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Sidwell throttling down college admissions?
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Anonymous
| My son is a Sidwell Friends Grad from and he was not limited by SFS as to which college's he could apply to. |
Anonymous
Legacies are pretty common, too. It’s true if you have two comprabke students, the legacy will probably gain admission. However, that still mans 70% of each class is non-legacy. If you’re legacy and don’t have the grades and test scores, you’re not going to get in. DH and I are Harvard/Princeton grads and we know plenty of alumni who are very disappointed because their children were rejected. |
Anonymous
| This is such a stupid thread idea. There are no conspiracies. Schools make recommendations but can't control which school you apply to. |
Anonymous
| I would say unique means unusual talent that money can’t buy |
Anonymous
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Unique also means son/daughter of a very prominent person. Famous politician or actor or writer. That can be a hook.
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Anonymous
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NP here. I think that working with your high school counselors could be a double edged sword. On one hand, if they support your candidacy, it's all good. But if they don't think you're the right fit for the school, it could get rocky. We have seen first hand how teachers and counselors, who have the right type of kid for a program, will move mountains for them. There is something to be said about understanding where your DC really fits in the pecking order of applications for that college, and the realism of how much support you will and will not received. 100% support by the admin usually leads more favorable to an admit to DC.
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Anonymous
| maybe the school has a better idea of your kid's chances than you do? most parents overestimate the greatness of their children. |
Anonymous
As a current Sidwell parent, I find this incredibly hard to believe. There is zero chance that the Admissions team would tell a student to not apply because they are saving their efforts for a student athlete with mediocre grades. I don't doubt that the school may have advised a student against a certain school (based on the student's applicant profile), but it sounds to me like the rationale for that guidance was an assumption the student and his/her family made. |
Anonymous
| A couple of years a sodwell student ignored the college office’s on where to apply, only applied to too schools, was rejected everywhere, then sued the school. Her case was tossed by the judge... |
Anonymous
| nonsense |
Anonymous
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Does Sidwell limit the number of applications they will support for their seniors' college applications?
If so what is the recommended number of applications allowed? |
Anonymous
| The line between controlling and guiding seems precariously thin. |
Anonymous
First off all the schools do this. Second off, they are not limiting the NUMBER unless you are top 1-10. Our kid was up there and only applied to four schools. We didn’t complain, he applied to the top programs in the county, got in, and then chose. They do strongly suggest WHAT schools based on the general Nash equilibrium game they play to get everyone in to top schools, as many as possible at least. |
Anonymous
Sorry, could you please explain how the Nash equilibrium applies to college applications? |
Anonymous
(S)he means the pareto optimal result not the nash equilibrium |