HS college commitment websites

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh my God - I just clicked on one randomly (sidwell) and the mystery of why so many of our 4.6, 1600 Sat kids are not getting into elite schools comes into pretty clear focus. The obvious bias that every kid there is headed to a top five school is actually sickening. Stunning. Seems they waltz right in if the parents had the money and location to attend this schools. So much for a meritocracy.

Haha, are you saying you can take one look at their blond/brown hair and privileged bro vibe and *know* they’re not as smart as nerdy public school kids grinding it out in their high level math/physics/comp sci and engineering classes? Because I was thinking the same..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh my God - I just clicked on one randomly (sidwell) and the mystery of why so many of our 4.6, 1600 Sat kids are not getting into elite schools comes into pretty clear focus. The obvious bias that every kid there is headed to a top five school is actually sickening. Stunning. Seems they waltz right in if the parents had the money and location to attend this schools. So much for a meritocracy.

Haha, are you saying you can take one look at their blond/brown hair and privileged bro vibe and *know* they’re not as smart as nerdy public school kids grinding it out in their high level math/physics/comp sci and engineering classes? Because I was thinking the same..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh my God - I just clicked on one randomly (sidwell) and the mystery of why so many of our 4.6, 1600 Sat kids are not getting into elite schools comes into pretty clear focus. The obvious bias that every kid there is headed to a top five school is actually sickening. Stunning. Seems they waltz right in if the parents had the money and location to attend this schools. So much for a meritocracy.

Haha, are you saying you can take one look at their blond/brown hair and privileged bro vibe and *know* they’re not as smart as nerdy public school kids grinding it out in their high level math/physics/comp sci and engineering classes? Because I was thinking the same..

What is this nonsense?!?

[Anonymous]

I don't know those particular sidwell kids - ours were older, but I can say for sure that the kids who went to T20 schools from Sidwell were very smart and usually brought other skills to the table - sports, acting, singing, musical instruments, robotics, debate, model UN etc - just like any other high achieving kids from any other school.

The idea that these kids are "less than" applicants from other schools is nonsensical.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh my God - I just clicked on one randomly (sidwell) and the mystery of why so many of our 4.6, 1600 Sat kids are not getting into elite schools comes into pretty clear focus. The obvious bias that every kid there is headed to a top five school is actually sickening. Stunning. Seems they waltz right in if the parents had the money and location to attend this schools. So much for a meritocracy.

Haha, are you saying you can take one look at their blond/brown hair and privileged bro vibe and *know* they’re not as smart as nerdy public school kids grinding it out in their high level math/physics/comp sci and engineering classes? Because I was thinking the same..

What is this nonsense?!?

+1 My blonde, blue-eyed athlete best out all the kids in his public k-8. Always won all of the academic awards, perfect standardized test scores, etc. Private HS since public in NoVa offered zero challenge. 36 ACT one sitting end of sophomore year, 5 every single AP exam and uw 4.0. But, yeah, look at him and conclude what you want. He was in a school district with tons of diversity and we aren’t rich by any means.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh my God - I just clicked on one randomly (sidwell) and the mystery of why so many of our 4.6, 1600 Sat kids are not getting into elite schools comes into pretty clear focus. The obvious bias that every kid there is headed to a top five school is actually sickening. Stunning. Seems they waltz right in if the parents had the money and location to attend this schools. So much for a meritocracy.

Haha, are you saying you can take one look at their blond/brown hair and privileged bro vibe and *know* they’re not as smart as nerdy public school kids grinding it out in their high level math/physics/comp sci and engineering classes? Because I was thinking the same..

What is this nonsense?!?

It's made up BS. The students who have posted on the page so far and are going to "top" schools are a very diverse group.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How are RM and Blair magnets doing?

Their commitment websites are relatively quiet. DD is at RM and says a number aren't posting for some reason. She knows 3 Hopkins and 1 Amherst ED acceptance who haven't posted and said EA kids might still be applying RD elsewhere to see how things pan out. Also, a significant number of magnet kids end up at the UMD Honors College and/or get Banneker Key and go that route because of cost. They won't have heard yet.

Thank you.

3 JHU already is impressive. It's a small program.

Also have a kid at RM. He knows classmates who got into Princeton and Penn.

[Anonymous]

Georgetown Day:

Yale, Princeton, Cornell, 2 Barnards, 2 Northwesterns, 3 Northeasterns, 3 Wesleyans, 2 BC's, 2 Skidmores, 2 Spellmans, Wellesley, Lafayette, Middlebury, Tulane, UVM, Carleton, WPI, Occidental

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown Day:

Yale, Princeton, Cornell, 2 Barnards, 2 Northwesterns, 3 Northeasterns, 3 Wesleyans, 2 BC's, 2 Skidmores, 2 Spellmans, Wellesley, Lafayette, Middlebury, Tulane, UVM, Carleton, WPI, Occidental

plus Brown, 2 Bowdoins, 2 Tufts, 2 Haverfords, Colgate, Smith, Connecticut, and there are actually 2 Cornells.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown Day:

Yale, Princeton, Cornell, 2 Barnards, 2 Northwesterns, 3 Northeasterns, 3 Wesleyans, 2 BC's, 2 Skidmores, 2 Spellmans, Wellesley, Lafayette, Middlebury, Tulane, UVM, Carleton, WPI, Occidental

This time last year, GDS was doing much better. What happened?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown Day:

Yale, Princeton, Cornell, 2 Barnards, 2 Northwesterns, 3 Northeasterns, 3 Wesleyans, 2 BC's, 2 Skidmores, 2 Spellmans, Wellesley, Lafayette, Middlebury, Tulane, UVM, Carleton, WPI, Occidental

This time last year, GDS was doing much better. What happened?

Not all schools are updated yet. Don't worry, it's coming.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know those particular sidwell kids - ours were older, but I can say for sure that the kids who went to T20 schools from Sidwell were very smart and usually brought other skills to the table - sports, acting, singing, musical instruments, robotics, debate, model UN etc - just like any other high achieving kids from any other school.

The idea that these kids are "less than" applicants from other schools is nonsensical.

See but this is only permissible at a top private school. There’s so many students in good public schools who have to go way beyond basic extracurriculars to get admission, while private school students get away with just joining a few clubs and a sport.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown Day:

Yale, Princeton, Cornell, 2 Barnards, 2 Northwesterns, 3 Northeasterns, 3 Wesleyans, 2 BC's, 2 Skidmores, 2 Spellmans, Wellesley, Lafayette, Middlebury, Tulane, UVM, Carleton, WPI, Occidental

Id be livid to spend GDS money for a child destined for Wesleyan, skidmore, Spelman, Lafayette, Middlebury, especially Tulane (seriously wtf?), UVM, Carleton, and omg WPI? You could get into those schools going to an underfunded public school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown Day:

Yale, Princeton, Cornell, 2 Barnards, 2 Northwesterns, 3 Northeasterns, 3 Wesleyans, 2 BC's, 2 Skidmores, 2 Spellmans, Wellesley, Lafayette, Middlebury, Tulane, UVM, Carleton, WPI, Occidental

Id be livid to spend GDS money for a child destined for Wesleyan, skidmore, Spelman, Lafayette, Middlebury, especially Tulane (seriously wtf?), UVM, Carleton, and omg WPI? You could get into those schools going to an underfunded public school.

Just to be clear,

Not okay:
- Wesleyan
- Skidmire
- Lafayette
- Middlebury
- Tulane
- Carleton

Totally worth it:
- Northeastern

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown Day:

Yale, Princeton, Cornell, 2 Barnards, 2 Northwesterns, 3 Northeasterns, 3 Wesleyans, 2 BC's, 2 Skidmores, 2 Spellmans, Wellesley, Lafayette, Middlebury, Tulane, UVM, Carleton, WPI, Occidental

This time last year, GDS was doing much better. What happened?

More legacies last year. Test requirements at top schools back in place.