Which DC area private school have the highest acceptances to Harvard?

[Anonymous]

It's not just the highest GPAs and SATs. They get plenty of kids applying with 2400 SATs and 5.0 GPAs. And they don't all get in.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Makes you wonder why sidwell doesnt publish. If not do they publish mean test scores at least? Does any school publish mean scores by grade vs avg. .

They publish absolutely nothing. Nevertheless, a lot of score data on Sidwell is publicly available. See the FAQ.

Not that DCUM is the source of all wisdom - but somebody who at least seemed like a credible parent said that nobody got into Harvard from year's class. So some info is out there.

I think they were talking about early decision. HYP haven't sent out regular acceptances yet. Based on the National Merit Scholarship semifinalist list, this Sidwell graduating class might be less strong than the norm (while GDS is very strong, for example). Generally at all these schools it varies some from year to year which school does the "best" any given year, within a margin of error. You can make broad statements -- Sidwell/NCS/STA/GDS are stronger than Bullis or Stone Ridge for example -- but the top grouping is close enough that it's not worth worrying about if STA does better than NCS one year, or GDS does better than Sidwell one year, or any variety of the above.

I was actually referring to a DCUM discussion that happened a number of months ago, so it would have been for last spring's acceptances. However, I don't think this takes anything away from Sidwell kids. I'm with the PP who said that even 2400 SATS and 4.8 GPA isn't enough to guarantee Harvard, and lots of great kids are shut out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry ladies -- there must be more than 1 Holton mom because I haven't written any of these posts and I'm one of the Holton moms.

The answer to OP's question is one would have to know all of the legacy, URM, and athletic recruit numbers for each school to really be able to analyze the Ivy admittances across the elite DC privates. For Harvard and Princeton, for eg., legacy admits have about a 35% chanced of acceptance whereas the "non-hooked" applicant only has between a 7-8% chance of admittance. The numbers of admits mean nothing w/o further facts/data.

The Harvard legacies are admitted at 30-35%, non-legacies at 5-6%.

The 6-point-something-% admissions rate that is quoted is for the entire class takes into account the legacies admitted at a 30-35% rate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You sound really mean and self-satisfied pp

No I just think it's ridiculous that you guys are trying to plan out your children's lives. They are not necessarily going to go the way that you want them to.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You sound really mean and self-satisfied pp

No I just think it's ridiculous that you guys are trying to plan out your children's lives. They are not necessarily going to go the way that you want them to.

Ah, finally a poster who is not out of their fu**ing mind....refreshing.

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Anonymous wrote:You sound really mean and self-satisfied pp

No I just think it's ridiculous that you guys are trying to plan out your children's lives. They are not necessarily going to go the way that you want them to.

Ah, finally a poster who is not out of their fu**ing mind....refreshing.

Well, no, it's not all that refreshing to read a post from a self-satisfied public-school graduate who says that parents who are paying for private schools are ridiculous for trying to give their children what thye think is the best shot they can give them for admission to an Ivy. The issue really has nothing to do with public-versus-private, and the poster is no living proof that public school is all anyone needs. Simply inflammatory is her contribution to the forum.

[Anonymous]

14:49, the poster you quote doesn't indicate that they are a public school graduate, nor do they bring up any public-vs-private debate. The only inflammatory post is yours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:14:49, the poster you quote doesn't indicate that they are a public school graduate, nor do they bring up any public-vs-private debate. The only inflammatory post is yours.

The self-satisfied pp to whom the earlier posts refer and about whom I was posting is 15:16, who does say with smugness that she is a public-high-school graduate. Please follow the thread before you post.

[Anonymous]

We all know how important it is to get into the Ivies because if you don't, you have zero chance at having a good life. @@@@

Perhaps, OP you should look at schools that fit your child's needs and wants instead of your own.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You sound really mean and self-satisfied pp

No I just think it's ridiculous that you guys are trying to plan out your children's lives. They are not necessarily going to go the way that you want them to.

Ah, finally a poster who is not out of their fu**ing mind....refreshing.

Well, no, it's not all that refreshing to read a post from a self-satisfied public-school graduate who says that parents who are paying for private schools are ridiculous for trying to give their children what thye think is the best shot they can give them for admission to an Ivy. The issue really has nothing to do with public-versus-private, and the poster is no living proof that public school is all anyone needs. Simply inflammatory is her contribution to the forum.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You sound really mean and self-satisfied pp

Don't worry, she's lying.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:14:49, the poster you quote doesn't indicate that they are a public school graduate, nor do they bring up any public-vs-private debate. The only inflammatory post is yours.

The self-satisfied pp to whom the earlier posts refer and about whom I was posting is 15:16, who does say with smugness that she is a public-high-school graduate. Please follow the thread before you post.

NP here and I thought 15:16 made some good points. Maybe she was a little blunt, but here's what I took away:
(1) you don't have to go to a top private school to get into an Ivy
(2) you don't have to get into an Ivy to have successful career/life
(3) even if your DC goes to (a) a top private school and/or (b) an Ivy, whether your DC will be successful depends on his/her ambition and drive, not on the credential per se.

Makes sense to me. I can't understand why it seems to have rubbed a lot of you the wrong way, though!

[Anonymous]

Yes -- you can google the Harvard legacy admit stats. Here's an article for the PU legacy admit stats:
http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2010/05/12/26151/ -
To answer your question -- ten years is a long time to make a prediction...the rules of the game may change. Basic rule of thumb...make sure your kid gets the best scroes and grades possible. I know one kid from Holton whose family had very high networth...with great grades and test scores who was waitlisted at PU...probably didn't have enough high-level activities to match great grades/test scores.



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Holton mom #2, is it really true that legacy kids get into Princeton and Harvard with 35%? That seems high.

My kids a double Princeton (as many are). What would be his chances with decent grades and decent SATs in about 10 years, would you say?

[Anonymous]

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Yes -- you can google the Harvard legacy admit stats. Here's an article for the PU legacy admit stats:
http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2010/05/12/26151/ -
To answer your question -- ten years is a long time to make a prediction...the rules of the game may change. Basic rule of thumb...make sure your kid gets the best scroes and grades possible. I know one kid from Holton whose family had very high networth...with great grades and test scores who was waitlisted at PU...probably didn't have enough high-level activities to match great grades/test scores.



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Holton mom #2, is it really true that legacy kids get into Princeton and Harvard with 35%? That seems high.

My kids a double Princeton (as many are). What would be his chances with decent grades and decent SATs in about 10 years, would you say?


My answer to those who think 35% is high for legacies: Think of the six or seven out of ten legacies who don't get in, and you can see it from another perspective.

[Anonymous]

It's difficult to get into Harvard even for legacies. A friend of ours (both parents were MDs or MDPhDs and both went to Harvard for undergraduate plus Medical School) had a child that was WL at Harvard but got into other top Ivys.