GDS Non-sibling acceptance rate

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know of one sibling applying for ninth who would not have a chance if they were unhooked. The proof will be in the pudding.

Unless you’re talking about your own kid you are pathetic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a very strong preference, and I believe that if a sibling is going to be rejected they give you a hint of that.

No they don’t. Too many people have been applying lately.
Maintain a high donation record annually, that might help. And vice versa.

What counts as a high donation record?

[Anonymous]

When we applied last year for US, admissions told us that half of the open spots would go to siblings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've been trying to get a sense of the "real" acceptance rate for GDS (grade 9)...that is, how many "real spots" there are (after taking into account siblings) and how they factor in yield....so, for example, if they have 40 spots for ninth grade but half of those spots are going to go to siblings, they really only have 20 spots available to nonsiblings...but if their yield is 50 percent, they may make about 40 (non-sibling) offers...if they get 200 (nonsibling) applicants, the acceptance rate is about 20 percent. Two questions:

1) Is this the right way to think about it?
2) If so, what are the (approximate) right numbers to plug in here?

There are roughly 60 new freshman this year in a class of 142. Of the new students, there are some siblings, but definitely fewer than 50%. Your competition to get in is really the other kids applying from your school.