After all the drama, Big3 college admissions are really as strong as ever this year

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter is at NCS.
From what I can tell:
20% Ivies
10% U of Chicago
10% other top 20 universities
10% top 10 liberal arts colleges
Etc.
That is 50% of the class into TOP20 colleges/universities. Minimum.

Even with the deflated GPAs (well under 4.0), almost no APs, etc.

STA is similar.
Sidwell has pretty much gotten the entire class in top50 schools.
GDS is a bit uneven.

impressive!
Basis Independent McLean also good:
25% to T10
60% to T25

I see one Cornell admit.

You probably saw it from Instagram. There are only part of them posted.
Cornell is not T10

Lol
Okay

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My daughter is at NCS.
From what I can tell:
20% Ivies
10% U of Chicago
10% other top 20 universities
10% top 10 liberal arts colleges
Etc.
That is 50% of the class into TOP20 colleges/universities. Minimum.

Even with the deflated GPAs (well under 4.0), almost no APs, etc.

STA is similar.
Sidwell has pretty much gotten the entire class in top50 schools.
GDS is a bit uneven.

impressive!
Basis Independent McLean also good:
25% to T10
60% to T25

I see one Cornell admit.

.
Cornell is not T10

It is an Ivy, but not a Top Ivy.

[Anonymous]

If an applicant was adopted from Russia or El Salvador and raised here by adoptive parents (one a Stanford MBA, the other with a JD from HLS), can the student still be considered first-gen? Assume that the birth mother didn't go to university in their country or that her identity and education status are unknowable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If an applicant was adopted from Russia or El Salvador and raised here by adoptive parents (one a Stanford MBA, the other with a JD from HLS), can the student still be considered first-gen? Assume that the birth mother didn't go to university in their country or that her identity and education status are unknowable.

At this point you should just lie about whatever you want to.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Op seems to be exaggerating a bit as Sidwell list looks good but definitely has schools outside T50.

ok, 85-90% to top50?

That kind of arbitrary, I know kids who chose schools outside the top 50 over schools in the 30s, 40s, and 50s, because they liked them better. Ranking is nonsense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Gds year didn’t look that great

I call BS. GDS has had some truly outstanding years and maybe this one by comparison was more meh. It's all relative. GDS college applicants are well prepared, GDS has lots of parents with Ivy degrees even by Big 3 standards, and GDS for decades has been doing the social justice walk when its peers have been more talk. That really resonates with college admission deans today, who are more focused on DEI than ever. So I'm optimistic about the chances of GDS applicants.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op seems to be exaggerating a bit as Sidwell list looks good but definitely has schools outside T50.

ok, 85-90% to top50?

That kind of arbitrary, I know kids who chose schools outside the top 50 over schools in the 30s, 40s, and 50s, because they liked them better. Ranking is nonsense.

There are many reasons someone would gain admission to a "top" school and yet choose something outside of the top 50:

-specific program, like marine biology
-HBCU, so going to a Spellman or Moorehouse over an Ivy
-money - a full or more generous FA offer for a relatively comparable program
- fit, plenty of kids choose a place like Michigan, UNC, Texaas or UCLA over an Ivy because they want a "big school" experience
etc

You really cannot read much by what schools anyone chooses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op seems to be exaggerating a bit as Sidwell list looks good but definitely has schools outside T50.

ok, 85-90% to top50?

That kind of arbitrary, I know kids who chose schools outside the top 50 over schools in the 30s, 40s, and 50s, because they liked them better. Ranking is nonsense.

There are many reasons someone would gain admission to a "top" school and yet choose something outside of the top 50:

-specific program, like marine biology
-HBCU, so going to a Spellman or Moorehouse over an Ivy
-money - a full or more generous FA offer for a relatively comparable program
- fit, plenty of kids choose a place like Michigan, UNC, Texaas or UCLA over an Ivy because they want a "big school" experience
etc

You really cannot read much by what schools anyone chooses.

It’s Spelman and Morehouse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gds year didn’t look that great

I call BS. GDS has had some truly outstanding years and maybe this one by comparison was more meh. It's all relative. GDS college applicants are well prepared, GDS has lots of parents with Ivy degrees even by Big 3 standards, and GDS for decades has been doing the social justice walk when its peers have been more talk. That really resonates with college admission deans today, who are more focused on DEI than ever. So I'm optimistic about the chances of GDS applicants.

I'm not PP but a parent who has a senior who recently finished the college application cycle. We are at a different highly competitive DC school and know many GDS seniors. Instead of calling BS - as if this is some sort of an insult - I suggest you take this is as a cautionary tale of how admissions were different this year (not just at GDS). Please don't rely on past successes to gauge your chances of admission. Talk to parents and try to understand what really happened this year without brining a chip on your shoulder. Or...just proceed with your current stance and be disappointed when you discover the new reality.

[Anonymous]

If you think everyone got where they really wanted you are wrong. There’s a lot of very disappointed family with awesome high achieving kids who were not urm or hooked that are sorely disappointed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you think everyone got where they really wanted you are wrong. There’s a lot of very disappointed family with awesome high achieving kids who were not urm or hooked that are sorely disappointed.

Welcome to 2023. It is what it is. The priorities given to UMC white kids that has permeated for the past two centuries is no longer. The sooner people adapt to that fact, the better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gds year didn’t look that great

I call BS. GDS has had some truly outstanding years and maybe this one by comparison was more meh. It's all relative. GDS college applicants are well prepared, GDS has lots of parents with Ivy degrees even by Big 3 standards, and GDS for decades has been doing the social justice walk when its peers have been more talk. That really resonates with college admission deans today, who are more focused on DEI than ever. So I'm optimistic about the chances of GDS applicants.

I'm not PP but a parent who has a senior who recently finished the college application cycle. We are at a different highly competitive DC school and know many GDS seniors. Instead of calling BS - as if this is some sort of an insult - I suggest you take this is as a cautionary tale of how admissions were different this year (not just at GDS). Please don't rely on past successes to gauge your chances of admission. Talk to parents and try to understand what really happened this year without brining a chip on your shoulder. Or...just proceed with your current stance and be disappointed when you discover the new reality.

What is the new reality?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If an applicant was adopted from Russia or El Salvador and raised here by adoptive parents (one a Stanford MBA, the other with a JD from HLS), can the student still be considered first-gen? Assume that the birth mother didn't go to university in their country or that her identity and education status are unknowable.

At this point you should just lie about whatever you want to.

Hahahahahahahha..This person wants you to get caught

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you think everyone got where they really wanted you are wrong. There’s a lot of very disappointed family with awesome high achieving kids who were not urm or hooked that are sorely disappointed.

Welcome to 2023. It is what it is. The priorities given to UMC white kids that has permeated for the past two centuries is no longer. The sooner people adapt to that fact, the better.

NYC parent here. Not sure what’s going on but I was stunned to see that a top private girls school did not do so great based upon my anecdotal conversations. Like shockingly not great. Including URM’s.

Middle school parent here. When did college become so hard to get into?

[Anonymous]

Also, please know, many URM are turning down Ivies and other top tier schools for HBCU’s. A lot actually.