Big 3 College Placement, Class of 2022

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is indeed a stream of good news out of the private schools and to answer OP’s question, things seem a lot brighter than they did after ED/EA rounds last year.
NCS and STA having great results and congratulations to all the seniors at whatever school they are at. It has been a rough few years for that class of kids all over the US. A lot of work was put in by all these kids and I am thrilled that they are getting the outcomes they were hoping for.

Somebody is trying hard to spin this.

+1. This is not what I'm hearing at all from my DC at a Big 3. I would say results are mixed, at best.

[Anonymous]

What you really need to find out is how many kids were admitted that are not:

- Legacy
- Recruited Athletes
- Questbridge or come from another disadvantaged background where coming from a top private school definitely helps

Impossible to figure that out? Maybe...but that will give you a real picture of how well kids are doing.

[Anonymous]

What percentage of kids at Big 3 apply ED somewhere?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What percentage of kids at Big 3 apply ED somewhere?

Most. They are strongly encouraged to do so. I don't know of any of DC's friends who did not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What percentage of kids at Big 3 apply ED somewhere?

Most. They are strongly encouraged to do so. I don't know of any of DC's friends who did not.

What about the 25% of the class which in on aid? Do they ED?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What percentage of kids at Big 3 apply ED somewhere?

Most. They are strongly encouraged to do so. I don't know of any of DC's friends who did not.

What about the 25% of the class which in on aid? Do they ED?

Lined up for questbridge or full ride at a need blind school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is indeed a stream of good news out of the private schools and to answer OP’s question, things seem a lot brighter than they did after ED/EA rounds last year.
NCS and STA having great results and congratulations to all the seniors at whatever school they are at. It has been a rough few years for that class of kids all over the US. A lot of work was put in by all these kids and I am thrilled that they are getting the outcomes they were hoping for.

Somebody is trying hard to spin this.

+1. This is not what I'm hearing at all from my DC at a Big 3. I would say results are mixed, at best.

Is your kid at NCS or STA? Or a different school? Maybe you both could be correct.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What percentage of kids at Big 3 apply ED somewhere?

Most. They are strongly encouraged to do so. I don't know of any of DC's friends who did not.

What about the 25% of the class which in on aid? Do they ED?

Lined up for questbridge or full ride at a need blind school.

Is questbridge really used by kids who attend DC privates? Seems like it should be reserved with kids who have little access to resources such as those provided by an elite private school. (Though all for kids getting need blind aid from these schools - just thought quest bridge was trying to provided resources to kids who aren’t already getting a second look).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What percentage of kids at Big 3 apply ED somewhere?

Most. They are strongly encouraged to do so. I don't know of any of DC's friends who did not.

What about the 25% of the class which in on aid? Do they ED?

Lined up for questbridge or full ride at a need blind school.

What if they're white?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What percentage of kids at Big 3 apply ED somewhere?

Most. They are strongly encouraged to do so. I don't know of any of DC's friends who did not.

What about the 25% of the class which in on aid? Do they ED?

Lined up for questbridge or full ride at a need blind school.

Is questbridge really used by kids who attend DC privates? Seems like it should be reserved with kids who have little access to resources such as those provided by an elite private school. (Though all for kids getting need blind aid from these schools - just thought quest bridge was trying to provided resources to kids who aren’t already getting a second look).

I think someone posting to DCUM recently heard about Questbridge and has been spamming all the discussions talking about them. It's a great program, but you are right that their focus is usually not going to be consistent with Big 3 students on aid. For example, their HHI cutoff target (it's not a bright line) is $65k for a family of 4. There are many Big 3 students on aid with HHIs much larger than that, even if there may be a small number who fit in that range.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is indeed a stream of good news out of the private schools and to answer OP’s question, things seem a lot brighter than they did after ED/EA rounds last year.
NCS and STA having great results and congratulations to all the seniors at whatever school they are at. It has been a rough few years for that class of kids all over the US. A lot of work was put in by all these kids and I am thrilled that they are getting the outcomes they were hoping for.

Somebody is trying hard to spin this.

+1. This is not what I'm hearing at all from my DC at a Big 3. I would say results are mixed, at best.

Results are “mixed” at Big 3s for Ivy admissions every year. It’s definitionally linked to their sub-6% acceptance rates. I’m not sure what your point is?

Basic numbers tell the story. On average, every year a school like Sidwell or GDS sends a dozen kids each to an Ivy out of a class of about 125. By comparison, every year Whitman HS also sends about a dozen kids per year on average to Ivies out of a class of 600.

This has not changed in decades. There may be year to year fluctuations but this is essentially it.

What surprises me about all of this is that every year people still seem to not understand how few people actually get in to these schools and we get threads like this.

To repeat, to get into an Ivy from a Big 3 the kid needs to be top 10% in class and have a “hook”. From Whitman it’s top 2% with an incredible CV that would make Tracy Flick blush. That’s it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is indeed a stream of good news out of the private schools and to answer OP’s question, things seem a lot brighter than they did after ED/EA rounds last year.
NCS and STA having great results and congratulations to all the seniors at whatever school they are at. It has been a rough few years for that class of kids all over the US. A lot of work was put in by all these kids and I am thrilled that they are getting the outcomes they were hoping for.

Somebody is trying hard to spin this.

+1. This is not what I'm hearing at all from my DC at a Big 3. I would say results are mixed, at best.

Results are “mixed” at Big 3s for Ivy admissions every year. It’s definitionally linked to their sub-6% acceptance rates. I’m not sure what your point is?

Basic numbers tell the story. On average, every year a school like Sidwell or GDS sends a dozen kids each to an Ivy out of a class of about 125. By comparison, every year Whitman HS also sends about a dozen kids per year on average to Ivies out of a class of 600.

This has not changed in decades. There may be year to year fluctuations but this is essentially it.

What surprises me about all of this is that every year people still seem to not understand how few people actually get in to these schools and we get threads like this.

To repeat, to get into an Ivy from a Big 3 the kid needs to be top 10% in class and have a “hook”. From Whitman it’s top 2% with an incredible CV that would make Tracy Flick blush. That’s it.

14:52 here. Thank you for your smart analysis but I'm not talking about Ivys. Read PP's post again; she doesn't mention Ivy either. Only you seems to believe that factor is important.

I'm saying that normal kids at this Big 3, who are applying ED to normal schools (yes, there are kids who want to go to non-Ivy schools, in case that's news to you) are having mixed results, at best.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is indeed a stream of good news out of the private schools and to answer OP’s question, things seem a lot brighter than they did after ED/EA rounds last year.
NCS and STA having great results and congratulations to all the seniors at whatever school they are at. It has been a rough few years for that class of kids all over the US. A lot of work was put in by all these kids and I am thrilled that they are getting the outcomes they were hoping for.

Somebody is trying hard to spin this.

+1. This is not what I'm hearing at all from my DC at a Big 3. I would say results are mixed, at best.

Is your kid at NCS or STA? Or a different school? Maybe you both could be correct.

+1. It's unlikely anyone has a remotely complete picture. Not even for their child's own school, where you here positive reports and and best can presume negative reports. And combine that with impressionistic senses - you hear 3 kids got into X and focus on that while ignoring 10 kids didn't get into Y, Z, and W. And then how is one to know about other schools even nearly as completely?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What percentage of kids at Big 3 apply ED somewhere?

Most. They are strongly encouraged to do so. I don't know of any of DC's friends who did not.

What about the 25% of the class which in on aid? Do they ED?

The ones I know did EA.

[Anonymous]

Potomac has already had several Ivy admits this year