Washington International School's college matriculation rivals STA/NCS... why no attention?

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Anonymous wrote:I mean, why fight to be called one of the Big Apples when everyone recognizes you’re THE star fruit (whether they like star fruit or not)?

I mean, why revive a six yr old thread?

Everyone always says to "do your own research and look through the old threads" so why get upset when they actually do and crack a joke while doing their research 🤷‍♀️

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This is an old thread but wth I'll still throw something out there.

WIS was the only school our kid applied to a couple years ago and didn't get in. Waitlisted. Then towards the end of the cycle they called and said they could offer a spot if we were full pay. Which we weren't.

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Anonymous wrote:Is acceptance into WIS as competitive and selective as STA/SFS/NCS? That would be awesome if it were a little easier/under the radar...

...and if your goals were as shallow as making matriculation to Ivy League Colleges a priority. Folks this is so passé....

Like it or not, this is one of the metrics used to measure these schools

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is acceptance into WIS as competitive and selective as STA/SFS/NCS? That would be awesome if it were a little easier/under the radar...

...and if your goals were as shallow as making matriculation to Ivy League Colleges a priority. Folks this is so passé....

Like it or not, this is one of the metrics used to measure these schools

Sure, I just personally think that a school showing its student understand a diverse set of elite universities around the world and are able to match their passions to the best university to serve that along with a fit for them, is a much better metric.

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Anonymous wrote:Never see WIS discussed but it appears to be just as competent at sending kids to the Ivies as STA/NCS, Sidwell, and GDS. So why do we pretend it doesn't exist?

Maybe because their admits are the token Italians, Ghanans, brasilians at the colleges they get admitted to?

Just reminding everyone of this comment. Shockingly anti-immigrant.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid graduated from WIS a few years ago. DC got into several top LACs and desirable public universities like UCLA, Michigan and UNC with a ACT score of 31 and grades of 6's and 5's in most of the WIS classes (that would be the equivalent of B+ and Bs at other private high schools). We think the rigor of the IB program/reputation of WIS/and personal interaction with admissions officers visiting the school (graduating class only has about 60 students) definitely helped DC with admissions. Friends at comparable Big 3 schools needed a higher testing score and probably a better GPA to get into the same schools. I should add that DC is not a minority or an athlete but did have some unique volunteering extracurriculars that could have helped with admissions.

Michigan likes IB. Michigan's top feeders for in-state include several public IB schools.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid graduated from WIS a few years ago. DC got into several top LACs and desirable public universities like UCLA, Michigan and UNC with a ACT score of 31 and grades of 6's and 5's in most of the WIS classes (that would be the equivalent of B+ and Bs at other private high schools). We think the rigor of the IB program/reputation of WIS/and personal interaction with admissions officers visiting the school (graduating class only has about 60 students) definitely helped DC with admissions. Friends at comparable Big 3 schools needed a higher testing score and probably a better GPA to get into the same schools. I should add that DC is not a minority or an athlete but did have some unique volunteering extracurriculars that could have helped with admissions.

Too much identifying information here.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid graduated from WIS a few years ago. DC got into several top LACs and desirable public universities like UCLA, Michigan and UNC with a ACT score of 31 and grades of 6's and 5's in most of the WIS classes (that would be the equivalent of B+ and Bs at other private high schools). We think the rigor of the IB program/reputation of WIS/and personal interaction with admissions officers visiting the school (graduating class only has about 60 students) definitely helped DC with admissions. Friends at comparable Big 3 schools needed a higher testing score and probably a better GPA to get into the same schools. I should add that DC is not a minority or an athlete but did have some unique volunteering extracurriculars that could have helped with admissions.

Too much identifying information here.

So much so that you could identify them? Or just that you would be uncomfortable sharing to that level?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Never see WIS discussed but it appears to be just as competent at sending kids to the Ivies as STA/NCS, Sidwell, and GDS. So why do we pretend it doesn't exist?

Maybe because their admits are the token Italians, Ghanans, brasilians at the colleges they get admitted to?

Just reminding everyone of this comment. Shockingly anti-immigrant.

Not too surprising when they can’t spell “Ghanaian” or “Brazilian” correctly.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Never see WIS discussed but it appears to be just as competent at sending kids to the Ivies as STA/NCS, Sidwell, and GDS. So why do we pretend it doesn't exist?

Maybe because their admits are the token Italians, Ghanans, brasilians at the colleges they get admitted to?

Just reminding everyone of this comment. Shockingly anti-immigrant.

Not too surprising when they can’t spell “Ghanaian” or “Brazilian” correctly.

💀 The WIS haters always send their best and their brightest 🤣

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kid graduated from WIS a few years ago. DC got into several top LACs and desirable public universities like UCLA, Michigan and UNC with a ACT score of 31 and grades of 6's and 5's in most of the WIS classes (that would be the equivalent of B+ and Bs at other private high schools). We think the rigor of the IB program/reputation of WIS/and personal interaction with admissions officers visiting the school (graduating class only has about 60 students) definitely helped DC with admissions. Friends at comparable Big 3 schools needed a higher testing score and probably a better GPA to get into the same schools. I should add that DC is not a minority or an athlete but did have some unique volunteering extracurriculars that could have helped with admissions.

Too much identifying information here.

Dramatic much?

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Anonymous wrote:My kid graduated from WIS a few years ago. DC got into several top LACs and desirable public universities like UCLA, Michigan and UNC with a ACT score of 31 and grades of 6's and 5's in most of the WIS classes (that would be the equivalent of B+ and Bs at other private high schools). We think the rigor of the IB program/reputation of WIS/and personal interaction with admissions officers visiting the school (graduating class only has about 60 students) definitely helped DC with admissions. Friends at comparable Big 3 schools needed a higher testing score and probably a better GPA to get into the same schools. I should add that DC is not a minority or an athlete but did have some unique volunteering extracurriculars that could have helped with admissions.

Too much identifying information here.

If PP feels comfortable sharing that much info, what's it to you? It's helpful for the rest of us!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Never see WIS discussed but it appears to be just as competent at sending kids to the Ivies as STA/NCS, Sidwell, and GDS. So why do we pretend it doesn't exist?

Maybe because their admits are the token Italians, Ghanans, brasilians at the colleges they get admitted to?

Just reminding everyone of this comment. Shockingly anti-immigrant.

Not too surprising when they can’t spell “Ghanaian” or “Brazilian” correctly.

💀 The WIS haters always send their best and their brightest 🤣

They're so demure, so mindful.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nobody cares about that school

Sorry that your kid was rejected.

1. We never even thought of that school, let alone applied.

2. Everyone gets into that school

3. Have you seen the facilities? LOL.

Interesting that someone who never even thought of that schools knows so well what the facilities look like. And yes, I have seen them and they compared well to other privates in the area, though their playground in the lower school could certainly be nicer. Their upper campus is beautiful.
It is outright wrong that everyone gets in. I know several full pay families, including with siblings attending, whose kids were rejected. One of those families had both their twins accepted to Beauvoir. The school looks for fit and the reality is that not every kid/family can handle the language immersion aspect.

WIS’ Upper School library is an absolute joke. I honestly thought our tour guide was kidding when she showed us the “library.” The theater and athletic facilities are also subpar. Overall, the campus is meh.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nobody cares about that school

Sorry that your kid was rejected.

1. We never even thought of that school, let alone applied.

2. Everyone gets into that school

3. Have you seen the facilities? LOL.

Interesting that someone who never even thought of that schools knows so well what the facilities look like. And yes, I have seen them and they compared well to other privates in the area, though their playground in the lower school could certainly be nicer. Their upper campus is beautiful.
It is outright wrong that everyone gets in. I know several full pay families, including with siblings attending, whose kids were rejected. One of those families had both their twins accepted to Beauvoir. The school looks for fit and the reality is that not every kid/family can handle the language immersion aspect.

WIS’ Upper School library is an absolute joke. I honestly thought our tour guide was kidding when she showed us the “library.” The theater and athletic facilities are also subpar. Overall, the campus is meh.

Sure, a very nice public library is practically across the street, so why would the school bother to recreate something the students can already access very easily from campus? Instead, the money was spent on amazing science labs, a design tech studio, etc.