Sidwell tuition 2024-25

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Anonymous wrote:I am from the DC area and had friends that graduated from Sidwell and I graduated from SJC which is half the price. We all ended up in the same college and are equally as successful professionals. I understand the idea of attending an elite school however there are so many other factors that contribute to college admissions and success in life.

Of course someone who attended SJC would come to this thread to type this fan fiction. Even if a few SJC students and Sidwell students end up at the same colleges and jobs, you’re not the same. It’s a completely different experience.

We already know there are “many factors that contribute to college admissions and success in life.” Thanks, Captain Obvious.

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So it’s not true but if it’s true, it doesn’t matter anyway?

Strong argument there. Yup.

It’s hilarious how many people fervently want to believe that where you attend school (high school, college, grad school, etc) doesn’t make a difference at all. Believe whatever you want. I’m not going to try to change your mind, SJC person.

Not the SJC poster.

So same weak position?

Though I grant you that your level of arrogance *is* much greater than the SJC poster. That must make your mom proud.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am from the DC area and had friends that graduated from Sidwell and I graduated from SJC which is half the price. We all ended up in the same college and are equally as successful professionals. I understand the idea of attending an elite school however there are so many other factors that contribute to college admissions and success in life.

Of course someone who attended SJC would come to this thread to type this fan fiction. Even if a few SJC students and Sidwell students end up at the same colleges and jobs, you’re not the same. It’s a completely different experience.

We already know there are “many factors that contribute to college admissions and success in life.” Thanks, Captain Obvious.

i

So it’s not true but if it’s true, it doesn’t matter anyway?

Strong argument there. Yup.

It’s hilarious how many people fervently want to believe that where you attend school (high school, college, grad school, etc) doesn’t make a difference at all. Believe whatever you want. I’m not going to try to change your mind, SJC person.

Not the SJC poster.

So same weak position?

Though I grant you that your level of arrogance *is* much greater than the SJC poster. That must make your mom proud.

🙄

[Anonymous]

https://www.thedailybeast.com/so-what-if-sidwells-elitist

[Anonymous]

I’m gonna chime in here and just say this is all ridiculous. I know so many private school grads from this area who are either under employed or unemployed, married to a high-earner. Lovely humans, but when looking at the ROI on their educations… was the tuition spent worth it?
Most of these high-earners are the women/wives also. What is your desired outcome from private? If it’s to have a child who is a high earning professional I hate to break it to you, but most of that comes from DRIVE. And if your kid doesn’t have the drive, as many of these snowflake children don’t, they can only go so far.

[Anonymous]

Being surrounded by the correct peer group so one can marry well is one of the desired outcomes. The number of inter-SFS marriages is substantial

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m gonna chime in here and just say this is all ridiculous. I know so many private school grads from this area who are either under employed or unemployed, married to a high-earner. Lovely humans, but when looking at the ROI on their educations… was the tuition spent worth it?
Most of these high-earners are the women/wives also. What is your desired outcome from private? If it’s to have a child who is a high earning professional I hate to break it to you, but most of that comes from DRIVE. And if your kid doesn’t have the drive, as many of these snowflake children don’t, they can only go so far.

So true I have witnessed this myself!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is the education that much better than Whitman?

Yes, the overall educational experience is superior. Plus, Sidwell consistently sends a higher percentage of graduates to Ivy+ colleges than the W schools.

https://moco360.media/2023/09/13/where-montgomery-county-high-school-graduates-are-going-to-college/

Because it’s a completely different pool of kids (public schools educate everyone whereas Sidwell is selecting the advantaged few). Selection bias at its finest. Doesn’t make it a better school.

Yes, it does. Selection bias, well-prepared, wealthier and better resourced students (among many other reasons) are why Sidwell is a better school. Selection bias eliminates a lot of problem students, and it elevates the experience for the privileged few who remain. I know it’s not pc to say these things, but you know it’s true.

Would love to see this statement on their website rather than all that garbage about a welcoming, inclusive and diverse community of learners. Such hypocrisy.

Excellent points. I am not at all convinced it is better. But for the very rich, they want their children to be with other very rich from the start. This is the whole point of SFS school, not those pretentious quaker values.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Being surrounded by the correct peer group so one can marry well is one of the desired outcomes. The number of inter-SFS marriages is substantial

Not sure if they raise the IQ, though, just generates more cooperate mind-numbing lawyers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m gonna chime in here and just say this is all ridiculous. I know so many private school grads from this area who are either under employed or unemployed, married to a high-earner. Lovely humans, but when looking at the ROI on their educations… was the tuition spent worth it?
Most of these high-earners are the women/wives also. What is your desired outcome from private? If it’s to have a child who is a high earning professional I hate to break it to you, but most of that comes from DRIVE. And if your kid doesn’t have the drive, as many of these snowflake children don’t, they can only go so far.

I often wonder why does the rich house wife send their kids to fancy school, especially their daughters? To become another rich fancy housewife? What is the whole points of their lives ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Being surrounded by the correct peer group so one can marry well is one of the desired outcomes. The number of inter-SFS marriages is substantial

How boring? Almost as boring as those who are homeless, in jail, or Trump.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not pretending. It was important to me the school body was diverse enough, and it’s much more than that. I love it and feel lucky to be cutting them checks for Sidwell and not some other lesser school.

Visible diversity was important to you.

All pretentious and hypocritical, Bunch of idiots who won't impact society in any meaningful way. This is why America is so stuck.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Being surrounded by the correct peer group so one can marry well is one of the desired outcomes. The number of inter-SFS marriages is substantial

How boring? Almost as boring as those who are homeless, in jail, or Trump.

It may be boring for you, but many people aren’t interested in exploring the adventures of struggle and poverty.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m gonna chime in here and just say this is all ridiculous. I know so many private school grads from this area who are either under employed or unemployed, married to a high-earner. Lovely humans, but when looking at the ROI on their educations… was the tuition spent worth it?
Most of these high-earners are the women/wives also. What is your desired outcome from private? If it’s to have a child who is a high earning professional I hate to break it to you, but most of that comes from DRIVE. And if your kid doesn’t have the drive, as many of these snowflake children don’t, they can only go so far.

I often wonder why does the rich house wife send their kids to fancy school, especially their daughters? To become another rich fancy housewife? What is the whole points of their lives ?

It's mostly to ensure that prominent, wealthy families remain interconnected. Keeps the business within the family.

You'd be shocked at the number of very wealthy HYP legacies who are married and out of the work force permanently by the age of 30 after marrying an older man. $1M of lifetime tuition from half-day Montessori to graduating Harvard.....but does it matter when your family (and DH's family) has 9-figure net worth and a ranch that rivals the size of Rhode Island?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Being surrounded by the correct peer group so one can marry well is one of the desired outcomes. The number of inter-SFS marriages is substantial

How boring? Almost as boring as those who are homeless, in jail, or Trump.

It may be boring for you, but many people aren’t interested in exploring the adventures of struggle and poverty.

It doesn't change the fact that their lives are meaningless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m gonna chime in here and just say this is all ridiculous. I know so many private school grads from this area who are either under employed or unemployed, married to a high-earner. Lovely humans, but when looking at the ROI on their educations… was the tuition spent worth it?
Most of these high-earners are the women/wives also. What is your desired outcome from private? If it’s to have a child who is a high earning professional I hate to break it to you, but most of that comes from DRIVE. And if your kid doesn’t have the drive, as many of these snowflake children don’t, they can only go so far.

I often wonder why does the rich house wife send their kids to fancy school, especially their daughters? To become another rich fancy housewife? What is the whole points of their lives ?

It's mostly to ensure that prominent, wealthy families remain interconnected. Keeps the business within the family.

You'd be shocked at the number of very wealthy HYP legacies who are married and out of the work force permanently by the age of 30 after marrying an older man. $1M of lifetime tuition from half-day Montessori to graduating Harvard.....but does it matter when your family (and DH's family) has 9-figure net worth and a ranch that rivals the size of Rhode Island?

I met some myself. I am not envious of their lives even though they also often outsource childcare and time with their own children. People have different values. However, in this country, individualism is highly valued as Money buys almost everything, other than the very way of being a decent human.

At least for myself (and my child), I don't care about 9-figure net worth and a ranch. I 'd rather be truthful to myself and enjoy what I do everyday along with some struggle and the connection with 90% of the people.

I still think the best life is when everyone makes similar amount of the money in a society and value community and connection.