GDS - Wow!

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Anonymous wrote:How does this fit with the narrative that the poor kids in private would surely get better results in public?

Private school parents just like to complain

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Anonymous wrote:How does this fit with the narrative that the poor kids in private would surely get better results in public?

I’ll definitely let you know next year when my child applies.

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Anonymous wrote:If you want your kid to get into an Ivy, GDS is the way to go. The kids seem to get in without crazy ECs

The Harvard kids all have extraordinarily smart, connected, dynamic parents. Some are legacies, some are not. All are super successful, national leaders in their respective fields. I know two of them from work.
I assume their kids are similar to their parents: big picture, innovative thinkers who are also kind and very good with people. They (their parents) are the kind of people who are among the most impressive I have ever met. It makes a lot of sense that their kids would be exceptional.

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Anonymous wrote:At least one of the Harvard admits today is a legacy.

Legacy or whatever - if that's right that's 7 (including 3 EA) this year which is bananas.

Harvard Westlake in Los Angeles sent 13 to Harvard last year.

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Anonymous wrote:Crazy that GDS has so many Harvard admits! Doesn’t seem like any other school had ANYONE get in RD to any Ivys last night, much less Harvard. Instagrams very quiet….

Maybe kids are considering their options, [/b]or just not obnoxious enough to post results while classmates are processing their news[b]?

No these kids are plenty obnoxious enough…never been a problem. Every second of their lives is advertised and they don’t care if a classmate feels bad about it!

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Anonymous wrote:Crazy that GDS has so many Harvard admits! Doesn’t seem like any other school had ANYONE get in RD to any Ivys last night, much less Harvard. Instagrams very quiet….

Some kids post quickly and some kids are deciding between the options. The Sidwell page was not as quick back in December.

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Anonymous wrote:Huh? There’s some Cornell.

It's definitely the best choice for anyone focusing on STEM

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Crazy that GDS has so many Harvard admits! Doesn’t seem like any other school had ANYONE get in RD to any Ivys last night, much less Harvard. Instagrams very quiet….

Maybe kids are considering their options, [/b]or just not obnoxious enough to post results while classmates are processing their news[b]?

No these kids are plenty obnoxious enough…never been a problem. Every second of their lives is advertised and they don’t care if a classmate feels bad about it!

Because of the insane costs, there's less competition for these schools nowadays so getting into an Ivy just doesn't mean what it used to.

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Anonymous wrote:Look, GDS is an elite high school that enrolls lots of kids with connections. Even if they aren’t legacies, they all know people. That’s why these kids do so well with college admissions. The rich get richer. Not exactly a Man Bites Dog story.

Meaning? Their parents somehow pulled strings to get their kids in?

Not quite. Meaning that their privilege is so pervasive in so many ways, large and small, that them having great success in college admissions is preordained. It’s just the way the world works.

Fortunately, in the end it really doesn’t matter that much.

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Anonymous wrote:Crazy that GDS has so many Harvard admits! Doesn’t seem like any other school had ANYONE get in RD to any Ivys last night, much less Harvard. Instagrams very quiet….

I think GDS students set up their insta page set up so students can each post their own announcements. At some schools there are certain students that manage the insta and post for others so the process takes longer.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At least one of the Harvard admits today is a legacy.

Legacy or whatever - if that's right that's 7 (including 3 EA) this year which is bananas.

Harvard Westlake in Los Angeles sent 13 to Harvard last year.

Damn Harvard Westlake. Always ahead in the race. Well, maybe GDS beat them or at least pulled even with them this year

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Aren’t there at least a couple of GDS parents who are on the Harvard board or are closely connected to it? Ketanji Brown Jackson was on the Harvard board and one of her kids is still at GDS I think.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look, GDS is an elite high school that enrolls lots of kids with connections. Even if they aren’t legacies, they all know people. That’s why these kids do so well with college admissions. The rich get richer. Not exactly a Man Bites Dog story.

Meaning? Their parents somehow pulled strings to get their kids in?

Not quite. Meaning that their privilege is so pervasive in so many ways, large and small, that them having great success in college admissions is preordained. It’s just the way the world works.

Fortunately, in the end it really doesn’t matter that much.

Their parents of these kids are outliers. They kids are bound to be successful.
The number one thing parents should be asking themselves if they want to know if their own kid could/will have this success with college admissions at GDS: "Have I pushed the limits of innovative thinking and success myself?" Sounds like I'm joking but I'm not. I think you either have these genes or you don't.

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Anonymous wrote:Aren’t there at least a couple of GDS parents who are on the Harvard board or are closely connected to it? Ketanji Brown Jackson was on the Harvard board and one of her kids is still at GDS I think.

she graduated two years ago

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look, GDS is an elite high school that enrolls lots of kids with connections. Even if they aren’t legacies, they all know people. That’s why these kids do so well with college admissions. The rich get richer. Not exactly a Man Bites Dog story.

Meaning? Their parents somehow pulled strings to get their kids in?

Not quite. Meaning that their privilege is so pervasive in so many ways, large and small, that them having great success in college admissions is preordained. It’s just the way the world works.

Fortunately, in the end it really doesn’t matter that much.

Their parents of these kids are outliers. They kids are bound to be successful.
The number one thing parents should be asking themselves if they want to know if their own kid could/will have this success with college admissions at GDS: "Have I pushed the limits of innovative thinking and success myself?" Sounds like I'm joking but I'm not. I think you either have these genes or you don't.

There are definitely exceptional parents in the group of Harvard admits and the Princeton admit, people who are at the intellectual forefront of this country. People like that also tend to have favors they can call in for their high achieving children; letters they can get written for them etc.