Class of 2020 College Placement Results

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I was floored by my kid’s admissions this year. Last year they had a couple off to Ivies. This year fully 10%.

GDS is more like 30 percent to the Ivys, with a number admitted to top Ivys.

30% of the GDS class is not going to Ivys. Why are you so obsessed with Ivys? Like all schools, there are kids at the top of the class who didn't even apply to Ivys so using that as a gauge is irrelevant.
-GDS parent

If you people are going to type "Ivys" rather than "Ivies," you are playing in the wrong sandbox and forfeit all right to snipe with each other.

You might want to take that up with the NY Times copy editor, among others. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/22/business/college-investor-who-beats-the-ivys.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was floored by my kid’s admissions this year. Last year they had a couple off to Ivies. This year fully 10%.

GDS is more like 30 percent to the Ivys, with a number admitted to top Ivys.

30% of the GDS class is not going to Ivys. Why are you so obsessed with Ivys? Like all schools, there are kids at the top of the class who didn't even apply to Ivys so using that as a gauge is irrelevant.
-GDS parent

If you people are going to type "Ivys" rather than "Ivies," you are playing in the wrong sandbox and forfeit all right to snipe with each other.

You might want to take that up with the NY Times copy editor, among others. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/22/business/college-investor-who-beats-the-ivys.html

burn.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was floored by my kid’s admissions this year. Last year they had a couple off to Ivies. This year fully 10%.

GDS is more like 30 percent to the Ivys, with a number admitted to top Ivys.

30% of the GDS class is not going to Ivys. Why are you so obsessed with Ivys? Like all schools, there are kids at the top of the class who didn't even apply to Ivys so using that as a gauge is irrelevant.
-GDS parent

If you people are going to type "Ivys" rather than "Ivies," you are playing in the wrong sandbox and forfeit all right to snipe with each other.

You might want to take that up with the NY Times copy editor, among others. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/22/business/college-investor-who-beats-the-ivys.html

burn.

NY Times is inconsistent, now that media is laying off copy editors right and left:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/12/us/SAT-bonus-ivy-league.html

But the New Yorker beats NY Times on style every time and correctly uses "Ivies."

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/09/01/poison-ivy

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/10/10/getting-in



Not that the NY Times is consistent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was floored by my kid’s admissions this year. Last year they had a couple off to Ivies. This year fully 10%.

GDS is more like 30 percent to the Ivys, with a number admitted to top Ivys.

30% of the GDS class is not going to Ivys. Why are you so obsessed with Ivys? Like all schools, there are kids at the top of the class who didn't even apply to Ivys so using that as a gauge is irrelevant.
-GDS parent

40 GDS seniors are going to Ivy League institutions next year.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was floored by my kid’s admissions this year. Last year they had a couple off to Ivies. This year fully 10%.

GDS is more like 30 percent to the Ivys, with a number admitted to top Ivys.

30% of the GDS class is not going to Ivys. Why are you so obsessed with Ivys? Like all schools, there are kids at the top of the class who didn't even apply to Ivys so using that as a gauge is irrelevant.
-GDS parent

If you people are going to type "Ivys" rather than "Ivies," you are playing in the wrong sandbox and forfeit all right to snipe with each other.

You might want to take that up with the NY Times copy editor, among others. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/22/business/college-investor-who-beats-the-ivys.html

burn.

NY Times is inconsistent, now that media is laying off copy editors right and left:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/12/us/SAT-bonus-ivy-league.html

But the New Yorker beats NY Times on style every time and correctly uses "Ivies."

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/09/01/poison-ivy

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/10/10/getting-in



Not that the NY Times is consistent.

sure, but the point really is that nobody is right or wrong. You can find it both ways online and I know Ivy League grads who do it differently.

[Anonymous]

How many out of those Ivy- bound 40 students are legacies? I'd say quite a few.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was floored by my kid’s admissions this year. Last year they had a couple off to Ivies. This year fully 10%.

GDS is more like 30 percent to the Ivys, with a number admitted to top Ivys.

30% of the GDS class is not going to Ivys. Why are you so obsessed with Ivys? Like all schools, there are kids at the top of the class who didn't even apply to Ivys so using that as a gauge is irrelevant.
-GDS parent

40 GDS seniors are going to Ivy League institutions next year.

Not.

[Anonymous]

You guys are so misinformed. Where do you get the information that 40 GDS seniors are going to Ivies??

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There’s not much about Gonzaga on here - how are their placements?

Good placement to Maryland, Catholic and Elon.

That’s it?

Several UVA
Several UPenn
Harvard
Dartmouth
Johns Hopkins
GW
Georgetown
Several Wake Forest
Several Naval Academy
West Point
Cornell
Villanova
Univ of Southern California
Duke
Boston College
RPI
Wash U. in St. Louis
Holy Cross
Clemson
Georgia Tech

Is that the all time list for Gonzaga, or just this year? Let’s be serious, Gonzaga’s not known for their academics.

[Anonymous]

Flint Hill:

Giant
Safeway
Whole Foods
Home Depot
Costco
Wallmart

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Flint Hill:

Giant
Safeway
Whole Foods
Home Depot
Costco
Wallmart

Seriously? Not funny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s not much about Gonzaga on here - how are their placements?

Good placement to Maryland, Catholic and Elon.

That’s it?

Several UVA
Several UPenn
Harvard
Dartmouth
Johns Hopkins
GW
Georgetown
Several Wake Forest
Several Naval Academy
West Point
Cornell
Villanova
Univ of Southern California
Duke
Boston College
RPI
Wash U. in St. Louis
Holy Cross
Clemson
Georgia Tech

Is that the all time list for Gonzaga, or just this year? Let’s be serious, Gonzaga’s not known for their academics.

It's definitely a multi-year list. Gonzaga college placement is nowhere near that good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You guys are so misinformed. Where do you get the information that 40 GDS seniors are going to Ivies??

I thought that this was an eye-popping number, but then a couple of GDS parents I know didn’t seem surprised.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s not much about Gonzaga on here - how are their placements?

Good placement to Maryland, Catholic and Elon.

That’s it?

Several UVA
Several UPenn
Harvard
Dartmouth
Johns Hopkins
GW
Georgetown
Several Wake Forest
Several Naval Academy
West Point
Cornell
Villanova
Univ of Southern California
Duke
Boston College
RPI
Wash U. in St. Louis
Holy Cross
Clemson
Georgia Tech

Is that the all time list for Gonzaga, or just this year? Let’s be serious, Gonzaga’s not known for their academics.

It's definitely a multi-year list. Gonzaga college placement is nowhere near that good.

No, it is this year. Go to the Instagram account for Gonzaga seniors and you’ll see all of the kids and where they are headed. Most schools have these now - just search Instagram in particular for whatever school seniors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"upgrade"?

I would choose UM over Duke.

Depends what your majoring in.