🎓🎓2026 DC area college decisions

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12/13/2025 15:51

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Anonymous wrote:Why do so many Sidwell kids love University of Chicago? I don’t get it. So many ED0 ED1 or 2 there.

If you’re accustomed to being at the top of the heap, it’s probably a bit of a jolt if you have to drop down a notch, even if it’s to excellent schools like Cornell or Vanderbilt. Like it or hate it, you have to respect Chicago’s academics. Going there is never having to feel intimidated by anybody, even HYPMS.

—Someone with zero connection to U of Chicago

I think the know the Ivies are going to be a no-go, especially if there are legacy in the class (which there usually are). They like its a T10- even if it gets there being TO with THREE ED rounds which seriously helps with yield.

What I don't get is there are 'better' SLACs/T10-20s (in terms of environment, social, w/ same academics, and not in Chicago, etc), but it's a very well-known feeder to U Chicago with many of each senior class matriculating there. Privates are all different though, at ours virtually nobody applies to U Chicago (by seen on scoir).

12/13/2025 16:40

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do so many Sidwell kids love University of Chicago? I don’t get it. So many ED0 ED1 or 2 there.

If you’re accustomed to being at the top of the heap, it’s probably a bit of a jolt if you have to drop down a notch, even if it’s to excellent schools like Cornell or Vanderbilt. Like it or hate it, you have to respect Chicago’s academics. Going there is never having to feel intimidated by anybody, even HYPMS.

—Someone with zero connection to U of Chicago

I think the know the Ivies are going to be a no-go, especially if there are legacy in the class (which there usually are). They like its a T10- even if it gets there being TO with THREE ED rounds which seriously helps with yield.

What I don't get is there are 'better' SLACs/T10-20s (in terms of environment, social, w/ same academics, and not in Chicago, etc), but it's a very well-known feeder to U Chicago with many of each senior class matriculating there. Privates are all different though, at ours virtually nobody applies to U Chicago (by seen on scoir).

Better according to whom? You? You know what I don’t get? The perennially amazement on this board that kids choose to attend UChicago.

12/13/2025 17:06

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12/15/2025 00:38

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Anonymous wrote:Why do so many Sidwell kids love University of Chicago? I don’t get it. So many ED0 ED1 or 2 there.

Because they love Sidwell kids and they can get into Chicago even if they're outside of the top quarter of the class (sometimes down to the 50% point). I'm not saying that the kids listed this year are outside of the top quarter (I have no idea) but if you ED from Sidwell (or STA or NCS) and you ED0, ED1 or ED2 then they will take you with a fairly average GPA.

Yes, UChicago loves Sidwell students, and the feeling is mutual (for some

. Sidwell usually sends 6-8 students/ year to that school. Northwestern also loves Sidwell students.

12/15/2025 01:15

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Jackson Reed in Dc is wrong link. It's JRHS2026

12/15/2025 02:13

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Bishop Ireton - Alexandria

can you add them?

12/15/2025 07:08

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Bishop Ireton - Alexandria

can you add them?

Do you know the profile name?

12/15/2025 07:09

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Anonymous wrote:Jackson Reed in Dc is wrong link. It's JRHS2026

Thanks.

12/15/2025 08:24

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someone’s safety may be someone else’s dream school. We don’t know how hard each kid worked and what they went through to achieve what they have. Let’s be kind and less judgmental.

12/15/2025 11:18

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Anonymous wrote:someone’s safety may be someone else’s dream school. We don’t know how hard each kid worked and what they went through to achieve what they have. Let’s be kind and less judgmental.

Spot on!

12/15/2025 12:15

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Looks like Woodson has a TON of W&M ED admits, way more than any other school.

12/15/2025 12:56

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Don't read into that too much, some students don't post right away or at all

12/15/2025 14:25

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Bishop Ireton - Alexandria

can you add them?

Do you know the profile name?

I think they use this one but don’t start posting until spring (which I think is a nice way of doing it).

https://www.instagram.com/iretonsca?igsh=MXM2OXg0ZnVpMHAwbg==

12/15/2025 14:31

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