Sidwell College Admissions This Year

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Anonymous wrote:If 15 applied then a bunch of middle-of-pack applied because I seriously doubt each of the top 15 kids applied to Brown. Basically a bunch of kids applied who had no business applying. Their rejection is on them.

But yet you never know. Another middle of the pack kid got into another ivy, so why not one of them.

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Anonymous wrote:What happened with Brown? Why a washout?

An oversized number of kids applied ED and none were admitted and several were rejected outright.

Seems like Brown is sending a message to the Sidwell - you're letting too many apply.

Why is Brown so popular? It's a good school but not stupendously great compared to some others.

Brown is more of an SFS vibe than, say, Princeton. You get a lot more kids who would make that choice and are thus prioritizing accordingly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In DC’s immediate circle, all got their first choice schools in EA. My sense is that it’s going well but how would we know at this point. It’s all anecdotal.

I will say without question that Sidwell (6th through 12) gave my kid an amazing education and foundation. And helped my kid mature into a decent, thinking human.

Not sure of your child's circle, but that's not what I've been hearing from friends whose children have been shut out from the schools they fully believed would be acceptances this year. Almost universally.

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Anonymous wrote:I have two kids who graduated from Sidwell and we were extremely pleased with the support and guidance of the CCO. Each of our kids worked with a different counselor, and each was extremely helpful in helping our DC develop a balanced list of schools that were good fits for them as individuals. Both kids were encouraged to have a good number of schools that would be considered both solid matches and also “safeties,” in addition to 1-2 reaches. They also were counseled that the process isn’t about getting into the “best” school, but instead to focus on getting into the best school for them. If parents (or the students) don’t listen to the CCO’s good advice and apply only to Ivies or top tier schools, you can’t blame them when you don’t get the outcomes you were hoping for. They can only do so much. The job of the CCO is not to “get your kid into college,” but rather to support your student through the process as they navigate their own path.

All of this.

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Anonymous wrote:In DC’s immediate circle, all got their first choice schools in EA. My sense is that it’s going well but how would we know at this point. It’s all anecdotal.

I will say without question that Sidwell (6th through 12) gave my kid an amazing education and foundation. And helped my kid mature into a decent, thinking human.

Not sure of your child's circle, but that's not what I've been hearing from friends whose children have been shut out from the schools they fully believed would be acceptances this year. Almost universally.

I am not the PP, but my kid is literally the only one in their circle of 15-20 friends who didn't get in to their ED or SCEA.

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Anonymous wrote:If 15 applied then a bunch of middle-of-pack applied because I seriously doubt each of the top 15 kids applied to Brown. Basically a bunch of kids applied who had no business applying. Their rejection is on them.

But yet you never know. Another middle of the pack kid got into another ivy, so why not one of them.

As many have said, the 0 for 15 is a meaningless stat without knowing more about the kids who applied. Or related stats like: did fewer kids EA/ED to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Penn? All these schools are great and super-competitive, but the top of the class typically EA/ED to those schools.

[Anonymous]

At least one kid applying to Brown was top 5 percent of the class and deferred. Friends were very surprised.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In DC’s immediate circle, all got their first choice schools in EA. My sense is that it’s going well but how would we know at this point. It’s all anecdotal.

I will say without question that Sidwell (6th through 12) gave my kid an amazing education and foundation. And helped my kid mature into a decent, thinking human.

Not sure of your child's circle, but that's not what I've been hearing from friends whose children have been shut out from the schools they fully believed would be acceptances this year. Almost universally.

Clearly PP’s kid is in the “smart circle”.

And your friends kids aren’t “shut out” - they got rejected from their first choice college. Happens everywhere and has for decades.

[Anonymous]

Not Sidwell, but know a kid with a 4.0 u/w GPA in most rigorous classes (no APs offered at school) 36 across the board ACT, 5 800 SAT subject tests, NMSF, Presidential Scholar nominee, published research, varsity captain, outstanding ECs...and deferred at the school getting a lot of coverage here. Nicest kid, very socially engaged. Three other kids admitted - also great kids, though none were legacy nor with these highest stats. Even the school was shocked.

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Anonymous wrote:there was no confusion about this

I understand that is what you say. But then why are enough parents confused that Lauren needed to send an email out about it today?

They're not confused. They're worried because their kids aren't placed yet and are pushing the CCO to do more.

Placed yet??? What an entitled description of college admissions.

I'm sorry, sweetheart, what word would you prefer?

Does the CCO place students?

PP?

No, didn't think so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At least one kid applying to Brown was top 5 percent of the class and deferred. Friends were very surprised.

What's the rough GPA of the top 5 percent of the class at Sidwell?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In DC’s immediate circle, all got their first choice schools in EA. My sense is that it’s going well but how would we know at this point. It’s all anecdotal.

I will say without question that Sidwell (6th through 12) gave my kid an amazing education and foundation. And helped my kid mature into a decent, thinking human.

Not sure of your child's circle, but that's not what I've been hearing from friends whose children have been shut out from the schools they fully believed would be acceptances this year. Almost universally.

You know it’s February right? There is no such thing as “shut out” before April

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not Sidwell, but know a kid with a 4.0 u/w GPA in most rigorous classes (no APs offered at school) 36 across the board ACT, 5 800 SAT subject tests, NMSF, Presidential Scholar nominee, published research, varsity captain, outstanding ECs...and deferred at the school getting a lot of coverage here. Nicest kid, very socially engaged. Three other kids admitted - also great kids, though none were legacy nor with these highest stats. Even the school was shocked.

Not this year, though, rt?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not Sidwell, but know a kid with a 4.0 u/w GPA in most rigorous classes (no APs offered at school) 36 across the board ACT, 5 800 SAT subject tests, NMSF, Presidential Scholar nominee, published research, varsity captain, outstanding ECs...and deferred at the school getting a lot of coverage here. Nicest kid, very socially engaged. Three other kids admitted - also great kids, though none were legacy nor with these highest stats. Even the school was shocked.

Not this year, though, rt?

This year. Kid has an EA to a state flagship, now waiting on RD.

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Anonymous wrote:Not Sidwell, but know a kid with a 4.0 u/w GPA in most rigorous classes (no APs offered at school) 36 across the board ACT, 5 800 SAT subject tests, NMSF, Presidential Scholar nominee, published research, varsity captain, outstanding ECs...and deferred at the school getting a lot of coverage here. Nicest kid, very socially engaged. Three other kids admitted - also great kids, though none were legacy nor with these highest stats. Even the school was shocked.

Not this year, though, rt?

This year. Kid has an EA to a state flagship, now waiting on RD.

When did they take the subject tests?