After all the drama, Big3 college admissions are really as strong as ever this year
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Anonymous
| there is literally no way to 'rate" these schools. The new england boarding schools have the tradition, but beyond that, there are a handful of "nationally known" schools - Harvard-Westlake, Lakeside and Ponahou mostly. |
Anonymous
Here you go (rankings: https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-private-high-schools/ https://m.university-list.net/us/rank/school-300001.html https://www.insider.com/best-private-high-schools-in-america-2017-8 Articles from national publications that highlight these schools’ elite status and national profile: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/04/private-schools-are-indefensible/618078/?utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/a23652168/brett-kavanaugh-washington-dc-private-schools/ https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/22/us/politics/22sidwell.html?_r=1&em |
Anonymous
Oh come on. Let’s not be disingenuous here. I can find many lists. Niche has one. I see gds at 30th place. Business insider has another. sTA is 43rd nationally on that one. We can go on. https://www.businessinsider.com/best-private-high-schools-in-america-2016-3#43-st-albans-school-8 |
Anonymous
And this list puts Sidwell at #15. These lists are not difficult to find. https://www.insider.com/best-private-high-schools-in-america-2017-8#15-sidwell-friends-school-11 |
Anonymous
| ^ “The 25 best private high schools in America” |
Anonymous
This is such baloney! My kid goes to BCC and they have incredible results this year. Of course not everyone posted but I work in administration and they have an off-the-charts year and my colleges at Whitman report the same. Taking a look at private instagram pages, all I can say is same-same. You probably don't have all the kids posting and certainly my daughter and friends don't post. Neither to many of the URM who have independently have had a stellar year. Same with D1 recruits and crew too. |
Anonymous
Tell yourself whatever you need to believe. Whitman (or BCC) did not outperform Maret in college admissions this year, or any year in recent memory. |
Anonymous
| Maret cleaned up! |
Anonymous
Comparing a private school class of 80 to a public school of 600 is ridiculous. Public schools don't select their students. |
Anonymous
That’s such a tired excuse. Aren’t you all the same people who say lifers are dumb? |
Anonymous
| The CCOs play less & less of a role every year. It’s not 2000; these high schools aren’t calling AOs & “placing” students in particular colleges anymore. |
Anonymous
That's a fact, duh. |
Anonymous
So then they’re not selecting their students for intelligence. Can’t have it both ways, duh. |
Anonymous
Yes, Whitman’s college results make it very clear that they’re not selecting their students. There’s a broad range of abilities and work ethic. |
Anonymous
This article is pretty much saying the same thing: “Private prep schools seem to be the key to success when it comes to getting into an elite college like Dartmouth. After all, 34% of Dartmouth’s Class of 2025 went to “Independent Schools” while only 14% of U.S. high schoolers attend such institutions. What about private school applicants makes them so desirable to Ivy+ colleges and universities? Is it that these students are smarter, more athletic or more interesting? No. It’s the delicious scent of money wafting from these candidates that keep elite colleges feeding from a handful of high-level prep schools. When I think of private schools, the first thing that pops into my mind is money. Many wealthy parents send their children to the best institutions money can buy, starting as early as preschool. At an institution as selective as Dartmouth, it’s also important to specify that the “Independent Schools” it pulls from (at least largely) aren’t just any old private high schools — they are elite college prep schools that turn students into premier applicants and come with built-in connections to Ivy+ colleges. After attending public school through the eighth grade, I switched to an all-girls private school in Washington, D.C. Going from a class of 500 to a class of 74 was a shock, but the true jolt was adapting to the pure wealth and privilege surrounding me. I consider my family to be very well off, but my peers made me feel like a pauper. Although there are a fair number of students on financial aid at exclusive high schools, the majority of the student body comes from rich, well-connected families.” https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2022/10/cradle-to-cap-and-gown-the-prep-school-to-ivy-pipeline |