2024 Washington DC area College commits

[Anonymous]

I just took a gander at the Whitman page. That is very impressive for a public school.

[Anonymous]

SSSAS?

[Anonymous]

Saints

https://www.instagram.com/sssasdecisions2024?igshid=YzVkODRmOTdmMw==

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Anonymous wrote:STA never releases one (the school wouldn't care but the boys have just never done one.) The school puts the final results in the summer issue of their magazine.

Boys in the top 5 kids in the class (as estimated by my son and friends) are in to Harvard, Dartmouth, Duke--all unhooked.

NCS students traditionally create one but not until later on in the process.

Not legacies?

no. Not legacies but super smart---top 5 in the class. GPAs above 95.

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Anonymous wrote:From an email just sent to Bullis Families:

To date, our seniors have received the following ED and REA results:

Bucknell University - 4 admits (includes 3 Division I athletes)
Boston College - 2 admits
Johns Hopkins University - 2 admits (includes 1 Division I athlete)
University of Pennsylvania - 2 admits
Boston University - 1 admit
Colgate University - 1 admit
College of Charleston - 1 admit
Cornell University - 1 admit
Davidson College - 1 admit
Dickinson College - 1 admit
Duke University - 1 admit
Georgetown University - 1 admit
New York University - 1 admit
Pitzer College - 1 admit
Princeton University - 1 admit
Skidmore College - 1 admit
Tufts University - 1 admit
University of Richmond - 1 admit
Washington University in St. Louis - 1 admit

Bullis early admit round looks good.

It looks…ok. So far, Bullis isn’t having the results GDS has right now.

Well, Bullis isn’t GDS, so there’s that. As a Bullis family, we are incredibly happy that there is a large range of colleges and universities they are accepted to and it says that they are willing to challenge those who need the challenge and support those who need the support.

I don’t know about a large range. These are all top schools.

Bucknell University - 4 admits (includes 3 Division I athletes)
Boston College - 2 admits
Johns Hopkins University - 2 admits (includes 1 Division I athlete)
University of Pennsylvania - 2 admits
Boston University - 1 admit
Colgate University - 1 admit
College of Charleston - 1 admit
Cornell University - 1 admit
Davidson College - 1 admit
Dickinson College - 1 admit
Duke University - 1 admit
Georgetown University - 1 admit
New York University - 1 admit
Pitzer College - 1 admit
Princeton University - 1 admit
Skidmore College - 1 admit
Tufts University - 1 admit
University of Richmond - 1 admit
Washington University in St. Louis - 1 admit

I wouldn’t refer to this as a list of top schools. I would call this a tiny number of top schools, but mostly a list of safeties.

Which schools are the safeties?

I consider the following schools to be safeties:

Bucknell University
Boston College
Boston University
Colgate University
College of Charleston
Davidson College
Dickinson College
New York University (no campus, so it’s a nonstarter)
Pitzer College
Skidmore College
Tufts University
University of Richmond
Washington University in St. Louis

BC maybe in 2000. Certainly not in 2023.

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Anonymous wrote:From an email just sent to Bullis Families:

To date, our seniors have received the following ED and REA results:

Bucknell University - 4 admits (includes 3 Division I athletes)
Boston College - 2 admits
Johns Hopkins University - 2 admits (includes 1 Division I athlete)
University of Pennsylvania - 2 admits
Boston University - 1 admit
Colgate University - 1 admit
College of Charleston - 1 admit
Cornell University - 1 admit
Davidson College - 1 admit
Dickinson College - 1 admit
Duke University - 1 admit
Georgetown University - 1 admit
New York University - 1 admit
Pitzer College - 1 admit
Princeton University - 1 admit
Skidmore College - 1 admit
Tufts University - 1 admit
University of Richmond - 1 admit
Washington University in St. Louis - 1 admit

Bullis early admit round looks good.

It looks…ok. So far, Bullis isn’t having the results GDS has right now.

Well, Bullis isn’t GDS, so there’s that. As a Bullis family, we are incredibly happy that there is a large range of colleges and universities they are accepted to and it says that they are willing to challenge those who need the challenge and support those who need the support.

I don’t know about a large range. These are all top schools.

Bucknell University - 4 admits (includes 3 Division I athletes)
Boston College - 2 admits
Johns Hopkins University - 2 admits (includes 1 Division I athlete)
University of Pennsylvania - 2 admits
Boston University - 1 admit
Colgate University - 1 admit
College of Charleston - 1 admit
Cornell University - 1 admit
Davidson College - 1 admit
Dickinson College - 1 admit
Duke University - 1 admit
Georgetown University - 1 admit
New York University - 1 admit
Pitzer College - 1 admit
Princeton University - 1 admit
Skidmore College - 1 admit
Tufts University - 1 admit
University of Richmond - 1 admit
Washington University in St. Louis - 1 admit

I wouldn’t refer to this as a list of top schools. I would call this a tiny number of top schools, but mostly a list of safeties.

Which schools are the safeties?

I consider the following schools to be safeties:

Bucknell University
Boston College
Boston University
Colgate University
College of Charleston
Davidson College
Dickinson College
New York University (no campus, so it’s a nonstarter)
Pitzer College
Skidmore College
Tufts University
University of Richmond
Washington University in St. Louis

Gee whiz!! May we ask where you and your kids attended/attend/will attend?

+1

[Anonymous]

I’m going to suggest my kid opt out of the Instagram announcement. We keep a low profile SM/internet presence as it.

Certainly don’t want the disgusting harpies on this board and college board weighing in.

[Anonymous]

Parents maybe bothered by this but the kids don’t really care. They post their decisions either on their class decisions insta or in their profile and just get on with their lives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:STA never releases one (the school wouldn't care but the boys have just never done one.) The school puts the final results in the summer issue of their magazine.

Boys in the top 5 kids in the class (as estimated by my son and friends) are in to Harvard, Dartmouth, Duke--all unhooked.

And Stanford, also unhooked.

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Anonymous wrote:STA never releases one (the school wouldn't care but the boys have just never done one.) The school puts the final results in the summer issue of their magazine.

Boys in the top 5 kids in the class (as estimated by my son and friends) are in to Harvard, Dartmouth, Duke--all unhooked.

And Stanford, also unhooked.

What about the bottom third? The top 5 kids are going to great schools but everyone else matters too. When people are thinking about having their kids apply of course they want their kid to be in the top 5 but what if you’re in the bottom half of third. Where are these kids going? Would they have been better off at a different private getting Bs instead of Cs at STA?

[Anonymous]

How many got in Georgetown EA? Was it a down year for your HS?

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Anonymous wrote:STA never releases one (the school wouldn't care but the boys have just never done one.) The school puts the final results in the summer issue of their magazine.

Boys in the top 5 kids in the class (as estimated by my son and friends) are in to Harvard, Dartmouth, Duke--all unhooked.

NCS students traditionally create one but not until later on in the process.

The boys at STA impress me more and more. Maturity beyond their years for the most part. Suspect it’s a combo of families they choose and the education they provide. Class act.

[Anonymous]

I'm not sure how I feel about this thread. I have a senior, and my hope is that, since the publishing of these IG accounts has already started, we all realize that these are kids with names and faces who have chosen to put this information out there not to be judged or picked apart by other parents on an anonymous listserv, but to celebrate the end of their very long journey. So let's all be kind and celebrate with them.

Also, as a parent of a senior I would add that alot of kids do not put their decisions on these pages for privacy reasons, so they are not all accurate.

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Anonymous wrote:STA never releases one (the school wouldn't care but the boys have just never done one.) The school puts the final results in the summer issue of their magazine.

Boys in the top 5 kids in the class (as estimated by my son and friends) are in to Harvard, Dartmouth, Duke--all unhooked.

And Stanford, also unhooked.

What about the bottom third? The top 5 kids are going to great schools but everyone else matters too. When people are thinking about having their kids apply of course they want their kid to be in the top 5 but what if you’re in the bottom half of third. Where are these kids going? Would they have been better off at a different private getting Bs instead of Cs at STA?

I'm sure they would. Field (for example) is having fabulous admissions this year and they have very little in terms of academic rigor, deadlines, etc. The kids learn but it's all kind, gentle and structured around the needs of the kids.
Much different than STA.
The bottom 1/3 of kids at STA go to places like Penn State, SMU, Oregon, JMU, Arizona State, Syracuse etc. All good schools!

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Anonymous wrote:From an email just sent to Bullis Families:

To date, our seniors have received the following ED and REA results:

Bucknell University - 4 admits (includes 3 Division I athletes)
Boston College - 2 admits
Johns Hopkins University - 2 admits (includes 1 Division I athlete)
University of Pennsylvania - 2 admits
Boston University - 1 admit
Colgate University - 1 admit
College of Charleston - 1 admit
Cornell University - 1 admit
Davidson College - 1 admit
Dickinson College - 1 admit
Duke University - 1 admit
Georgetown University - 1 admit
New York University - 1 admit
Pitzer College - 1 admit
Princeton University - 1 admit
Skidmore College - 1 admit
Tufts University - 1 admit
University of Richmond - 1 admit
Washington University in St. Louis - 1 admit

Bullis early admit round looks good.

It looks…ok. So far, Bullis isn’t having the results GDS has right now.

Well, Bullis isn’t GDS, so there’s that. As a Bullis family, we are incredibly happy that there is a large range of colleges and universities they are accepted to and it says that they are willing to challenge those who need the challenge and support those who need the support.

I don’t know about a large range. These are all top schools.

Bucknell University - 4 admits (includes 3 Division I athletes)
Boston College - 2 admits
Johns Hopkins University - 2 admits (includes 1 Division I athlete)
University of Pennsylvania - 2 admits
Boston University - 1 admit
Colgate University - 1 admit
College of Charleston - 1 admit
Cornell University - 1 admit
Davidson College - 1 admit
Dickinson College - 1 admit
Duke University - 1 admit
Georgetown University - 1 admit
New York University - 1 admit
Pitzer College - 1 admit
Princeton University - 1 admit
Skidmore College - 1 admit
Tufts University - 1 admit
University of Richmond - 1 admit
Washington University in St. Louis - 1 admit

I wouldn’t refer to this as a list of top schools. I would call this a tiny number of top schools, but mostly a list of safeties.

Which schools are the safeties?

I consider the following schools to be safeties:

Bucknell University
Boston College
Boston University
Colgate University
College of Charleston
Davidson College
Dickinson College
New York University (no campus, so it’s a nonstarter)
Pitzer College
Skidmore College
Tufts University
University of Richmond
Washington University in St. Louis

Safeties for who? Did you have a kid go through college applications recently?

Safeties for my children. My oldest child attends Wharton, and my youngest is still in high school (the same one her sibling attended). I’m a Penn alum, but I’m not a Wharton alum.

Wharton isn’t a safety for anyone, so don’t try that line of attack. You may not like what I posted, but I’m not lying. As a matter of fact, BU was one of her safeties.

I didn’t say any of those colleges are terrible schools, so please unclench.