Acceptance Rates at Schools

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Even Sidwell etc. have to admit twice as many kids as they have spaces, because they all know that top applicants will apply to multiple schools and have multiple choices. Schools like Sidwell may admit 2 kids for every seat they want to fill. Less selective schools may admit 3 or 4 or five kids for every seat they want to fill.

Self-selection also matters. Some schools have very high yield rates because they occupy more specialized niches, so they may not get a ton of applications, but a high percentage of applicants are committed to attending.

That said it is late January so all we can do no is sit back and cross fingers!

Schools closely track their historical yield, including by division. Sidwell admits more than it expects, because it does not get 100% yield, but their yield percentage is well above 50% from what I understand.

Your overall point is an important one, however, because inevitably on this thread somebody asks people to post what schools they are declining to give hope to those on a waiting list. Unless the number of declined offers exceeds the historical norm, any declined offer is just the built-in cushion and you can't assume the waiting list "goes live."

[Anonymous]

Also, schools do tend to disseminate some self-serving propaganda about how desirable they are. UNlike colleges, there is no disclosure requirement, so schools jostle for preeminence in part by trying to create a mystique — “We’re so desirable.”

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:On the Maret tour, they were pretty open when this question was asked. They said 1 in 8.

That's funny, GDS HS says the exact same thing.

GDS admits a larger class, and I had the impression that it was slightly easier to be admitted than some of the other top schools. It appeared easier from our K-8 school. Am I wrong?

You are wrong. There are more applicants to GDS to begin with, in my understanding. Also if applying from a progressive k-8 you have an advantage probably.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not a GDS fan at all. If your family isn’t super liberal and your kid plays sports it’s not a good match.

+1 - would NEVER consider GDS so it is NOT everyone's cup of tea!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not a GDS fan at all. If your family isn’t super liberal and your kid plays sports it’s not a good match.

+1 - would NEVER consider GDS so it is NOT everyone's cup of tea!

You posted almost the same sentence two days ago.

Relax.

No one is demanding that GDS be your cup of tea! Pick whatever tea you want (or better yet, let your child pick his or her own cup of tea!).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:On the Maret tour, they were pretty open when this question was asked. They said 1 in 8.

That's funny, GDS HS says the exact same thing.

GDS admits a larger class, and I had the impression that it was slightly easier to be admitted than some of the other top schools. It appeared easier from our K-8 school. Am I wrong?

You are wrong. There are more applicants to GDS to begin with, in my understanding. Also if applying from a progressive k-8 you have an advantage probably.

So you are saying that there are more applicants to GDS than any of the other top privates? (In order to keep the rate the same, it would have to be A LOT more)