GDS v. Sidwell

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The boys crew club team at Sidwell was a student initiative. It was not "culled" by the school in any way, shape or form.

Lol.....culled.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As between SFS and GDS, which has an alumnus sitting on the Supreme Court?

Prep has two. What is your point?

But which school has the most alumni and parents who regularly advocate before the Supremes? GDS, I’d wager.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The boys crew club team at Sidwell was a student initiative. It was not "culled" by the school in any way, shape or form.

Several alums of the GDS rowing program have gone on to row for Ivys.

[Anonymous]

OMG so tired of this fight but I'll chime in. We have kids at GDS who are happy and doing well academically, socially and emotionally. Our closest family friends have kids at Sidwell who are also happy and thriving.
Both are amazing schools. Both have pressure cooker elements., smart kids, great teachers, and a cohort of fantastic kids.

Honestly they are way more similar than different. If you are lucky enough to get to choose between them, talk to current families and have your kid visit/shadow (though one of my kids had a bad shadow day and ended up loving the school). I'd also try to track down families with kids in your kid's current class at both schools. Each grade has it's own vibe and chemistry and that can make for a good fit or a bad one. Good luck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As between SFS and GDS, which has an alumnus sitting on the Supreme Court?

Prep has two. What is your point?

But which school has the most alumni and parents who regularly advocate before the Supremes? GDS, I’d wager.

You would uld lose this, actually.

[Anonymous]

Who knows GDS outside of DC?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:To me the issue is, outside of the DMV no one has ever heard of GDS. For better or worse, Sidwell has the notoriety that comes from having Clinton and Obama kids there. You can go anywhere in the country and talk about Sidwell and people know the school. That is simply not true of GDS

If I’m going to pay $45000 a year for a school, I prefer to purchase a brand name that means something

Eh, depends on which college you went to. If you went to Harvard/Yale/Princeton or Amherst/Swarthmore/Williams, you knew about Georgetown Day. Coming from CA, I went to one of the competitive SLACs and definitely knew of the DC prep school scene and all the schools that inhabited it. See the thread on Pomona in the College forum--if you haven't heard of Pomona, that says more about you than about the school.

Yes! Lived in Bay Area and Pomona grads were the most interesting. Stanford? Meh

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who knows GDS outside of DC?

GDS is refreshingly low on people who care if anyone outside of DC knows their school

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Doesn’t Sidwell help get into Ivy League schools?

Not necessarily. Ivy admissions are not a given for any of the Big-Three. Not as many GDS students get admitted to Harvard as the school’s reputation would suggest.

Neither school is the deciding factor for elite college admissions - that is primarily the result of the parents’ pedigree. Both schools have a disproportionate represents of parents from elite colleges, hence their admissions records. Self selection is always a strong factor in preserving the status of the elite and thag is exactly what the Big 3 is about.

How do they know? I don't remember this being a question on the application.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who knows GDS outside of DC?

GDS alumni who have left DC, duh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who knows GDS outside of DC?

GDS is refreshingly low on people who care if anyone outside of DC knows their school

So wait, do they want to brag about famous alums or low-key not care about prestige? Can’t have it both ways.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who knows GDS outside of DC?

Uh, just the Deans of Admission at Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Brown, Columbia, Penn, Dartmouth, Stanford, Chicago, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who knows GDS outside of DC?

Uh, just the Deans of Admission at Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Brown, Columbia, Penn, Dartmouth, Stanford, Chicago, etc.

smh

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who knows GDS outside of DC?

Uh, just the Deans of Admission at Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Brown, Columbia, Penn, Dartmouth, Stanford, Chicago, etc.

Don’t forget the Rhodes Scholar selection committees.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who knows GDS outside of DC?

Any gender or race studies departments and career protesters.