Sidwell college advisor leaves

[Anonymous]

Two college counselors are leaving, the director and a more junior counselor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Parents will be so happy to hear this..there were constant complaints..... The school is just reeling from recent scandal of swastikas being displayed at public events, massive embarrassing press, drama over the newly purchased buildings, many MANY over rated teachers need to go and this is a good move and hopefully the beginning of a trend..doesn't matter who made this happen, everyone better for it.

It seems that schools like GDS are ascendant but Sidwell has peaked.

There's only one thing worse than Sidwell parents.

GDS parents.

Again, why do you assume this post was from a GDS parent?
GDS parent

[Anonymous]

I’ll bet this is related to the scandal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The early decision cycle was not great for Sidwell and several parents were aggressively rude to the college placement office. And then one parent made an anonymous phone call to a college dean of admissions to undermine a classmate competing against his DC.

No way Sidwell pays college counselors enough to deal with the crazy parents

Early decision was not good for Holton either.

These private schools grade so hard, don’t offer AP’s, and just hope their name is enough to get kids in. But publics are offering dual enrollments, magnets, IB diplomas and tons of AP’s. Plus they inflate grades. It is really hard for private schools to keep up, especially now that many kids want big schools like Mich, Wisconsin, USC, UCLA, etc... over Williams and Amherst. I think social media has had a big influence on kids deciding SLAC’s are pretty boring.

[Anonymous]

Sidwell students aren't losing out to publics like Whitman, they're losing out to schools in places like Iowa or overseas.

[Anonymous]

I'm the parent of a current Sidwell junior and I'm much more anxious now than I was yesterday about the college admissions process. We're in the early stages of the process, so hearing that 2 of the 3 people in the CC office are leaving is very upsetting news. But if the college counselors were being mistreated by parents, then I can't blame them for wanting to leave the school. The behavior that was described or any similar behavior shouldn't be tolerated....ever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The early decision cycle was not great for Sidwell and several parents were aggressively rude to the college placement office. And then one parent made an anonymous phone call to a college dean of admissions to undermine a classmate competing against his DC.

No way Sidwell pays college counselors enough to deal with the crazy parents

Early decision was not good for Holton either.

These private schools grade so hard, don’t offer AP’s, and just hope their name is enough to get kids in. But publics are offering dual enrollments, magnets, IB diplomas and tons of AP’s. Plus they inflate grades. It is really hard for private schools to keep up, especially now that many kids want big schools like Mich, Wisconsin, USC, UCLA, etc... over Williams and Amherst. I think social media has had a big influence on kids deciding SLAC’s are pretty boring.

Yes, we’re not at Sidwell, but are seeing the same thing at our school. I have no doubt my son is at the right school, but college admissions will be a disappointment.

[Anonymous]

Lauren??? Wasn't she the one who was outed starting her own college counselig business in parallel with being the head of Sidwell college counseling? Bit of a conflict of interest there.

[Anonymous]

Patrick was a great guy, beloved by the kids and will be sorely missed.

[Anonymous]

Is either departure related to the scandal?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is either departure related to the scandal?

If you mean the national 'buy your way in" scandal, no.

[Anonymous]

Horrible timing. Horrible time due to recent scandal news, and horrible timing for Sidwell Seniors. Not classy.

[Anonymous]

Why do people keep asking if this is about the national scandal? Read the thread!
Patrick is leaving because every year a few awful parents make the job miserable for him. This year was the final straw.
The other guy needed to go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Definitely could see it coming. The part that floored me was LauREN coming back.

From Episcopal? Nooooooo

I should add that DC is at Epsicopal and she is a FABULOUS college advisor! Please don’t tell me she is leaving to go back to Sidwell!!

The email says that she will be returning as the Interim Director of College Counseling, starting July 1. But it says nothing about a long-term plan and what will happen beyond 2019-20. Very strange...

[Anonymous]

Patrick came from Georgetown Prep and is leaving to go to Gonzaga.