GDS - Wow!

[Anonymous]

NP: A lot of Harvard people are kind of a drag 😂 — DH and I both didn’t apply and wouldn’t encourage our kid to either.

But sincere congrats to all the college results. While school name tells you very little about future paths, wishing all the kids the best.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:GDS always has amazing outcomes, along with Blair in NJ.

GDS’ class of 2023 did NOT have amazing outcomes. The outcome was very meh. This year is looking very good for GDS’ class of 2024.

Clearly reaming out the CCO helps. Are you listening, Sidwell?

What are you talking about? Sidwell’s c/o ‘23 had excellent results (much better than GDS’ c/o ‘23). Sidwell only has two Instagram posts so far. I’m sure Sidwell’s c/o ‘24 is going to do as well (or better) than the c/o ‘23.

We shall see.

- Insider

Yes we shall.

-Sidwell parent of a current senior

Would be super happy if Sidwell is doing well too TBH. Any results you can share?

I’m the Sidwell parent of a current senior. Among my DC’s friends (who have not posted on Instagram), I know of Sidwell seniors heading to Columbia, Penn (2), Cornell, Harvard, and Brown.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm writing this for all of us who don't have children at GDS because we didn't want to have children at GDS. Whose children didn't apply to Harvard because, honestly, we've known more than a few Harvard people and they're all kind of a drag.

I was a new mom in New York City just in time for urbanbaby.com, and if you don't know what that is, well. You're poorer for your ignorance. I read about stroller wars, and preschool applications, and Gifted and Talented testing, debates about the merits 29 over 312, testing into Hunter, whether Nest or Anderson was better--and if TAG was acceptable at all--but never in all of my days there did I see parents that were so status obsessed (even at Dalton) that they stalked their kids' classmates Instagrams and then ran to post here and discuss breathlessly, endlessly, without saying anything, if Larlo and Larlx only got in because of hooks, or athletics, or if their "crop" was better than last year's crop... I mean what the ever-living hell? These are children. They are not harvested, or plucked. And at the end of the day it's fairly gauche.

Of course what else could we expect from the DMV.

Put the wine glass down and go to bed, Susan.

The PP’s got a superior, condescending attitude but she’s also right about the way people here are talking about kids. It’s ridiculous.

You can go back to your mimosa, dear.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You people are obsessed. Why do you worry about anybody else’s kid but your own? And why are you competing schools against each other?

Because they want to know that all the money they spent on private schools was worth it.

Spoiler: It’s not.

Shocker: kids from publics get into these schools too.

[Anonymous]

Repeat after me : congratulations, kids!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I'm writing this for all of us who don't have children at GDS because we didn't want to have children at GDS. Whose children didn't apply to Harvard because, honestly, we've known more than a few Harvard people and they're all kind of a drag.

I was a new mom in New York City just in time for urbanbaby.com, and if you don't know what that is, well. You're poorer for your ignorance. I read about stroller wars, and preschool applications, and Gifted and Talented testing, debates about the merits 29 over 312, testing into Hunter, whether Nest or Anderson was better--and if TAG was acceptable at all--but never in all of my days there did I see parents that were so status obsessed (even at Dalton) that they stalked their kids' classmates Instagrams and then ran to post here and discuss breathlessly, endlessly, without saying anything, if Larlo and Larlx only got in because of hooks, or athletics, or if their "crop" was better than last year's crop... I mean what the ever-living hell? These are children. They are not harvested, or plucked. And at the end of the day it's fairly gauche.

Of course what else could we expect from the DMV.

Put the wine glass down and go to bed, Susan.

The PP’s got a superior, condescending attitude but she’s also right about the way people here are talking about kids. It’s ridiculous.

You can go back to your mimosa, dear.

I think they are butt hurt from last year. Lol

That’s why the need to grossly “truly, truly, amazing”” every 5 minutes.

Our HS is big on humility so you never seen the kind of boasting like this (oh and they did so much better than GDS the last few years—not even a Big 3 or 5 or whatever).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You people are obsessed. Why do you worry about anybody else’s kid but your own? And why are you competing schools against each other?

Because they want to know that all the money they spent on private schools was worth it.

Spoiler: It’s not.

Shocker: kids from publics get into these schools too.

Frankly, a lot is made on DCUM of the money spent on private schools. We have just one kid and our HHI is high enough, thankfully, that we did not feel this to be an issue. That said, the last 4 years have been a real pressure cooker. Given current outcome - deferred - starting to wonder if the grind was worth it. School DC applied ED to was a reach, but not outrageously so. DC will survive of course, but is taking it hard for now.

[Anonymous]

^ see

[Anonymous]

Wake Forest!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm writing this for all of us who don't have children at GDS because we didn't want to have children at GDS. Whose children didn't apply to Harvard because, honestly, we've known more than a few Harvard people and they're all kind of a drag.

I was a new mom in New York City just in time for urbanbaby.com, and if you don't know what that is, well. You're poorer for your ignorance. I read about stroller wars, and preschool applications, and Gifted and Talented testing, debates about the merits 29 over 312, testing into Hunter, whether Nest or Anderson was better--and if TAG was acceptable at all--but never in all of my days there did I see parents that were so status obsessed (even at Dalton) that they stalked their kids' classmates Instagrams and then ran to post here and discuss breathlessly, endlessly, without saying anything, if Larlo and Larlx only got in because of hooks, or athletics, or if their "crop" was better than last year's crop... I mean what the ever-living hell? These are children. They are not harvested, or plucked. And at the end of the day it's fairly gauche.

Of course what else could we expect from the DMV.

Put the wine glass down and go to bed, Susan.

Susan’s post hit too close to home?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GDS always has amazing outcomes, along with Blair in NJ.

GDS’ class of 2023 did NOT have amazing outcomes. The outcome was very meh. This year is looking very good for GDS’ class of 2024.

Clearly reaming out the CCO helps. Are you listening, Sidwell?

What are you talking about? Sidwell’s c/o ‘23 had excellent results (much better than GDS’ c/o ‘23). Sidwell only has two Instagram posts so far. I’m sure Sidwell’s c/o ‘24 is going to do as well (or better) than the c/o ‘23.

We shall see.

- Insider

Yes we shall.

-Sidwell parent of a current senior

Would be super happy if Sidwell is doing well too TBH. Any results you can share?

I’m the Sidwell parent of a current senior. Among my DC’s friends (who have not posted on Instagram), I know of Sidwell seniors heading to Columbia, Penn (2), Cornell, Harvard, and Brown.

+ Yale, Stanford

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm writing this for all of us who don't have children at GDS because we didn't want to have children at GDS. Whose children didn't apply to Harvard because, honestly, we've known more than a few Harvard people and they're all kind of a drag.

I was a new mom in New York City just in time for urbanbaby.com, and if you don't know what that is, well. You're poorer for your ignorance. I read about stroller wars, and preschool applications, and Gifted and Talented testing, debates about the merits 29 over 312, testing into Hunter, whether Nest or Anderson was better--and if TAG was acceptable at all--but never in all of my days there did I see parents that were so status obsessed (even at Dalton) that they stalked their kids' classmates Instagrams and then ran to post here and discuss breathlessly, endlessly, without saying anything, if Larlo and Larlx only got in because of hooks, or athletics, or if their "crop" was better than last year's crop... I mean what the ever-living hell? These are children. They are not harvested, or plucked. And at the end of the day it's fairly gauche.

Of course what else could we expect from the DMV.

Put the wine glass down and go to bed, Susan.

The PP’s got a superior, condescending attitude but she’s also right about the way people here are talking about kids. It’s ridiculous.

You can go back to your mimosa, dear.

I think they are butt hurt from last year. Lol

That’s why the need to grossly “truly, truly, amazing”” every 5 minutes.

Our HS is big on humility so you never seen the kind of boasting like this (oh and they did so much better than GDS the last few years—not even a Big 3 or 5 or whatever).

It’s not just GDS. It’s the whole private school forum.

And you just boasted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GDS always has amazing outcomes, along with Blair in NJ.

GDS’ class of 2023 did NOT have amazing outcomes. The outcome was very meh. This year is looking very good for GDS’ class of 2024.

Clearly reaming out the CCO helps. Are you listening, Sidwell?

What are you talking about? Sidwell’s c/o ‘23 had excellent results (much better than GDS’ c/o ‘23). Sidwell only has two Instagram posts so far. I’m sure Sidwell’s c/o ‘24 is going to do as well (or better) than the c/o ‘23.

We shall see.

- Insider

Yes we shall.

-Sidwell parent of a current senior

Would be super happy if Sidwell is doing well too TBH. Any results you can share?

I’m the Sidwell parent of a current senior. Among my DC’s friends (who have not posted on Instagram), I know of Sidwell seniors heading to Columbia, Penn (2), Cornell, Harvard, and Brown.

+ Yale, Stanford

+ Northwestern, Dartmouth

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm writing this for all of us who don't have children at GDS because we didn't want to have children at GDS. Whose children didn't apply to Harvard because, honestly, we've known more than a few Harvard people and they're all kind of a drag.

I was a new mom in New York City just in time for urbanbaby.com, and if you don't know what that is, well. You're poorer for your ignorance. I read about stroller wars, and preschool applications, and Gifted and Talented testing, debates about the merits 29 over 312, testing into Hunter, whether Nest or Anderson was better--and if TAG was acceptable at all--but never in all of my days there did I see parents that were so status obsessed (even at Dalton) that they stalked their kids' classmates Instagrams and then ran to post here and discuss breathlessly, endlessly, without saying anything, if Larlo and Larlx only got in because of hooks, or athletics, or if their "crop" was better than last year's crop... I mean what the ever-living hell? These are children. They are not harvested, or plucked. And at the end of the day it's fairly gauche.

Of course what else could we expect from the DMV.

Put the wine glass down and go to bed, Susan.

The PP’s got a superior, condescending attitude but she’s also right about the way people here are talking about kids. It’s ridiculous.

You can go back to your mimosa, dear.

I think they are butt hurt from last year. Lol

That’s why the need to grossly “truly, truly, amazing”” every 5 minutes.

Our HS is big on humility so you never seen the kind of boasting like this (oh and they did so much better than GDS the last few years—not even a Big 3 or 5 or whatever).

It’s not just GDS. It’s the whole private school forum.

And you just boasted.

If it was boasting, she would have named the school. The point is : thus us a wealthy area with the highest population of 4-year grads and grad degrees in the US. These outcomes are seen all over the DMV.

[Anonymous]

To quote Kendrick Lamar: B@tch, be humble. Sit down. Be humble.