Sidwell GDS and Michigan

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For GDS, of the schools posted to insta 2022 and 2021, Michigan was the #1 highest school GDS kids went to across those two classes (caveat: not everyone posted to insta 2021, most kids did 2022).

But even if this is a pretty good sampling, and assuming typical Michigan yield of about 50%, then I'm guessing 10 acceptances per year +/- (with big error bar and assumptions above)

2021 and 2022
University of Michigan 8
Tufts 7
Wash U 7
Brown 6
NYU 6
Duke 5
Cornell 4
Harvard 4
Macalaster 4
Tulane 4
University of Toronto 4
University of Wisconsin 4
Boston College 3
Georgetown 3
UPenn 3
University of Chicago 3
Wesleyan 3
Yale 3

How many per year do you think apply? I would imagine a good proportion of the kids do who don't not match with ED elsewhere do (?)

I thought I was reading area public HS - looks almost identical! I can't believe you all pay $50k a year for this! No Princeton/UPenn/MIT?

[Anonymous]

Princeton not popular at GDS. Only a few a year seem to apply. It’s the “southern Ivy” and the “conservative Ivy” - in reality Princeton these days is far from that…but it seems not to draw GDS interest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is Michigan now an Ivy-level (or harder) admit in the DMV?

My kid is a 3.9+ Big3 junior and it's currently her top choice and that of several friends who are also very strong students (all in the top math and science classes, etc). I wonder if any will get in next year.

From out of state, Michigan is a 10% or less admission rate. Ivy's are lower single digits. Still a very tough admit, and really for a lot of "big 3" kids, going to a school like Michigan is a totally different experience than a SLAC, which would be more of an extension of high school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Princeton not popular at GDS. Only a few a year seem to apply. It’s the “southern Ivy” and the “conservative Ivy” - in reality Princeton these days is far from that…but it seems not to draw GDS interest.

Huh? So GdS only applies its students to schools with tons of activism and protests? Hmm.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Princeton not popular at GDS. Only a few a year seem to apply. It’s the “southern Ivy” and the “conservative Ivy” - in reality Princeton these days is far from that…but it seems not to draw GDS interest.

Huh? So GdS only applies its students to schools with tons of activism and protests? Hmm.

I always thought University of Chicago was considered the conservative alternative to Ivys.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Princeton not popular at GDS. Only a few a year seem to apply. It’s the “southern Ivy” and the “conservative Ivy” - in reality Princeton these days is far from that…but it seems not to draw GDS interest.

Princeton is popular at Sidwell. 4 admitted this year. If it is “southern Ivy” and the “conservative Ivy”, why it is popular at Sidwell?

[Anonymous]

That is relatively new for Sidwell and Princeton. For the last 40+ years, it is probably the Ivy that had the least interest and matriculation.

[Anonymous]

In general, the UMich kids I know of are great but not at the level academically of the T20 kids at my DC’s private. Don’t Get me wrong, they are excellent students, but not in the most rigorous classes etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That is relatively new for Sidwell and Princeton. For the last 40+ years, it is probably the Ivy that had the least interest and matriculation.

Why the change this year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In general, the UMich kids I know of are great but not at the level academically of the T20 kids at my DC’s private. Don’t Get me wrong, they are excellent students, but not in the most rigorous classes etc.

This is inaccurate. Top privates send top students to Michigan every year. This year across the board all top popular universities are reporting receiving 20% more applications than ever before. Admissions rates have dropped dramatically at the popular colleges. Schools like USC, Michigan, UVA etc now have single digit acceptance rates. USC admissions rate is 6% this year. Out of state Michigan and UVA are also record low admission rates. The common app and TO has really encouraged anyone and everyone to apply and applications have skyrocketed at the popular top schools.

[Anonymous]

Michigan is very popular for DC residents from all schools, public and private - in part due to the quality of the school and also that it takes TAG.

[Anonymous]

Are any high stats legacy students having better luck with an OOS admit? DC applying in fall, perfect 36 ACT and advanced math. Hoping will have a shot at UMD and UVA too but would prefer MI STEM programs. I do think that MI does at least consider legacy unlike many other places are dropping-they at least appreciate their alumni network! My kid is way more qualified than I was to attend, LOL!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Princeton not popular at GDS. Only a few a year seem to apply. It’s the “southern Ivy” and the “conservative Ivy” - in reality Princeton these days is far from that…but it seems not to draw GDS interest.

Huh? So GdS only applies its students to schools with tons of activism and protests? Hmm.

Ummm, yeah-have you met GDS kids before? Very progressive and far left Dem vibe. Perfect for your average Ivy or SLAC nowadays.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That is relatively new for Sidwell and Princeton. For the last 40+ years, it is probably the Ivy that had the least interest and matriculation.

Agree the local private school princeton "feeders" have been St Albans, NCS, and to a lesser extent Landon (lacrosse mostly). STA routinely had 4 to 6 kids a year go to Princeton.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In general, the UMich kids I know of are great but not at the level academically of the T20 kids at my DC’s private. Don’t Get me wrong, they are excellent students, but not in the most rigorous classes etc.

This is inaccurate. Top privates send top students to Michigan every year. This year across the board all top popular universities are reporting receiving 20% more applications than ever before. Admissions rates have dropped dramatically at the popular colleges. Schools like USC, Michigan, UVA etc now have single digit acceptance rates. USC admissions rate is 6% this year. Out of state Michigan and UVA are also record low admission rates. The common app and TO has really encouraged anyone and everyone to apply and applications have skyrocketed at the popular top schools.

These both can be true. There are many schools with lots of applications that put the school at a single digit admit rate. But also at a DC private, the very top kids choosing to apply elsewhere. The kids applying/attending Michigan are qualified, great kids but perhaps not the very top of the class, who tend to apply to T20 (which doesn’t mean the Michigan kids aren’t smart kids who will be highly successful).