GDS sends a lot to Harvard and Sidwell sends a lot to Yale. I'll never understand why, but GDS kids seem to consistently prefer the vibe at Harvard, while Sidwell kids seem to prefer Yale. Maybe more Harvard parents at GDS and more Yale parents at Sidwell?

While GDS has an enviable record in Harvard admissions, students also do well in applying to Yale. The GDS Rhodes Scholar is a Yalie, I believe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Out of curiosity, I just searched the Harvard Crimson archives for both "Georgetown Day" and "Sidwell Friends." Odd that at a college that supposedly caters to GDS, there are a lot more mentions of Sidwell? Perhaps the GDS-Harvard connection is apocryphal?

There is one poster who has been trolling this board for I believe YEARS now on the "GDS/Harvard" thing. (I doubt they're affiliated with GDS, as the statements elicit anger/scorn towards GDS.) Their statements always gets a rise out of people which, apparently, is why one becomes an internet troll in the first place. (Unless there's a Myers-Briggs category for it.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Out of curiosity, I just searched the Harvard Crimson archives for both "Georgetown Day" and "Sidwell Friends." Odd that at a college that supposedly caters to GDS, there are a lot more mentions of Sidwell? Perhaps the GDS-Harvard connection is apocryphal?

Out of curiosity I just searched the Harvard Crimson archives and there are more than TWICE as many mentions of St. Albans than Sidwell Friends. What does this mean? Nothing.

[Anonymous]

It means you have too much time on your hands...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Out of curiosity, I just searched the Harvard Crimson archives for both "Georgetown Day" and "Sidwell Friends." Odd that at a college that supposedly caters to GDS, there are a lot more mentions of Sidwell? Perhaps the GDS-Harvard connection is apocryphal?

Out of curiosity I just searched the Harvard Crimson archives and there are more than TWICE as many mentions of St. Albans than Sidwell Friends. What does this mean? Nothing.

You should look more closely at the results. Most are for "St. Albans," the town in Vermont. If you limit your search to "St. Albans School" you'll see a more accurate result: 3.

I'm certainly not trying to suggest that high schools should be judged based on how many times they get mentioned in a college newspaper. But I do think there is likely some correlation between the number of mentions and the number of students a high school sends there. If you search for one of the high schools specifically identified as Harvard feeders, I'm betting you'll see lots and lots of hits.

[Anonymous]

8:46 with a correction. It looks like there are some other results for STA that don't show up under "St. Albans School." I don't have enough interest in this to sift through all the other irrelevant "St. Albans" entries to come up with a final tally. Perhaps someone else feels the need to do that.