Class of 2020 College Placement Results

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I'm the poster who gave the Michigan-->Duke example.

I would probably stick with Michigan too (my kids are in middle school so we're not there yet). However, Duke is heck of a lot harder to get into than Michigan. I know at least a dozen DC kids from public and private who were accepted to Michigan. They range from
steller (straight As, national merit finalists, etc) to strong (A/B students).

I only know of one accepted to Duke (the Michigan kid I mentioned). He/she's a top student, both parents are active Duke alumni and it took a pandemic to get the kid off the waitlist and into Duke from DC.

Uh, that’s probably because of where we are? More kids in mid Atlantic would typically apply to Duke then a school in the Midwest.

Would you consider Duke to be on par with Ivies? I certainly would not. But then again i don't really consider Penn and Cornell to be Ivies. Indeed.

I agree with you. If your kid didn’t get into Harvard, I don’t want to hear about it. And yes - I am a Harvard grad and met my husband there.

If you aren't stacking paper (scholarly) from Oxford, you need to check your tone when you are around me and my 2nd grader who I'm certain will get a full ride to Stanford on a tennis scholarship, only to reject it so that she can peruse her modeling career full-time. I'm also super rich, great in bed and having a smokin' hot covid bod...

This is hilarious. Thank you poster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I'm the poster who gave the Michigan-->Duke example.

I would probably stick with Michigan too (my kids are in middle school so we're not there yet). However, Duke is heck of a lot harder to get into than Michigan. I know at least a dozen DC kids from public and private who were accepted to Michigan. They range from
steller (straight As, national merit finalists, etc) to strong (A/B students).

I only know of one accepted to Duke (the Michigan kid I mentioned). He/she's a top student, both parents are active Duke alumni and it took a pandemic to get the kid off the waitlist and into Duke from DC.

Uh, that’s probably because of where we are? More kids in mid Atlantic would typically apply to Duke then a school in the Midwest.

Would you consider Duke to be on par with Ivies? I certainly would not. But then again i don't really consider Penn and Cornell to be Ivies. Indeed.

I agree with you. If your kid didn’t get into Harvard, I don’t want to hear about it. And yes - I am a Harvard grad and met my husband there.

If you aren't stacking paper (scholarly) from Oxford, you need to check your tone when you are around me and my 2nd grader who I'm certain will get a full ride to Stanford on a tennis scholarship, only to reject it so that she can peruse her modeling career full-time. I'm also super rich, great in bed and having a smokin' hot covid bod...

This is hilarious. Thank you poster.

Extra points for the unabashedly wrong use of "peruse." Pursue?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I'm the poster who gave the Michigan-->Duke example.

I would probably stick with Michigan too (my kids are in middle school so we're not there yet). However, Duke is heck of a lot harder to get into than Michigan. I know at least a dozen DC kids from public and private who were accepted to Michigan. They range from
steller (straight As, national merit finalists, etc) to strong (A/B students).

I only know of one accepted to Duke (the Michigan kid I mentioned). He/she's a top student, both parents are active Duke alumni and it took a pandemic to get the kid off the waitlist and into Duke from DC.

Uh, that’s probably because of where we are? More kids in mid Atlantic would typically apply to Duke then a school in the Midwest.

Would you consider Duke to be on par with Ivies? I certainly would not. But then again i don't really consider Penn and Cornell to be Ivies. Indeed.

I agree with you. If your kid didn’t get into Harvard, I don’t want to hear about it. And yes - I am a Harvard grad and met my husband there.

If you aren't stacking paper (scholarly) from Oxford, you need to check your tone when you are around me and my 2nd grader who I'm certain will get a full ride to Stanford on a tennis scholarship, only to reject it so that she can peruse her modeling career full-time. I'm also super rich, great in bed and having a smokin' hot covid bod...

This is hilarious. Thank you poster.

Extra points for the unabashedly wrong use of "peruse." Pursue?

Spell check got me as I was laughing while typing... you forgot the error with "having" instead of "have". In either event... I'm great and I need that prior poster to really understand that.. Just how amazing I am and more importantly, better than her. Ha.

[Anonymous]

Why can’t people worry about their own kids??

[Anonymous]

Here's the reality: every year the schools send about the same number of kids to the same number of colleges. Sure there are discrepancies every now and then, but on the whole, the numbers are the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here's the reality: every year the schools send about the same number of kids to the same number of colleges. Sure there are discrepancies every now and then, but on the whole, the numbers are the same.

Yes, exactly. I will add, some kids want to go to the "most competitive" schools they can. Others choose schools because of good financial aid packages or the offer to play sports in college, or because it is in a town where a dying Aunt lives, or whatever reason. Judging a school for its college placement lists in a vacuum is plain silly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Prep did well this year with Villanova, Elon, and USNA.

Oh, and with the Supreme Court.

[Anonymous]

I have a feeling lots of kids will get off waitlists under the condition they attend next year even if it’s online. This will make admissions for the current junior class more difficult because so many kids are deferring.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Prep did well this year with Villanova, Elon, and USNA.

USNA is impressive. The others are okay.

No way, Elon is bottom of the barrel and Villanova is total meh. That’s awful for a school supposedly as good as Prep

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Here's the reality: every year the schools send about the same number of kids to the same number of colleges. Sure there are discrepancies every now and then, but on the whole, the numbers are the same.

Yes, exactly. I will add, some kids want to go to the "most competitive" schools they can. Others choose schools because of good financial aid packages or the offer to play sports in college, or because it is in a town where a dying Aunt lives, or whatever reason. Judging a school for its college placement lists in a vacuum is plain silly.

+1 Some kids pick schools because the parent works there and they get tuition remission. Or the school has rotc. Or it is specialized in a rare major.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Well said. I am a Princeton alum myself. Unfortunately, my kiddo (who will be a '21 prep school grad) hasn't quite shown what he has the stuff to take advantage of his legacy status. He recently had the bright idea that he would also apply to Denison and Alabama. He might as well pump gas or join the regular Army in my book.

Yeah because Tim Cook, an Auburn grad, did so poorly.

The exception proves the rule.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I'm the poster who gave the Michigan-->Duke example.

I would probably stick with Michigan too (my kids are in middle school so we're not there yet). However, Duke is heck of a lot harder to get into than Michigan. I know at least a dozen DC kids from public and private who were accepted to Michigan. They range from
steller (straight As, national merit finalists, etc) to strong (A/B students).

I only know of one accepted to Duke (the Michigan kid I mentioned). He/she's a top student, both parents are active Duke alumni and it took a pandemic to get the kid off the waitlist and into Duke from DC.

Uh, that’s probably because of where we are? More kids in mid Atlantic would typically apply to Duke then a school in the Midwest.

Would you consider Duke to be on par with Ivies? I certainly would not. But then again i don't really consider Penn and Cornell to be Ivies. Indeed.

I agree with you. If your kid didn’t get into Harvard, I don’t want to hear about it. And yes - I am a Harvard grad and met my husband there.

No one cares, PP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here's the reality: every year the schools send about the same number of kids to the same number of colleges. Sure there are discrepancies every now and then, but on the whole, the numbers are the same.

+1

Also important to keep perspective on the power of self selection. The top private schools have a significantly greater number of families where the parents attended the top colleges and universities. It’s a version of self selection/survival of the fittest/legacy advantage. Sure the top colleges and universities are making genuine efforts to diversify but that is only a small part of the story. Legacy and affluence remain the unspoken advantage...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m surprised this has not come up yet, but several of the schools are posting college placement results on social media. My sophomore DC showed me some of the posts and, while I know this will generate a whole lot of ire here, I’ll admit I was impressed by GDS’ placements. The quantity, caliber, and range was notable. Burke and St. Andrew’s also had much stronger placement than I recall from prior years. The placement landscape is clearly changing.

This is a complete troll post. GDS has not posted college placements on Twitter or Facebook or anywhere else. While students will post their destinations on their own social media, the school actively discourages it. Every student is different and where they go to college is not a very good measure of the education provided by their high school. My child's reach may be your child's safety. Your child may prioritize playing on a D3 lacrosse team and mine might dream of landing on an aircraft carrier. And just because 40 students in the senior class got into the Ivies doesn't boost your 8th grader's chances.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m surprised this has not come up yet, but several of the schools are posting college placement results on social media. My sophomore DC showed me some of the posts and, while I know this will generate a whole lot of ire here, I’ll admit I was impressed by GDS’ placements. The quantity, caliber, and range was notable. Burke and St. Andrew’s also had much stronger placement than I recall from prior years. The placement landscape is clearly changing.

This is a complete troll post. GDS has not posted college placements on Twitter or Facebook or anywhere else. While students will post their destinations on their own social media, the school actively discourages it. Every student is different and where they go to college is not a very good measure of the education provided by their high school. My child's reach may be your child's safety. Your child may prioritize playing on a D3 lacrosse team and mine might dream of landing on an aircraft carrier. And just because 40 students in the senior class got into the Ivies doesn't boost your 8th grader's chances.

There's an IG account.