What is the toughest school to get into for 9th?

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Anonymous wrote:None of the local DC area schools are that tough compared to elite boarding schools or NYC/LA schools.

We’re in DC, on a DC-centric website (hence the name, DCUM). The OP asked about DC metro private schools. Please post on NYCUM (oops, that doesn’t exist), or stay on topic. Otherwise, move along.

If you can’t see the relevance, then you may be a Neanderthal.

Well, you’re definitely an idiot who struggles to stay focused. Btw, when you go low…I’ll go lower.

I would expect as much from a lower ape like yourself.

A guttersnipe like you would know.

I suspect you are not working with a full deck of cards so I’m just going to say have a nice day.

Have the day you deserve, troglodyte.

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Anonymous wrote:Maret given the small class sizes. And Maret seems to be more random too.

How so?

NP. Other than a pretty good track record for siblings, admissions to Maret out of our K-8 has always seemed random among a group of qualified applicants. Sometimes you could figure out the hole they were filling (for example, athlete or child of a VIP or otherwise connected family), but other than that, hard to tell what they were looking for year to year.

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Anonymous wrote:All of the "better" Schools in metro DC - maybe top 5-6 schools depending how one counts - have highly competitive admissions for 9th. There is no meaningful difference in competitiveness of admissions among that set of schools, although "advocates" for one school or another will allege otherwise on DCUM.

GDS has had a transitory (very temporary) and odd issue with being overenrolled relative to the enrollment cap it preciously had agreed with the DC powers that be.

I mean there is. SFS is the hardest and most coveted

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GDS is perhaps the most overrated school in DC. Search this forum for the drama.

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Anonymous wrote:GDS is perhaps the most overrated school in DC. Search this forum for the drama.

LOL, the only GDS drama is coming from GDS boosters like you. It's so transparent it's starting to look desperate and sad....

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Anonymous wrote:Curious if anyone has any info on what school has the most 9th applications for the spots available. Is it Sidwell with its academic reputation or a smaller school like Maret? Or

STA followed by NCS, Maret, GDS, and Sidwell

Lol—no! Every girl I know who was admitted to Sidwell was also admitted to NCS (without exception). The reverse wasn’t true. As a matter of fact, only about 1/4 of the NCS admits were also admitted to Sidwell.

Of the 50 high-achieving 8th-grade girls you happen to know well enough to know their admissions results? I see.

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Sidwell

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STA. Every boy we know who was admitted to STA was also admitted to Sidwell but we know several Sidwell kids who did not get into STA.

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Anonymous wrote:Curious if anyone has any info on what school has the most 9th applications for the spots available. Is it Sidwell with its academic reputation or a smaller school like Maret? Or

STA followed by NCS, Maret, GDS, and Sidwell

Lol—no! Every girl I know who was admitted to Sidwell was also admitted to NCS (without exception). The reverse wasn’t true. As a matter of fact, only about 1/4 of the NCS admits were also admitted to Sidwell.

Of the 50 high-achieving 8th-grade girls you happen to know well enough to know their admissions results? I see.

As stated above, I’m speaking from personal experience. “Every girl I know” that applied to Sidwell and NCS, there were zero who were admitted to Sidwell and not NCS. Among the ~12 girls who applied to both schools, over the most recent 5 year period, only about 3 were admitted to both schools. Once again, I’m aware this is not a scientific sample size.

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Anonymous wrote:STA. Every boy we know who was admitted to STA was also admitted to Sidwell but we know several Sidwell kids who did not get into STA.

The Sidwell admits dodged a bullet! Especially, if they want to play football and avoid being hazed. And also if they like girls.

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Anonymous wrote:STA. Every boy we know who was admitted to STA was also admitted to Sidwell but we know several Sidwell kids who did not get into STA.

The Sidwell admits dodged a bullet! Especially, if they want to play football and avoid being hazed. And also if they like girls.

Huh?! So are you suggesting that football players who like girls should instead go to an all boys school? I am not trolling...I am just genuinely not following your logic here and am curious.

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With our k-8, Sidwell doesn’t take the smartest kids but they do take the wealthiest.

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Anonymous wrote:STA. Every boy we know who was admitted to STA was also admitted to Sidwell but we know several Sidwell kids who did not get into STA.

The Sidwell admits dodged a bullet! Especially, if they want to play football and avoid being hazed. And also if they like girls.

Huh?! So are you suggesting that football players who like girls should instead go to an all boys school? I am not trolling...I am just genuinely not following your logic here and am curious.

I think Sidwell's football program is not long for the world.

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Anonymous wrote:STA. Every boy we know who was admitted to STA was also admitted to Sidwell but we know several Sidwell kids who did not get into STA.

The Sidwell admits dodged a bullet! Especially, if they want to play football and avoid being hazed. And also if they like girls.

Huh?! So are you suggesting that football players who like girls should instead go to an all boys school? I am not trolling...I am just genuinely not following your logic here and am curious.

I think Sidwell's football program is not long for the world.

Yeah possibly, but their basketball program isn't going anywhere!

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Anonymous wrote:With our k-8, Sidwell doesn’t take the smartest kids but they do take the wealthiest.

In my experience, Sidwell takes the smartest and wealthiest kids.