Sidwell College Admissions This Year

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Anonymous wrote:Sidwell parent of senior. Mind blowing reversal of fortune in the last week or so, especially yesterday. My own kid came away with several acceptances and waitlists yesterday and we were absolutely stunned given our diminished expectations. It seems like everything is falling into place for many kids. This may turn out to be a very strong year. One thing is clear; I have absolutely no clue about how this whole process really works, despite having gone through it for the last year and a half. I am more confused than ever. And, truthfully, I am a bit embarrassed by how much mindshare I invested in it amid more consequential things like a global pandemic and a war in a Europe.

At the end of the day, I am grateful, especially for the relentless effort of the Sidwell CCO.

Does Sidwell limit how many colleges a student can apply? If it does, how many?

20

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Anonymous wrote:Good grief. Don't listen to these posters. the instagram shows about 10 colleges and they weakest are places like Dickenson (a soccer commit no less) and wake forest. If those schools are the end of the world to some of you then i give up.

If there are 10 admits, and among them are Dickinson and Wake Forest, then yes Sidwell is in trouble. Especially if only one kid got into an Ivy.

See I don't get this at all. I have kids at sta/ncs who are strong students and I'd be fine with wake and Dickinson. Totally, completely happy.

Also, for all we knew the sidwell kids (and others like them) got substantial aid at those schools. I can completely see sending my kids to a 2nd/third tier liberal arts college if it offers a merit scholarship. We don't all have $80k a year saved for college and even if we do, it might very well be better off saved for graduate school. At sidwell, something like 33% of kids are on aid and many more are just over the cut-off. I can imagine their college destinations are very dependent on finances.

You'll feel different when your kid is a senior. It's great that colleges are seeking more diversity. But it's the underqualified non URM kids who buy their way into Ivies or are otherwise connected that is so frustrating.

There are very few underqualified kids at Ivys. There are equally qualified that get ahead for some reason.

David Hogg posted his completely mediocre SAT score and GPA on reddit before he became famous. He was rejected from a few degree mill universities, then he got famous, took a gap year, and got into Harvard. He was most certainly not prepared for the rigor of Harvard. But no idea if he's still there, he took it off his twitter bio?[/quote]

The rigor of Harvard? Come on. Everyone knows that the hardest part of Harvard is getting in. After than you have to really screw up to fail out. And anyone that would begrudge a kid who survived a high school shooting and went on to become an activist the chance to attend Harvard is a very small person. Grow up. There are plenty of people with lower SAT scores who have gone on to be very successful.

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Anonymous wrote:Good grief. Don't listen to these posters. the instagram shows about 10 colleges and they weakest are places like Dickenson (a soccer commit no less) and wake forest. If those schools are the end of the world to some of you then i give up.

If there are 10 admits, and among them are Dickinson and Wake Forest, then yes Sidwell is in trouble. Especially if only one kid got into an Ivy.

See I don't get this at all. I have kids at sta/ncs who are strong students and I'd be fine with wake and Dickinson. Totally, completely happy.

Also, for all we knew the sidwell kids (and others like them) got substantial aid at those schools. I can completely see sending my kids to a 2nd/third tier liberal arts college if it offers a merit scholarship. We don't all have $80k a year saved for college and even if we do, it might very well be better off saved for graduate school. At sidwell, something like 33% of kids are on aid and many more are just over the cut-off. I can imagine their college destinations are very dependent on finances.

You'll feel different when your kid is a senior. It's great that colleges are seeking more diversity. But it's the underqualified non URM kids who buy their way into Ivies or are otherwise connected that is so frustrating.

There are very few underqualified kids at Ivys. There are equally qualified that get ahead for some reason.

David Hogg posted his completely mediocre SAT score and GPA on reddit before he became famous. He was rejected from a few degree mill universities, then he got famous, took a gap year, and got into Harvard. He was most certainly not prepared for the rigor of Harvard. But no idea if he's still there, he took it off his twitter bio?

A new low has been achieved by this PP.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sidwell parent of senior. Mind blowing reversal of fortune in the last week or so, especially yesterday. My own kid came away with several acceptances and waitlists yesterday and we were absolutely stunned given our diminished expectations. It seems like everything is falling into place for many kids. This may turn out to be a very strong year. One thing is clear; I have absolutely no clue about how this whole process really works, despite having gone through it for the last year and a half. I am more confused than ever. And, truthfully, I am a bit embarrassed by how much mindshare I invested in it amid more consequential things like a global pandemic and a war in a Europe.

At the end of the day, I am grateful, especially for the relentless effort of the Sidwell CCO.

Does Sidwell limit how many colleges a student can apply? If it does, how many?

No limit. At least this year there weren’t any limits.

Wonderful!

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Anonymous wrote:Saw someone is going to Deep Springs, very cool and impressive.

DD's CC tried to get her to go to that route, but she declined after initially expressing interest. Understand it is serious bragging cred for a counselor to work with a kid who gets admitted Deep Springs.

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Anonymous wrote:Sidwell parent of senior. Mind blowing reversal of fortune in the last week or so, especially yesterday. My own kid came away with several acceptances and waitlists yesterday and we were absolutely stunned given our diminished expectations. It seems like everything is falling into place for many kids. This may turn out to be a very strong year. One thing is clear; I have absolutely no clue about how this whole process really works, despite having gone through it for the last year and a half. I am more confused than ever. And, truthfully, I am a bit embarrassed by how much mindshare I invested in it amid more consequential things like a global pandemic and a war in a Europe.

At the end of the day, I am grateful, especially for the relentless effort of the Sidwell CCO.

Does Sidwell limit how many colleges a student can apply? If it does, how many?

No limit. At least this year there weren’t any limits.

Wonderful!

The common app limits you to 20

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Good grief. Don't listen to these posters. the instagram shows about 10 colleges and they weakest are places like Dickenson (a soccer commit no less) and wake forest. If those schools are the end of the world to some of you then i give up.

If there are 10 admits, and among them are Dickinson and Wake Forest, then yes Sidwell is in trouble. Especially if only one kid got into an Ivy.

See I don't get this at all. I have kids at sta/ncs who are strong students and I'd be fine with wake and Dickinson. Totally, completely happy.

Also, for all we knew the sidwell kids (and others like them) got substantial aid at those schools. I can completely see sending my kids to a 2nd/third tier liberal arts college if it offers a merit scholarship. We don't all have $80k a year saved for college and even if we do, it might very well be better off saved for graduate school. At sidwell, something like 33% of kids are on aid and many more are just over the cut-off. I can imagine their college destinations are very dependent on finances.

You'll feel different when your kid is a senior. It's great that colleges are seeking more diversity. But it's the underqualified non URM kids who buy their way into Ivies or are otherwise connected that is so frustrating.

I wrote something similar on another thread and was told that I was basically rude and nasty.

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Anonymous wrote:Good grief. Don't listen to these posters. the instagram shows about 10 colleges and they weakest are places like Dickenson (a soccer commit no less) and wake forest. If those schools are the end of the world to some of you then i give up.

If there are 10 admits, and among them are Dickinson and Wake Forest, then yes Sidwell is in trouble. Especially if only one kid got into an Ivy.

See I don't get this at all. I have kids at sta/ncs who are strong students and I'd be fine with wake and Dickinson. Totally, completely happy.

Also, for all we knew the sidwell kids (and others like them) got substantial aid at those schools. I can completely see sending my kids to a 2nd/third tier liberal arts college if it offers a merit scholarship. We don't all have $80k a year saved for college and even if we do, it might very well be better off saved for graduate school. At sidwell, something like 33% of kids are on aid and many more are just over the cut-off. I can imagine their college destinations are very dependent on finances.

You'll feel different when your kid is a senior. It's great that colleges are seeking more diversity. But it's the underqualified non URM kids who buy their way into Ivies or are otherwise connected that is so frustrating.

Your racism is showing.

how is that the case?

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Anonymous wrote:Good grief. Don't listen to these posters. the instagram shows about 10 colleges and they weakest are places like Dickenson (a soccer commit no less) and wake forest. If those schools are the end of the world to some of you then i give up.

If there are 10 admits, and among them are Dickinson and Wake Forest, then yes Sidwell is in trouble. Especially if only one kid got into an Ivy.

See I don't get this at all. I have kids at sta/ncs who are strong students and I'd be fine with wake and Dickinson. Totally, completely happy.

Also, for all we knew the sidwell kids (and others like them) got substantial aid at those schools. I can completely see sending my kids to a 2nd/third tier liberal arts college if it offers a merit scholarship. We don't all have $80k a year saved for college and even if we do, it might very well be better off saved for graduate school. At sidwell, something like 33% of kids are on aid and many more are just over the cut-off. I can imagine their college destinations are very dependent on finances.

You'll feel different when your kid is a senior. It's great that colleges are seeking more diversity. But it's the underqualified non URM kids who buy their way into Ivies or are otherwise connected that is so frustrating.

Your racism is showing.

Actually it's not because most of the "URMs" gunning for elite colleges are literally white kids pretending to be "Hispanic".

Hmmm. A white kid can be hispanic. They're not pretending.

[Anonymous]

for those who need to know, Hogg is still at Harvard:

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2022/3/23/gen-z-politics-forum/

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Anonymous wrote:Good grief. Don't listen to these posters. the instagram shows about 10 colleges and they weakest are places like Dickenson (a soccer commit no less) and wake forest. If those schools are the end of the world to some of you then i give up.

If there are 10 admits, and among them are Dickinson and Wake Forest, then yes Sidwell is in trouble. Especially if only one kid got into an Ivy.

See I don't get this at all. I have kids at sta/ncs who are strong students and I'd be fine with wake and Dickinson. Totally, completely happy.

Also, for all we knew the sidwell kids (and others like them) got substantial aid at those schools. I can completely see sending my kids to a 2nd/third tier liberal arts college if it offers a merit scholarship. We don't all have $80k a year saved for college and even if we do, it might very well be better off saved for graduate school. At sidwell, something like 33% of kids are on aid and many more are just over the cut-off. I can imagine their college destinations are very dependent on finances.

You'll feel different when your kid is a senior. It's great that colleges are seeking more diversity. But it's the underqualified non URM kids who buy their way into Ivies or are otherwise connected that is so frustrating.

There are very few underqualified kids at Ivys. There are equally qualified that get ahead for some reason.

David Hogg posted his completely mediocre SAT score and GPA on reddit before he became famous. He was rejected from a few degree mill universities, then he got famous, took a gap year, and got into Harvard. He was most certainly not prepared for the rigor of Harvard. But no idea if he's still there, he took it off his twitter bio?

Wow, had no idea that surviving a gun massacre by a fellow classmate is met with such derision. You are aware that he struggles with dyslexia, right?

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Anonymous wrote:Good grief. Don't listen to these posters. the instagram shows about 10 colleges and they weakest are places like Dickenson (a soccer commit no less) and wake forest. If those schools are the end of the world to some of you then i give up.

If there are 10 admits, and among them are Dickinson and Wake Forest, then yes Sidwell is in trouble. Especially if only one kid got into an Ivy.

See I don't get this at all. I have kids at sta/ncs who are strong students and I'd be fine with wake and Dickinson. Totally, completely happy.

Also, for all we knew the sidwell kids (and others like them) got substantial aid at those schools. I can completely see sending my kids to a 2nd/third tier liberal arts college if it offers a merit scholarship. We don't all have $80k a year saved for college and even if we do, it might very well be better off saved for graduate school. At sidwell, something like 33% of kids are on aid and many more are just over the cut-off. I can imagine their college destinations are very dependent on finances.

You'll feel different when your kid is a senior. It's great that colleges are seeking more diversity. But it's the underqualified non URM kids who buy their way into Ivies or are otherwise connected that is so frustrating.

There are very few underqualified kids at Ivys. There are equally qualified that get ahead for some reason.

David Hogg posted his completely mediocre SAT score and GPA on reddit before he became famous. He was rejected from a few degree mill universities, then he got famous, took a gap year, and got into Harvard. He was most certainly not prepared for the rigor of Harvard. But no idea if he's still there, he took it off his twitter bio?

A new low has been achieved by this PP.

Jeff should start an annual top ten competition for the lowest of the lows comments. I nominate this one for 2022.

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Anonymous wrote:Inside goss easy that this has been a pretty rough year at Sidwell. Some of the "best" students don't have strong options.

Disagree.

What do you consider options that are not strong?

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How was the ivy day result for SFS?

[Anonymous]

I heard they were excellent. A lot of the disappointed kids from ED got good news.