Class of 2020 College Placement Results

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m surprised this has not come up yet, but several of the schools are posting college placement results on social media. My sophomore DC showed me some of the posts and, while I know this will generate a whole lot of ire here, I’ll admit I was impressed by GDS’ placements. The quantity, caliber, and range was notable. Burke and St. Andrew’s also had much stronger placement than I recall from prior years. The placement landscape is clearly changing.

This is a complete troll post. GDS has not posted college placements on Twitter or Facebook or anywhere else. While students will post their destinations on their own social media, the school actively discourages it. Every student is different and where they go to college is not a very good measure of the education provided by their high school. My child's reach may be your child's safety. Your child may prioritize playing on a D3 lacrosse team and mine might dream of landing on an aircraft carrier. [b]And just because 40 students in the senior class got into the Ivies[b] doesn't boost your 8th grader's chances.

There you have it. The relentless GDS boast, disguised as an aside.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m surprised this has not come up yet, but several of the schools are posting college placement results on social media. My sophomore DC showed me some of the posts and, while I know this will generate a whole lot of ire here, I’ll admit I was impressed by GDS’ placements. The quantity, caliber, and range was notable. Burke and St. Andrew’s also had much stronger placement than I recall from prior years. The placement landscape is clearly changing.

This is a complete troll post. GDS has not posted college placements on Twitter or Facebook or anywhere else. While students will post their destinations on their own social media, the school actively discourages it. Every student is different and where they go to college is not a very good measure of the education provided by their high school. My child's reach may be your child's safety. Your child may prioritize playing on a D3 lacrosse team and mine might dream of landing on an aircraft carrier. And just because 40 students in the senior class got into the Ivies doesn't boost your 8th grader's chances.

Whether it is a school sanctioned post or student generated doesn’t really matter - there is an insta post that lists the college selections of the entire GDS class of 2020. It is a noteworthy list, both because of the multiple admissions at many of the top colleges (to be expected from GDS as that is their bread, butter, and brand) and because of the wide range of other schools - far more mediocre schools than you might otherwise think.

[Anonymous]

They used to call the GDS basketball program “Hoops for Harvard” although it is unclear how many basketball players have gotten in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well said. I am a Princeton alum myself. Unfortunately, my kiddo (who will be a '21 prep school grad) hasn't quite shown what he has the stuff to take advantage of his legacy status. He recently had the bright idea that he would also apply to Denison and Alabama. He might as well pump gas or join the regular Army in my book.

troll

She or He is not a troll. Take the stick out your a@@

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I'm the poster who gave the Michigan-->Duke example.

I would probably stick with Michigan too (my kids are in middle school so we're not there yet). However, Duke is heck of a lot harder to get into than Michigan. I know at least a dozen DC kids from public and private who were accepted to Michigan. They range from
steller (straight As, national merit finalists, etc) to strong (A/B students).

I only know of one accepted to Duke (the Michigan kid I mentioned). He/she's a top student, both parents are active Duke alumni and it took a pandemic to get the kid off the waitlist and into Duke from DC.

Uh, that’s probably because of where we are? More kids in mid Atlantic would typically apply to Duke then a school in the Midwest.

Would you consider Duke to be on par with Ivies? I certainly would not. But then again i don't really consider Penn and Cornell to be Ivies. Indeed.

This is such a JACKASS post. Who cares which schools you consider to be Ivy? Indeed!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m surprised this has not come up yet, but several of the schools are posting college placement results on social media. My sophomore DC showed me some of the posts and, while I know this will generate a whole lot of ire here, I’ll admit I was impressed by GDS’ placements. The quantity, caliber, and range was notable. Burke and St. Andrew’s also had much stronger placement than I recall from prior years. The placement landscape is clearly changing.

This is a complete troll post. GDS has not posted college placements on Twitter or Facebook or anywhere else. While students will post their destinations on their own social media, the school actively discourages it. Every student is different and where they go to college is not a very good measure of the education provided by their high school. My child's reach may be your child's safety. Your child may prioritize playing on a D3 lacrosse team and mine might dream of landing on an aircraft carrier. And just because 40 students in the senior class got into the Ivies doesn't boost your 8th grader's chances.

Whether it is a school sanctioned post or student generated doesn’t really matter - there is an insta post that lists the college selections of the entire GDS class of 2020. It is a noteworthy list, both because of the multiple admissions at many of the top colleges (to be expected from GDS as that is their bread, butter, and brand) and because of the wide range of other schools - far more mediocre schools than you might otherwise think.

We should acknowledge that sending one-third if the senior class to the Ivys, certainly if it were any other school, would be considered pretty amazing.

[Anonymous]

The Development folks from GDS are really pushing it.

I guess they've got to pay for that new addition.

Bad time to take on a ton of debt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Development folks from GDS are really pushing it.

I guess they've got to pay for that new addition.

Bad time to take on a ton of debt.

Why? They could just take a government bailout like Sidwell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well said. I am a Princeton alum myself. Unfortunately, my kiddo (who will be a '21 prep school grad) hasn't quite shown what he has the stuff to take advantage of his legacy status. He recently had the bright idea that he would also apply to Denison and Alabama. He might as well pump gas or join the regular Army in my book.

troll

She or He is not a troll. Take the stick out your a@@

Hi Troll.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Development folks from GDS are really pushing it.

I guess they've got to pay for that new addition.

Bad time to take on a ton of debt.

Why? They could just take a government bailout like Sidwell.

GDS passed on taking a loan although the school certainly qualified. Mindful of their social justice tradition, the school believes that others are more deserving of the federal financial assistance. And while this period of economic uncertainty presents short-term challenges for GDS like many other instituons, the school’s finances have been managed very prudently.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well said. I am a Princeton alum myself. Unfortunately, my kiddo (who will be a '21 prep school grad) hasn't quite shown what he has the stuff to take advantage of his legacy status. He recently had the bright idea that he would also apply to Denison and Alabama. He might as well pump gas or join the regular Army in my book.

troll

I hope it's a troll, because otherwise that poor kid! Ivy or nothing! is such a narrow, parochial view of success. I'm sure that kid knows that their parent holds them in contempt and is sad about it. Meanwhile, thousands of kids go to schools outside the Ivies and find a million ways to be very successful.

[Anonymous]

How much debt is GDS carrying?

How big is the endowment?

What are the total operating costs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Development folks from GDS are really pushing it.

I guess they've got to pay for that new addition.

Bad time to take on a ton of debt.

Why? They could just take a government bailout like Sidwell.

GDS passed on taking a loan although the school certainly qualified. Mindful of their social justice tradition, the school believes that others are more deserving of the federal financial assistance. And while this period of economic uncertainty presents short-term challenges for GDS like many other instituons, the school’s finances have been managed very prudently.

This is a bit of revisionism. GDS initially intended to apply for the PPP but saw the wave of criticism crashing down elsewhere and pulled their application. While there are certainly many in the GDS community who walk the walk on equity, there are even more who care more about perception than reality. It makes for a perverse environment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m surprised this has not come up yet, but several of the schools are posting college placement results on social media. My sophomore DC showed me some of the posts and, while I know this will generate a whole lot of ire here, I’ll admit I was impressed by GDS’ placements. The quantity, caliber, and range was notable. Burke and St. Andrew’s also had much stronger placement than I recall from prior years. The placement landscape is clearly changing.

This is a complete troll post. GDS has not posted college placements on Twitter or Facebook or anywhere else. While students will post their destinations on their own social media, the school actively discourages it. Every student is different and where they go to college is not a very good measure of the education provided by their high school. My child's reach may be your child's safety. Your child may prioritize playing on a D3 lacrosse team and mine might dream of landing on an aircraft carrier. And just because 40 students in the senior class got into the Ivies doesn't boost your 8th grader's chances.

Whether it is a school sanctioned post or student generated doesn’t really matter - there is an insta post that lists the college selections of the entire GDS class of 2020. It is a noteworthy list, both because of the multiple admissions at many of the top colleges (to be expected from GDS as that is their bread, butter, and brand) and because of the wide range of other schools - far more mediocre schools than you might otherwise think.

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We should acknowledge that sending one-third if the senior class to the Ivys, certainly if it were any other school, would be considered pretty amazing.

That is a remarkable statistic, but GDS seems to take it in stride

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m surprised this has not come up yet, but several of the schools are posting college placement results on social media. My sophomore DC showed me some of the posts and, while I know this will generate a whole lot of ire here, I’ll admit I was impressed by GDS’ placements. The quantity, caliber, and range was notable. Burke and St. Andrew’s also had much stronger placement than I recall from prior years. The placement landscape is clearly changing.

This is a complete troll post. GDS has not posted college placements on Twitter or Facebook or anywhere else. While students will post their destinations on their own social media, the school actively discourages it. Every student is different and where they go to college is not a very good measure of the education provided by their high school. My child's reach may be your child's safety. Your child may prioritize playing on a D3 lacrosse team and mine might dream of landing on an aircraft carrier. And just because 40 students in the senior class got into the Ivies doesn't boost your 8th grader's chances.

Whether it is a school sanctioned post or student generated doesn’t really matter - there is an insta post that lists the college selections of the entire GDS class of 2020. It is a noteworthy list, both because of the multiple admissions at many of the top colleges (to be expected from GDS as that is their bread, butter, and brand) and because of the wide range of other schools - far more mediocre schools than you might otherwise think.

.

We should acknowledge that sending one-third if the senior class to the Ivys, certainly if it were any other school, would be considered pretty amazing.

That is a remarkable statistic, but GDS seems to take it in stride

GDS does have excellent placement, as do its peer institutions. These same top probates also send kids to more main stream colleges. Some of college placement relates to student performance and school reputation but more of it is related to existing family associations. Graduates of elite colleges and universities are more likely to send their children to the top privates. This has been demonstrated again and again.