Holton-Arns and Brown

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Gotta love the sense of entitlement. It's not like other Ivy League schools are banging down Holton's doors for students. Barely a handful of grads are admitted to HYSPM per year.

Like most if not all of the top area privates, the go to schools at Holton are the usual suspects: Tulane, USC, Wash U, Emory, Northeastern, Chicago, etc. But these schools routinely admit top public school grads from the DMV as well. The college admissions advantage gained from DC privates over publics is a thing of the past.

The top 10% kids at Holton get into Ivy + schools. The next top 10% into Northwester, Wash U and such. Holton does very well on the college admission front.

Yea, maybe, but only 10 enrolled at Harvard, Yale or Princeton in the last five years, only two at Stanford, and none at MIT. Take out Penn and Duke and meh - not much there.

In a class of 90 girls this year, 11 are going to Ivies and 5 to UChicago, Duke, Northwestern. Over the past four years, about 20 percent of the class goes to the above schools (plus JHU).

From DMV private schools, most of the MIT admits are athletes. Same with Stanford.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gotta love the sense of entitlement. It's not like other Ivy League schools are banging down Holton's doors for students. Barely a handful of grads are admitted to HYSPM per year.

Like most if not all of the top area privates, the go to schools at Holton are the usual suspects: Tulane, USC, Wash U, Emory, Northeastern, Chicago, etc. But these schools routinely admit top public school grads from the DMV as well. The college admissions advantage gained from DC privates over publics is a thing of the past.

The top 10% kids at Holton get into Ivy + schools. The next top 10% into Northwester, Wash U and such. Holton does very well on the college admission front.

Yea, maybe, but only 10 enrolled at Harvard, Yale or Princeton in the last five years, only two at Stanford, and none at MIT. Take out Penn and Duke and meh - not much there.

Wrong on MIT. And this whole thread is ridiculous. Add in Columbia, Penn, and Dartmouth and you have a very different picture anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gotta love the sense of entitlement. It's not like other Ivy League schools are banging down Holton's doors for students. Barely a handful of grads are admitted to HYSPM per year.

Like most if not all of the top area privates, the go to schools at Holton are the usual suspects: Tulane, USC, Wash U, Emory, Northeastern, Chicago, etc. But these schools routinely admit top public school grads from the DMV as well. The college admissions advantage gained from DC privates over publics is a thing of the past.

The top 10% kids at Holton get into Ivy + schools. The next top 10% into Northwester, Wash U and such. Holton does very well on the college admission front.

Yea, maybe, but only 10 enrolled at Harvard, Yale or Princeton in the last five years, only two at Stanford, and none at MIT. Take out Penn and Duke and meh - not much there.

Go look again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gotta love the sense of entitlement. It's not like other Ivy League schools are banging down Holton's doors for students. Barely a handful of grads are admitted to HYSPM per year.

Like most if not all of the top area privates, the go to schools at Holton are the usual suspects: Tulane, USC, Wash U, Emory, Northeastern, Chicago, etc. But these schools routinely admit top public school grads from the DMV as well. The college admissions advantage gained from DC privates over publics is a thing of the past.

The top 10% kids at Holton get into Ivy + schools. The next top 10% into Northwester, Wash U and such. Holton does very well on the college admission front.

Yea, maybe, but only 10 enrolled at Harvard, Yale or Princeton in the last five years, only two at Stanford, and none at MIT. Take out Penn and Duke and meh - not much there.

In a class of 90 girls this year, 11 are going to Ivies and 5 to UChicago, Duke, Northwestern. Over the past four years, about 20 percent of the class goes to the above schools (plus JHU).

From DMV private schools, most of the MIT admits are athletes. Same with Stanford.

Yes, not too bad for a “finishing” school /s

[Anonymous]

I think my daughter told me that someone is going from Holton to Brown this year. Reminder that Instagram is not a comprehensive listing.

My daughter (a HA student) claims that a prior HA student broke an ED contract with Brown a few years ago, and thus they are blackballed, but that seems like a student rumor to me.

[Anonymous]

How strong is the CCO at Holton? Can they get the kid in through connections?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gotta love the sense of entitlement. It's not like other Ivy League schools are banging down Holton's doors for students. Barely a handful of grads are admitted to HYSPM per year.

Like most if not all of the top area privates, the go to schools at Holton are the usual suspects: Tulane, USC, Wash U, Emory, Northeastern, Chicago, etc. But these schools routinely admit top public school grads from the DMV as well. The college admissions advantage gained from DC privates over publics is a thing of the past.

The top 10% kids at Holton get into Ivy + schools. The next top 10% into Northwester, Wash U and such. Holton does very well on the college admission front.

Yea, maybe, but only 10 enrolled at Harvard, Yale or Princeton in the last five years, only two at Stanford, and none at MIT. Take out Penn and Duke and meh - not much there.

Wrong on MIT. And this whole thread is ridiculous. Add in Columbia, Penn, and Dartmouth and you have a very different picture anyway.

I can only go on the school’s own profile where it reported no MIT enrollees for 2022 to 2025.

Paying 60k a year for a 10 percent chance of Ivy + admissions doesn’t seem that smart to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think my daughter told me that someone is going from Holton to Brown this year. Reminder that Instagram is not a comprehensive listing.

My daughter (a HA student) claims that a prior HA student broke an ED contract with Brown a few years ago, and thus they are blackballed, but that seems like a student rumor to me.

Earlier in the thread someone attached a link to Holton’s school profile, prepared by the school itself. One Brown for the entire period 2022 to 2025, and zero MIT. Only three went to Harvard - less than one a year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gotta love the sense of entitlement. It's not like other Ivy League schools are banging down Holton's doors for students. Barely a handful of grads are admitted to HYSPM per year.

Like most if not all of the top area privates, the go to schools at Holton are the usual suspects: Tulane, USC, Wash U, Emory, Northeastern, Chicago, etc. But these schools routinely admit top public school grads from the DMV as well. The college admissions advantage gained from DC privates over publics is a thing of the past.

The top 10% kids at Holton get into Ivy + schools. The next top 10% into Northwester, Wash U and such. Holton does very well on the college admission front.

Yea, maybe, but only 10 enrolled at Harvard, Yale or Princeton in the last five years, only two at Stanford, and none at MIT. Take out Penn and Duke and meh - not much there.

Wrong on MIT. And this whole thread is ridiculous. Add in Columbia, Penn, and Dartmouth and you have a very different picture anyway.

I can only go on the school’s own profile where it reported no MIT enrollees for 2022 to 2025.

Paying 60k a year for a 10 percent chance of Ivy + admissions doesn’t seem that smart to me.

What a strange perspective on education! There is another thread on “strivers”. This sort of attitude is Exhibit A.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gotta love the sense of entitlement. It's not like other Ivy League schools are banging down Holton's doors for students. Barely a handful of grads are admitted to HYSPM per year.

Like most if not all of the top area privates, the go to schools at Holton are the usual suspects: Tulane, USC, Wash U, Emory, Northeastern, Chicago, etc. But these schools routinely admit top public school grads from the DMV as well. The college admissions advantage gained from DC privates over publics is a thing of the past.

The top 10% kids at Holton get into Ivy + schools. The next top 10% into Northwester, Wash U and such. Holton does very well on the college admission front.

Yea, maybe, but only 10 enrolled at Harvard, Yale or Princeton in the last five years, only two at Stanford, and none at MIT. Take out Penn and Duke and meh - not much there.

Wrong on MIT. And this whole thread is ridiculous. Add in Columbia, Penn, and Dartmouth and you have a very different picture anyway.

I can only go on the school’s own profile where it reported no MIT enrollees for 2022 to 2025.

Paying 60k a year for a 10 percent chance of Ivy + admissions doesn’t seem that smart to me.

What a strange perspective on education! There is another thread on “strivers”. This sort of attitude is Exhibit A.

Signed, MIT Class of 1997

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gotta love the sense of entitlement. It's not like other Ivy League schools are banging down Holton's doors for students. Barely a handful of grads are admitted to HYSPM per year.

Like most if not all of the top area privates, the go to schools at Holton are the usual suspects: Tulane, USC, Wash U, Emory, Northeastern, Chicago, etc. But these schools routinely admit top public school grads from the DMV as well. The college admissions advantage gained from DC privates over publics is a thing of the past.

The top 10% kids at Holton get into Ivy + schools. The next top 10% into Northwester, Wash U and such. Holton does very well on the college admission front.

Yea, maybe, but only 10 enrolled at Harvard, Yale or Princeton in the last five years, only two at Stanford, and none at MIT. Take out Penn and Duke and meh - not much there.

Wrong on MIT. And this whole thread is ridiculous. Add in Columbia, Penn, and Dartmouth and you have a very different picture anyway.

I can only go on the school’s own profile where it reported no MIT enrollees for 2022 to 2025.

Paying 60k a year for a 10 percent chance of Ivy + admissions doesn’t seem that smart to me.

What a strange perspective on education! There is another thread on “strivers”. This sort of attitude is Exhibit A.

Signed, MIT Class of 1997

Co-signed, T50 near the end 😁

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think my daughter told me that someone is going from Holton to Brown this year. Reminder that Instagram is not a comprehensive listing.

My daughter (a HA student) claims that a prior HA student broke an ED contract with Brown a few years ago, and thus they are blackballed, but that seems like a student rumor to me.

Earlier in the thread someone attached a link to Holton’s school profile, prepared by the school itself. One Brown for the entire period 2022 to 2025, and zero MIT. Only three went to Harvard - less than one a year.

Enrolled vs admitted

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s funny, the person I think of when I think of Holton arms was very preppy and sort of upper crust/traditional. When I think of Brown, I think of a more hippie, sort of very liberal vibe.(Both rich kids though.)

It’s probably more to do with the admissions office liking certain schools, but I just don’t see a lot of Holton Arms girls applying to Brown and wanting to go there as their top choice.

Another Brown parent, those days are long gone.

Right? I'm so sick of hearing Brown = hippies. This is so out dated and out of touch.

- Another Brown parent

[Anonymous]

They haven’t had anyone admitted to Yale in the past two years. I think Yale may not favor Holton applicants. They perform reasonably well with UPenn, Columbia, Dartmouth, Cornell, and even Princeton. However, Harvard and Yale acceptances are rare. Brown admissions are notably absent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They haven’t had anyone admitted to Yale in the past two years. I think Yale may not favor Holton applicants. They perform reasonably well with UPenn, Columbia, Dartmouth, Cornell, and even Princeton. However, Harvard and Yale acceptances are rare. Brown admissions are notably absent.

There is at least 1 Harvard acceptance every year. This year, the girl chose to go to another school. Two girls went to Yale from the 2023 class.