Actual admissions rates

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's kind of relative too. Our AD told me once that while they got a lot of applications, the actual pool of candidates they deemed qualified was about 10% of the total. The admissions rate among that group was about 80% (and they hated to WL any of them, but there are only so many seats in the class). So, if you are considered highly qualified, your chances are great. If you aren't (90% of applicants), your chances are zero.

I suspect many families don’t have a realistic sense of how qualified dear Larla really is.

[Anonymous]

It’s interesting because I always assumed the opposite (that 80% were perfectly qualified and that the decisions were based on the non-academic differences). I’m not basing my opinion on anything factual, just a gut that may be wrong.

Between grade inflation and a certain “type” of family that seeks out private schools, I kind of assumed that nearly every applicant to the super competitive schools was an A/A- and occasional B+ student.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's kind of relative too. Our AD told me once that while they got a lot of applications, the actual pool of candidates they deemed qualified was about 10% of the total. The admissions rate among that group was about 80% (and they hated to WL any of them, but there are only so many seats in the class). So, if you are considered highly qualified, your chances are great. If you aren't (90% of applicants), your chances are zero.

What would mark you as highly qualified as a rising freshman?

[Anonymous]

OP here. Reminder, looking for actual acceptance rate ranges for K, 3 and 6 only. Not high school. Thanks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Reminder, looking for actual acceptance rate ranges for K, 3 and 6 only. Not high school. Thanks

No one. Knows.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Reminder, looking for actual acceptance rate ranges for K, 3 and 6 only. Not high school. Thanks

When I get in tomorrow I will pull up the spreadsheet with all local privates rates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Reminder, looking for actual acceptance rate ranges for K, 3 and 6 only. Not high school. Thanks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Grateful for anyone working in the admissions offices to chime in, too.

And why would you take the word of an anonymous poster claiming to be among the few people in the DC area with knowledge of admissions data for private schools? No one has consolidated data on this--at most they would know data for one school, and you would be putting faith in some random person that they're not making stuff up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Grateful for anyone working in the admissions offices to chime in, too.

Nobody in admissions is going to come here and tell you the data you want to know because it’s confidential information but also, if somebody with alleged inside information wanted to give it to you, that data changes from year to year. So something you think you have learned from the last three years can be completely useless in the coming cycle of admissions.

[Anonymous]

What impact will the stats have anyway? Are you going to apply or not apply based on the stats? Data is just trivia unless it impacts your decisions.

[Anonymous]

No one here is going to be able to tell you what you want to know OP. Talk to the school. We came into a K-8 private in 6th and knew from talking to them there were 4-5 slots and they told us it varies by year but they get 20-30 applicants for those.

It’s going to be grade, year and school specific.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What impact will the stats have anyway? Are you going to apply or not apply based on the stats? Data is just trivia unless it impacts your decisions.

I agree. Find the schools you like and apply.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's kind of relative too. Our AD told me once that while they got a lot of applications, the actual pool of candidates they deemed qualified was about 10% of the total. The admissions rate among that group was about 80% (and they hated to WL any of them, but there are only so many seats in the class). So, if you are considered highly qualified, your chances are great. If you aren't (90% of applicants), your chances are zero.

What would mark you as highly qualified as a rising freshman?

I’m curious this too. There’s so many bright and talented students in this area. What makes some qualified vs highly qualified

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's kind of relative too. Our AD told me once that while they got a lot of applications, the actual pool of candidates they deemed qualified was about 10% of the total. The admissions rate among that group was about 80% (and they hated to WL any of them, but there are only so many seats in the class). So, if you are considered highly qualified, your chances are great. If you aren't (90% of applicants), your chances are zero.

What would mark you as highly qualified as a rising freshman?

I’m curious this too. There’s so many bright and talented students in this area. What makes some qualified vs highly qualified

Not parents saying how wonderful kid is. By middle school, they have a track record.

- 99% SSAT
- standardized tests scores off the charts in subject matters
- potential/likely D1 athletic recruit for college, with coaches known to private school coaches who vouch
- teacher recommendations that say best student ive seen in a decade, particularly from teachers known to private school

Im sure there are other things. This isn’t kindergarten entry.

Look, kids get admitted for sibling, donation abilities, friends of friends, etc. But by 9th, they typically are very good students as well at the top tier schools & you have unconnected kids who are off the charts (like above).


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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's kind of relative too. Our AD told me once that while they got a lot of applications, the actual pool of candidates they deemed qualified was about 10% of the total. The admissions rate among that group was about 80% (and they hated to WL any of them, but there are only so many seats in the class). So, if you are considered highly qualified, your chances are great. If you aren't (90% of applicants), your chances are zero.

DEI matters as well.

What would mark you as highly qualified as a rising freshman?

I’m curious this too. There’s so many bright and talented students in this area. What makes some qualified vs highly qualified

Not parents saying how wonderful kid is. By middle school, they have a track record.

- 99% SSAT
- standardized tests scores off the charts in subject matters
- potential/likely D1 athletic recruit for college, with coaches known to private school coaches who vouch
- teacher recommendations that say best student ive seen in a decade, particularly from teachers known to private school

Im sure there are other things. This isn’t kindergarten entry.

Look, kids get admitted for sibling, donation abilities, friends of friends, etc. But by 9th, they typically are very good students as well at the top tier schools & you have unconnected kids who are off the charts (like above).


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