After all the drama, Big3 college admissions are really as strong as ever this year

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Anonymous wrote:Op seems to be exaggerating a bit as Sidwell list looks good but definitely has schools outside T50.

ok, 85-90% to top50?

If your source is instagram, only 60% seniors posted. Anyway, top50 is a low standard for a top private.

You sound bitter (and broke)!

There are nearly 4,000 accredited four-year colleges in the US. Getting 125 students (not all of them are great students—especially some of the lifers) into Top 50 schools is a high bar.

Why the dig at lifers. I hear this a lot on this forum and it’s just not backed up by data. Sounds like jealousy to me b/c you weren’t able to provide private for your kid for all 13 years.

Yes, there are a few lifers who rise to the top and the sibling admits for ninth grade are not always top students. But face it: lifers never have to compete for their place on merit. Just keep you head down and for goodness sake, don’t turn out to have a disability that makes the school do any extra work. And you’re golden.

What if every ninth grade seat was up for grabs? What if every lifer had to earn their US place?

They earn their place in HS by surviving 9 years of the rigorous curriculum at their top private…Not sure there’s any evidence the kids coming from public are more prepared. Usually they have a bit of catch up to do.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Op seems to be exaggerating a bit as Sidwell list looks good but definitely has schools outside T50.

ok, 85-90% to top50?

If your source is instagram, only 60% seniors posted. Anyway, top50 is a low standard for a top private.

You sound bitter (and broke)!

There are nearly 4,000 accredited four-year colleges in the US. Getting 125 students (not all of them are great students—especially some of the lifers) into Top 50 schools is a high bar.

Why the dig at lifers. I hear this a lot on this forum and it’s just not backed up by data. Sounds like jealousy to me b/c you weren’t able to provide private for your kid for all 13 years.

Yes, there are a few lifers who rise to the top and the sibling admits for ninth grade are not always top students. But face it: lifers never have to compete for their place on merit. Just keep you head down and for goodness sake, don’t turn out to have a disability that makes the school do any extra work. And you’re golden.

What if every ninth grade seat was up for grabs? What if every lifer had to earn their US place?

They earn their place in HS by surviving 9 years of the rigorous curriculum at their top private…Not sure there’s any evidence the kids coming from public are more prepared. Usually they have a bit of catch up to do.

If “catching up” is required, the public students usually do so and excel.

[Anonymous]

^ public school

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Op seems to be exaggerating a bit as Sidwell list looks good but definitely has schools outside T50.

ok, 85-90% to top50?

If your source is instagram, only 60% seniors posted. Anyway, top50 is a low standard for a top private.

You sound bitter (and broke)!

There are nearly 4,000 accredited four-year colleges in the US. Getting 125 students (not all of them are great students—especially some of the lifers) into Top 50 schools is a high bar.

Why the dig at lifers. I hear this a lot on this forum and it’s just not backed up by data. Sounds like jealousy to me b/c you weren’t able to provide private for your kid for all 13 years.

A hit dog will holler.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Op seems to be exaggerating a bit as Sidwell list looks good but definitely has schools outside T50.

I’m not the OP, but please try to read for understanding in the future. The OP said “Sidwell has pretty much gotten the entire class in top50.” “Pretty much” does not mean all.

You mean top 50 national or top 50 just for LACs?

[Anonymous]

I know nobody refers to Maret as Top 3 but about all but 1-2 of their posts are either Top 50 National (Miami #55) or T50 LAC (Spelman #55).

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Anonymous wrote:I know nobody refers to Maret as Top 3 but about all but 1-2 of their posts are either Top 50 National (Miami #55) or T50 LAC (Spelman #55).

Maret only has about 30 posts. Please circle back when (at least) 50% of the class has posted.

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Anonymous wrote:Op seems to be exaggerating a bit as Sidwell list looks good but definitely has schools outside T50.

ok, 85-90% to top50?

If your source is instagram, only 60% seniors posted. Anyway, top50 is a low standard for a top private.

You sound bitter (and broke)!

There are nearly 4,000 accredited four-year colleges in the US. Getting 125 students (not all of them are great students—especially some of the lifers) into Top 50 schools is a high bar.

Why the dig at lifers. I hear this a lot on this forum and it’s just not backed up by data. Sounds like jealousy to me b/c you weren’t able to provide private for your kid for all 13 years.

Yes, there are a few lifers who rise to the top and the sibling admits for ninth grade are not always top students. But face it: lifers never have to compete for their place on merit. Just keep you head down and for goodness sake, don’t turn out to have a disability that makes the school do any extra work. And you’re golden.

What if every ninth grade seat was up for grabs? What if every lifer had to earn their US place?

They earn their place in HS by surviving 9 years of the rigorous curriculum at their top private…Not sure there’s any evidence the kids coming from public are more prepared. Usually they have a bit of catch up to do.

Lol. “9 years of rigor” no. K-6 are not rigorous at all.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Op seems to be exaggerating a bit as Sidwell list looks good but definitely has schools outside T50.

ok, 85-90% to top50?

If your source is instagram, only 60% seniors posted. Anyway, top50 is a low standard for a top private.

You sound bitter (and broke)!

There are nearly 4,000 accredited four-year colleges in the US. Getting 125 students (not all of them are great students—especially some of the lifers) into Top 50 schools is a high bar.

Why the dig at lifers. I hear this a lot on this forum and it’s just not backed up by data. Sounds like jealousy to me b/c you weren’t able to provide private for your kid for all 13 years.

Yes, there are a few lifers who rise to the top and the sibling admits for ninth grade are not always top students. But face it: lifers never have to compete for their place on merit. Just keep you head down and for goodness sake, don’t turn out to have a disability that makes the school do any extra work. And you’re golden.

What if every ninth grade seat was up for grabs? What if every lifer had to earn their US place?

They earn their place in HS by surviving 9 years of the rigorous curriculum at their top private…Not sure there’s any evidence the kids coming from public are more prepared. Usually they have a bit of catch up to do.

Lol. “9 years of rigor” no. K-6 are not rigorous at all.

+1. K-6 MAY be stimulating but it’s certainly not rigorous.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I know nobody refers to Maret as Top 3 but about all but 1-2 of their posts are either Top 50 National (Miami #55) or T50 LAC (Spelman #55).

Maret only has about 30 posts. Please circle back when (at least) 50% of the class has posted.

Valid. Not saying it’s going to stay that way but still nice none the less. They have about 40% of the 80 or so 12th graders.

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Anonymous wrote:Op seems to be exaggerating a bit as Sidwell list looks good but definitely has schools outside T50.

ok, 85-90% to top50?

If your source is instagram, only 60% seniors posted. Anyway, top50 is a low standard for a top private.

You sound bitter (and broke)!

There are nearly 4,000 accredited four-year colleges in the US. Getting 125 students (not all of them are great students—especially some of the lifers) into Top 50 schools is a high bar.

Why the dig at lifers. I hear this a lot on this forum and it’s just not backed up by data. Sounds like jealousy to me b/c you weren’t able to provide private for your kid for all 13 years.

Yes, there are a few lifers who rise to the top and the sibling admits for ninth grade are not always top students. But face it: lifers never have to compete for their place on merit. Just keep you head down and for goodness sake, don’t turn out to have a disability that makes the school do any extra work. And you’re golden.

What if every ninth grade seat was up for grabs? What if every lifer had to earn their US place?

They earn their place in HS by surviving 9 years of the rigorous curriculum at their top private…Not sure there’s any evidence the kids coming from public are more prepared. Usually they have a bit of catch up to do.

Everyone know that BVR is not a rigorous curriculum. It is a great place - but not rigorous.

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What schools in this area, private or public, are actually "rigorous" in the lower elementary years? The only one that comes to mind is Primary Day.

For most places, *not* being rigorous at that age is a feature, not a bug.

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Anonymous wrote:Money and privilege still matter, absolutely shocking

NCS parent. Sure, they have the privilege of an expensive education (not a small thing) but many of these kids are not legacy.
They did work like sled-dogs for 4 years. It's good to know that colleges recognize this.
I'm not sure I (or she) would choose this again but I think she's an incredibly well prepared student.

Really? There are first gen girls at NCS?

Lolz

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Anonymous wrote:Money and privilege still matter, absolutely shocking

NCS parent. Sure, they have the privilege of an expensive education (not a small thing) but many of these kids are not legacy.
They did work like sled-dogs for 4 years. It's good to know that colleges recognize this.
I'm not sure I (or she) would choose this again but I think she's an incredibly well prepared student.

Really? There are first gen girls at NCS?

Lolz

There are definitely zero girls at NCS who will be first gen college students. They’re all legacies somewhere.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel sorry for the kids at these schools who are average students and sensitive. It must be very difficult to be surrounded by such cutthroat, competitive classmates and their parents.

They better toughen up! Life outside of NCS won’t be any easier. Competition is the American way!

College will be easier. My dd went to NCS, and was an average student there. She is now in college, and she and her friends from NCS all say college is so much easier.