2024 Master List of acceptances, waitlists, rejections

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:only applied to 2 - in at one (NCS), WL at other (Sidwell). Staying in public because it's about 80% of what you'd get anywhere, and it builds skills you cannot get at private. And TBH, college admissions aren't an advantage of private anymore.

So why did you apply in the first place?

not prior poster but this isn't unusual for public parents. Many apply in the fall because they aren't certain what their kid will need for high school, where their kid's friends will apply, etc. etc. Then by March it becomes more clear.
but if you don't submit the private applications you don't have options.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:only applied to 2 - in at one (NCS), WL at other (Sidwell). Staying in public because it's about 80% of what you'd get anywhere, and it builds skills you cannot get at private. And TBH, college admissions aren't an advantage of private anymore.

Oh boy okay keep telling yourself. Wait until you stay in public and realize half the class has a 4.0 or higher.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And TBH, college admissions aren't an advantage of private anymore.

Someone is learning from this board!

Wait why are college admissions not an advantage of private anymore? Our kid will go to wootton in a few years and we had planned for him to stay in public (he is thriving ) but I always felt I was doing him a disservice. And we don’t care which college he attends, just one that is suited to his interests and abilities!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:only applied to 2 - in at one (NCS), WL at other (Sidwell). Staying in public because it's about 80% of what you'd get anywhere, and it builds skills you cannot get at private. And TBH, college admissions aren't an advantage of private anymore.

So why did you apply in the first place?

Guys, please don’t humor the trolls on this thread!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Accepted: Sidwell, GDS, NCS
Waitlisted: Field

Will try to use some connections to work the waitlist at our top choice.

Field is your top choice?

Our priority is boosting GPA for college admissions. Field is the best choice in the area for that.

Don't feed the troll. Use your critical thinking skills.

10% of the graduating 2023 class at Field went to the Ivies.

[Anonymous]

My daughter keeps in touch with her friends who graduated from Field last year and are freshman at Ga Tech, Dartmouth, and Columbia. They are well prepared for the rigor at these schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Accepted: Sidwell, GDS, NCS
Waitlisted: Field

Will try to use some connections to work the waitlist at our top choice.

Field is your top choice?

Our priority is boosting GPA for college admissions. Field is the best choice in the area for that.

Don't feed the troll. Use your critical thinking skills.

Troll? Have you not been following this year’s college admissions cycle? Field to Ivy pipeline.

[Anonymous]

yep, Field is a seriously good situation in the current college environment.

The kids don't work that hard but get super high GPAs and do very well with college admissions.

Grade deflation is not a necessary part of learning. The girls at NCS who kill themselves for a 3.5 are not learning any more than the kid who gets a 4.5 at Field.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The girls at NCS who kill themselves for a 3.5 are not learning any more than the kid who gets a 4.5 at Field.

Keep telling yourself that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The girls at NCS who kill themselves for a 3.5 are not learning any more than the kid who gets a 4.5 at Field.

Keep telling yourself that.

What does it matter when the 4.5 ends up at an Ivy and the 3.5 ends up at a state school?

[Anonymous]

Because the 3.5 state school student will likely get a 3.9/4.0 while the 4.5 Ivy student flounders. College grades usually matter much more for life trajectory.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The girls at NCS who kill themselves for a 3.5 are not learning any more than the kid who gets a 4.5 at Field.

Keep telling yourself that.

What does it matter when the 4.5 ends up at an Ivy and the 3.5 ends up at a state school?

yes. There are many of us at NCS asking this question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because the 3.5 state school student will likely get a 3.9/4.0 while the 4.5 Ivy student flounders. College grades usually matter much more for life trajectory.

Most of the Ivies don't even give grades lower than a B. They make it impossible to not succeed once you get in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because the 3.5 state school student will likely get a 3.9/4.0 while the 4.5 Ivy student flounders. College grades usually matter much more for life trajectory.

Most of the Ivies don't even give grades lower than a B. They make it impossible to not succeed once you get in.

There are other schools they are getting in. I went to GTech. They are merciless. If Field kids are hanging there then it's fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because the 3.5 state school student will likely get a 3.9/4.0 while the 4.5 Ivy student flounders. College grades usually matter much more for life trajectory.

Most of the Ivies don't even give grades lower than a B. They make it impossible to not succeed once you get in.

+1. The mean GPA at Yale last year was a 3.7. And for accuracy’s sake, you can’t graduate from Field with a 4.5. The highest theoretical GPA would be a 4.25, since an A+ earns 4.25 and the GPAs aren’t weighted otherwise.