Sidwell vs GDS -- specific examples of what differentiates the two

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Anonymous wrote:Similarities:
-Neither school offers AP classes

Differences:
-GDS: The AP exam is NOT proctored on campus (you will have to find a testing center on your own).
-Sidwell: The AP exam is administered on campus.

-GDS: There is no US cafeteria.
-Sidwell: There is an US cafeteria, and it gets pretty good reviews.

-GDS: Students are limited to applying to 10 colleges.
-Sidwell: There is no limit placed on the number of college applications.

GDS is now limited to 12 colleges. GDS had incredible college admissions results last year but we'll see what happens this year.

Last year’s GDS class was an amazing bunch. And all but one of those kids who got into HYP were legacy or double legacy or hooked

This describes the Sidwell graduating class of my DC as well but extends beyond HYP to Top10 and if you add two more unhooked kids it extends to T20 too.

This wasn’t Sidwell’s c/o 2024. I can think of at least 4 students who went to Ivies who weren’t hooked.

No, you cannot.

Yes, I can: 2 of the Penn students, 1 of the Harvard students, and 1 student at either Brown, Columbia, Cornell, or Dartmouth (if I specify the school its too easy to identify the student).

Now what?

They were hooked

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Similarities:
-Neither school offers AP classes

Differences:
-GDS: The AP exam is NOT proctored on campus (you will have to find a testing center on your own).
-Sidwell: The AP exam is administered on campus.

-GDS: There is no US cafeteria.
-Sidwell: There is an US cafeteria, and it gets pretty good reviews.

-GDS: Students are limited to applying to 10 colleges.
-Sidwell: There is no limit placed on the number of college applications.

GDS is now limited to 12 colleges. GDS had incredible college admissions results last year but we'll see what happens this year.

Last year’s GDS class was an amazing bunch. And all but one of those kids who got into HYP were legacy or double legacy or hooked

This describes the Sidwell graduating class of my DC as well but extends beyond HYP to Top10 and if you add two more unhooked kids it extends to T20 too.

This wasn’t Sidwell’s c/o 2024. I can think of at least 4 students who went to Ivies who weren’t hooked.

No, you cannot.

Yes, I can: 2 of the Penn students, 1 of the Harvard students, and 1 student at either Brown, Columbia, Cornell, or Dartmouth (if I specify the school its too easy to identify the student).

Now what?

They were hooked

I know them personally, and they were not hooked. However, I’m curious to hear why you (incorrectly) think so. Why do you think each of these 4 students were hooked?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Similarities:
-Neither school offers AP classes

Differences:
-GDS: The AP exam is NOT proctored on campus (you will have to find a testing center on your own).
-Sidwell: The AP exam is administered on campus.

-GDS: There is no US cafeteria.
-Sidwell: There is an US cafeteria, and it gets pretty good reviews.

-GDS: Students are limited to applying to 10 colleges.
-Sidwell: There is no limit placed on the number of college applications.

GDS is now limited to 12 colleges. GDS had incredible college admissions results last year but we'll see what happens this year.

Last year’s GDS class was an amazing bunch. And all but one of those kids who got into HYP were legacy or double legacy or hooked

This describes the Sidwell graduating class of my DC as well but extends beyond HYP to Top10 and if you add two more unhooked kids it extends to T20 too.

This wasn’t Sidwell’s c/o 2024. I can think of at least 4 students who went to Ivies who weren’t hooked.

No, you cannot.

Yes, I can: 2 of the Penn students, 1 of the Harvard students, and 1 student at either Brown, Columbia, Cornell, or Dartmouth (if I specify the school its too easy to identify the student).

Now what?

Actually 3 Penn, 2 Harvard unhooked.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Similarities:
-Neither school offers AP classes

Differences:
-GDS: The AP exam is NOT proctored on campus (you will have to find a testing center on your own).
-Sidwell: The AP exam is administered on campus.

-GDS: There is no US cafeteria.
-Sidwell: There is an US cafeteria, and it gets pretty good reviews.

-GDS: Students are limited to applying to 10 colleges.
-Sidwell: There is no limit placed on the number of college applications.

GDS is now limited to 12 colleges. GDS had incredible college admissions results last year but we'll see what happens this year.

Last year’s GDS class was an amazing bunch. And all but one of those kids who got into HYP were legacy or double legacy or hooked

This describes the Sidwell graduating class of my DC as well but extends beyond HYP to Top10 and if you add two more unhooked kids it extends to T20 too.

This wasn’t Sidwell’s c/o 2024. I can think of at least 4 students who went to Ivies who weren’t hooked.

No, you cannot.

Yes, I can: 2 of the Penn students, 1 of the Harvard students, and 1 student at either Brown, Columbia, Cornell, or Dartmouth (if I specify the school its too easy to identify the student).

Now what?

Actually 3 Penn, 2 Harvard unhooked.

Ok, that doesn’t contradict what I said earlier. I only know for a fact about those four particular students.

[Anonymous]

True.

+ 2 at Columbia unhooked