Top private high school in NYC has 8 students going to Princeton this cycle

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Legacy + donor x8

This, or athletes. The system is rigged, people! If you didn't become a mid-six-figure donor + alum of an Ivy League college, or have a kid with recruitable talent along with the work ethic, look elsewhere.

[Anonymous]

Those top schools offer sports like fencing, rowing, water polo, squash all of which which give many of their students an edge with admissions. These students can fill a roster spot and and are well prepared academically.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Legacy + donor x8

This, or athletes. The system is rigged, people! If you didn't become a mid-six-figure donor + alum of an Ivy League college, or have a kid with recruitable talent along with the work ethic, look elsewhere.

This x10000000

[Anonymous]

My kid is on WL. They never take anyone from our HS. Occasionally, an athlete.

[Anonymous]

So what school is it? I don't want to bother going to look. Someone posted that St. Ann's has been doing really well? Which is in a group of its own - artsy fartsy school without traditional grades that has had a lot of major drama that would normally drive people away yet seems to still be doing well.

Whatever school it is, I guarantee that at least a few are very hooked. Even many of the very top NYC privates theoretically actually underperform the alma maters of the parents (i.e. Harvard/Yale parents whose kid goes to Hopkins)

[Anonymous]

Princeton admissions seems to confound as no other. Schools that routinely get at least one kid into Harvard, Yale, and Stanford every year often strike out completely at Princeton.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Princeton admissions seems to confound as no other. Schools that routinely get at least one kid into Harvard, Yale, and Stanford every year often strike out completely at Princeton.

I noticed this too, this year. The schools around us have multiple Harvard, Yale, and Stanford, and none to Princeton. It's on my radar because DC1 is there and we have younger ones coming up soon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Princeton admissions seems to confound as no other. Schools that routinely get at least one kid into Harvard, Yale, and Stanford every year often strike out completely at Princeton.

Sidwell usually sends 1-2 students/year to Princeton, and they are almost always hooked (to an extent not seen at other Ivies, besides Yale). This year, there are 2 students going to Princeton and they’re both hooked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Princeton admissions seems to confound as no other. Schools that routinely get at least one kid into Harvard, Yale, and Stanford every year often strike out completely at Princeton.

Sidwell usually sends 1-2 students/year to Princeton, and they are almost always hooked (to an extent not seen at other Ivies, besides Yale). This year, there are 2 students going to Princeton and they’re both hooked.

Both hooked AF. The hookiest of all hooks.

[Anonymous]

Princeton loves classics majors.
And ballet dancers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Princeton loves classics majors.
And ballet dancers.

And ballet dancing classics majors?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Princeton admissions seems to confound as no other. Schools that routinely get at least one kid into Harvard, Yale, and Stanford every year often strike out completely at Princeton.

Sidwell usually sends 1-2 students/year to Princeton, and they are almost always hooked (to an extent not seen at other Ivies, besides Yale). This year, there are 2 students going to Princeton and they’re both hooked.

Both hooked AF. The hookiest of all hooks.

#Facts! 🤣

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Princeton loves classics majors.
And ballet dancers.

so does columbia

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Princeton loves classics majors.
And ballet dancers.

so does columbia

I actually know a ballet dancer at Columbia. So this is the truth.

[Anonymous]

St Albans has 2 going this year. No sports recruits.