Free advice from a senior high school parent

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Out of control public GPAs is a myth private school parents tell themselves.

According to Forbes, between 2010 and 2022, there was evidence of steady grade inflation among high schoolers. During that period, even as the National Assessment of Educational Progress (the “Nation’s Report Card”) recorded steady declines in reading, math, and U.S. history achievement, student GPAs climbed steadily higher in Public Schools. The average adjusted GPA increased from 3.17 to 3.39 in English; from 3.02 to 3.32 in math; from 3.28 to 3.46 in social studies; and from 3.12 to 3.36 in science. In 2022, more than 89% of high schoolers in Public Schools received an A or a B in math, English, social studies, and science.

There is also grade inflation at the privates. There is grade inflation at Harvard and Yale. I’m sure that your private is no different.

Do you have facts to back up your statement?

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/05/nyregion/yale-grade-inflation.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Out of control public GPAs is a myth private school parents tell themselves.

According to Forbes, between 2010 and 2022, there was evidence of steady grade inflation among high schoolers. During that period, even as the National Assessment of Educational Progress (the “Nation’s Report Card”) recorded steady declines in reading, math, and U.S. history achievement, student GPAs climbed steadily higher in Public Schools. The average adjusted GPA increased from 3.17 to 3.39 in English; from 3.02 to 3.32 in math; from 3.28 to 3.46 in social studies; and from 3.12 to 3.36 in science. In 2022, more than 89% of high schoolers in Public Schools received an A or a B in math, English, social studies, and science.

There is also grade inflation at the privates. There is grade inflation at Harvard and Yale. I’m sure that your private is no different.

Do you have facts to back up your statement?

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/05/nyregion/yale-grade-inflation.html

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, what's striking to me is how all the privates seem to have the same college outcomes: Bullis, Sidwell, NCS, Holy Child. They're getting kids into the exact same schools. There is no longer any benefit for suffering through Sidwell or NCS over Flint Hill or St. Andrews.

The way things are going, the admissions will be BETTER from these easier schools this year or next. The schools that are holding out on to super strict grading (NCS, Sidwell, to a lesser degree GDS and STA) are going to have to pivot or really become irrelevant.

Flint Hill or St. Andrew's......Please. They are not in the same league as NCS, Sidwell, GDS, and STA.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, what's striking to me is how all the privates seem to have the same college outcomes: Bullis, Sidwell, NCS, Holy Child. They're getting kids into the exact same schools. There is no longer any benefit for suffering through Sidwell or NCS over Flint Hill or St. Andrews.

The way things are going, the admissions will be BETTER from these easier schools this year or next. The schools that are holding out on to super strict grading (NCS, Sidwell, to a lesser degree GDS and STA) are going to have to pivot or really become irrelevant.

Flint Hill or St. Andrew's......Please. They are not in the same league as NCS, Sidwell, GDS, and STA.

Well Flint Hill had several ED acceptances to both BC and WF and NCS was shut out at both. So at the moment Flint Hill is winning. It's troublecome because these were strong NCS students.
But go ahead, keep your head in the sand.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, what's striking to me is how all the privates seem to have the same college outcomes: Bullis, Sidwell, NCS, Holy Child. They're getting kids into the exact same schools. There is no longer any benefit for suffering through Sidwell or NCS over Flint Hill or St. Andrews.

The way things are going, the admissions will be BETTER from these easier schools this year or next. The schools that are holding out on to super strict grading (NCS, Sidwell, to a lesser degree GDS and STA) are going to have to pivot or really become irrelevant.

Holy Child? You must have this school confused with some other private school. HC does not have impressive college outcomes like some of the other schools on your list.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, what's striking to me is how all the privates seem to have the same college outcomes: Bullis, Sidwell, NCS, Holy Child. They're getting kids into the exact same schools. There is no longer any benefit for suffering through Sidwell or NCS over Flint Hill or St. Andrews.

The way things are going, the admissions will be BETTER from these easier schools this year or next. The schools that are holding out on to super strict grading (NCS, Sidwell, to a lesser degree GDS and STA) are going to have to pivot or really become irrelevant.

Holy Child? You must have this school confused with some other private school. HC does not have impressive college outcomes like some of the other schools on your list.

Well they are this year. they got 4 girls into Wake Forest and NCS got zero.

I'm not a HC parent but this year it appears you could do well there with a reasonable amount of effort, have a good high school experience and get into Wake. OR you can work your ass off at NCS, end up with a 3.7 or 3.8 and get rejected form Wake (-as one example).

It's frustrating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, what's striking to me is how all the privates seem to have the same college outcomes: Bullis, Sidwell, NCS, Holy Child. They're getting kids into the exact same schools. There is no longer any benefit for suffering through Sidwell or NCS over Flint Hill or St. Andrews.

The way things are going, the admissions will be BETTER from these easier schools this year or next. The schools that are holding out on to super strict grading (NCS, Sidwell, to a lesser degree GDS and STA) are going to have to pivot or really become irrelevant.

Holy Child? You must have this school confused with some other private school. HC does not have impressive college outcomes like some of the other schools on your list.

Uh oh the mom of the ugly daughter is back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, what's striking to me is how all the privates seem to have the same college outcomes: Bullis, Sidwell, NCS, Holy Child. They're getting kids into the exact same schools. There is no longer any benefit for suffering through Sidwell or NCS over Flint Hill or St. Andrews.

The way things are going, the admissions will be BETTER from these easier schools this year or next. The schools that are holding out on to super strict grading (NCS, Sidwell, to a lesser degree GDS and STA) are going to have to pivot or really become irrelevant.

Holy Child? You must have this school confused with some other private school. HC does not have impressive college outcomes like some of the other schools on your list.

Well they are this year. they got 4 girls into Wake Forest and NCS got zero.

I'm not a HC parent but this year it appears you could do well there with a reasonable amount of effort, have a good high school experience and get into Wake. OR you can work your ass off at NCS, end up with a 3.7 or 3.8 and get rejected form Wake (-as one example).

It's frustrating.

People sleep on Holy Child. They have an honors track and AP courses and ALL of their girls got 4s and 5s - they are taking the same AP tests as your kids but also, enjoying school. It’s possible. If you are at what you consider to be a “rigorous school” know that a top college can only take so many students total and other good colleges can only take a limited number of students from each school. Stop bragging that your high school got Ellie McNellie at Visi into Harvard when that will not likely be your kid’s outcome. Some other kid’s success has no bearing on your own child. It’s bizarre.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, what's striking to me is how all the privates seem to have the same college outcomes: Bullis, Sidwell, NCS, Holy Child. They're getting kids into the exact same schools. There is no longer any benefit for suffering through Sidwell or NCS over Flint Hill or St. Andrews.

The way things are going, the admissions will be BETTER from these easier schools this year or next. The schools that are holding out on to super strict grading (NCS, Sidwell, to a lesser degree GDS and STA) are going to have to pivot or really become irrelevant.

Holy Child? You must have this school confused with some other private school. HC does not have impressive college outcomes like some of the other schools on your list.

Well they are this year. they got 4 girls into Wake Forest and NCS got zero.

I'm not a HC parent but this year it appears you could do well there with a reasonable amount of effort, have a good high school experience and get into Wake. OR you can work your ass off at NCS, end up with a 3.7 or 3.8 and get rejected form Wake (-as one example).

It's frustrating.

Since when did WF become a prize?!? I would be very disappointed if my NCS daughter attended WF.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, what's striking to me is how all the privates seem to have the same college outcomes: Bullis, Sidwell, NCS, Holy Child. They're getting kids into the exact same schools. There is no longer any benefit for suffering through Sidwell or NCS over Flint Hill or St. Andrews.

The way things are going, the admissions will be BETTER from these easier schools this year or next. The schools that are holding out on to super strict grading (NCS, Sidwell, to a lesser degree GDS and STA) are going to have to pivot or really become irrelevant.

Holy Child? You must have this school confused with some other private school. HC does not have impressive college outcomes like some of the other schools on your list.

Well they are this year. they got 4 girls into Wake Forest and NCS got zero.

I'm not a HC parent but this year it appears you could do well there with a reasonable amount of effort, have a good high school experience and get into Wake. OR you can work your ass off at NCS, end up with a 3.7 or 3.8 and get rejected form Wake (-as one example).

It's frustrating.

Since when did WF become a prize?!? I would be very disappointed if my NCS daughter attended WF.

Huh? It's super popular and only about the top 15% of the NCS class can even get into Wake these days.
If you're looking down your nose at Wake I hope your daughter is in the top 5% of her class and has a 3.9+ as a senior.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, what's striking to me is how all the privates seem to have the same college outcomes: Bullis, Sidwell, NCS, Holy Child. They're getting kids into the exact same schools. There is no longer any benefit for suffering through Sidwell or NCS over Flint Hill or St. Andrews.

The way things are going, the admissions will be BETTER from these easier schools this year or next. The schools that are holding out on to super strict grading (NCS, Sidwell, to a lesser degree GDS and STA) are going to have to pivot or really become irrelevant.

Holy Child? You must have this school confused with some other private school. HC does not have impressive college outcomes like some of the other schools on your list.

Uh oh the mom of the ugly daughter is back.

Please have your mediocre daughter attend her mediocre school (HC) in peace…and be quiet. No one is threatened by anything associated with the low hanging fruit that is HC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, what's striking to me is how all the privates seem to have the same college outcomes: Bullis, Sidwell, NCS, Holy Child. They're getting kids into the exact same schools. There is no longer any benefit for suffering through Sidwell or NCS over Flint Hill or St. Andrews.

The way things are going, the admissions will be BETTER from these easier schools this year or next. The schools that are holding out on to super strict grading (NCS, Sidwell, to a lesser degree GDS and STA) are going to have to pivot or really become irrelevant.

Holy Child? You must have this school confused with some other private school. HC does not have impressive college outcomes like some of the other schools on your list.

Uh oh the mom of the ugly daughter is back.

Please have your mediocre daughter attend her mediocre school (HC) in peace…and be quiet. No one is threatened by anything associated with the low hanging fruit that is HC.

You two are both such lovely people. GL to your DDs in their efforts to escape your influence and find good therapists.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, what's striking to me is how all the privates seem to have the same college outcomes: Bullis, Sidwell, NCS, Holy Child. They're getting kids into the exact same schools. There is no longer any benefit for suffering through Sidwell or NCS over Flint Hill or St. Andrews.

The way things are going, the admissions will be BETTER from these easier schools this year or next. The schools that are holding out on to super strict grading (NCS, Sidwell, to a lesser degree GDS and STA) are going to have to pivot or really become irrelevant.

Holy Child? You must have this school confused with some other private school. HC does not have impressive college outcomes like some of the other schools on your list.

Well they are this year. they got 4 girls into Wake Forest and NCS got zero.

I'm not a HC parent but this year it appears you could do well there with a reasonable amount of effort, have a good high school experience and get into Wake. OR you can work your ass off at NCS, end up with a 3.7 or 3.8 and get rejected form Wake (-as one example).

It's frustrating.

Since when did WF become a prize?!? I would be very disappointed if my NCS daughter attended WF.

Huh? It's super popular and only about the top 15% of the NCS class can even get into Wake these days.
If you're looking down your nose at Wake I hope your daughter is in the top 5% of her class and has a 3.9+ as a senior.

It may be super popular at HC, but it is not/will not be an option for my daughter. My daughter didn’t choose NCS to end up at WF. However, that’s a fine school for HC students to aspire to, I suppose.

P.S. NCS, and the vast majority of elite private schools, don’t rank students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, what's striking to me is how all the privates seem to have the same college outcomes: Bullis, Sidwell, NCS, Holy Child. They're getting kids into the exact same schools. There is no longer any benefit for suffering through Sidwell or NCS over Flint Hill or St. Andrews.

The way things are going, the admissions will be BETTER from these easier schools this year or next. The schools that are holding out on to super strict grading (NCS, Sidwell, to a lesser degree GDS and STA) are going to have to pivot or really become irrelevant.

Holy Child? You must have this school confused with some other private school. HC does not have impressive college outcomes like some of the other schools on your list.

Well they are this year. they got 4 girls into Wake Forest and NCS got zero.

I'm not a HC parent but this year it appears you could do well there with a reasonable amount of effort, have a good high school experience and get into Wake. OR you can work your ass off at NCS, end up with a 3.7 or 3.8 and get rejected form Wake (-as one example).

It's frustrating.

Since when did WF become a prize?!? I would be very disappointed if my NCS daughter attended WF.

Huh? It's super popular and only about the top 15% of the NCS class can even get into Wake these days.
If you're looking down your nose at Wake I hope your daughter is in the top 5% of her class and has a 3.9+ as a senior.

It may be super popular at HC, but it is not/will not be an option for my daughter. My daughter didn’t choose NCS to end up at WF. However, that’s a fine school for HC students to aspire to, I suppose.

P.S. NCS, and the vast majority of elite private schools, don’t rank students.

yeah, I know. I have an NCS daughter.
I would bet a lot that you don't have a senior or junior with your degree of cluelessness.
The only girls getting into WF (just given as an example) from NCS in the past 3 years had above a 3.85. Which puts them in the top 10-20% of the class, depending on year.
So I really hope you have a true genius on your hands if your daughter is such a stellar applicant that she is in the top 10% of her NCS class and so securely there that she can veto schools at the level of Wake.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, what's striking to me is how all the privates seem to have the same college outcomes: Bullis, Sidwell, NCS, Holy Child. They're getting kids into the exact same schools. There is no longer any benefit for suffering through Sidwell or NCS over Flint Hill or St. Andrews.

The way things are going, the admissions will be BETTER from these easier schools this year or next. The schools that are holding out on to super strict grading (NCS, Sidwell, to a lesser degree GDS and STA) are going to have to pivot or really become irrelevant.

Holy Child? You must have this school confused with some other private school. HC does not have impressive college outcomes like some of the other schools on your list.

Well they are this year. they got 4 girls into Wake Forest and NCS got zero.

I'm not a HC parent but this year it appears you could do well there with a reasonable amount of effort, have a good high school experience and get into Wake. OR you can work your ass off at NCS, end up with a 3.7 or 3.8 and get rejected form Wake (-as one example).

It's frustrating.

Since when did WF become a prize?!? I would be very disappointed if my NCS daughter attended WF.

Huh? It's super popular and only about the top 15% of the NCS class can even get into Wake these days.
If you're looking down your nose at Wake I hope your daughter is in the top 5% of her class and has a 3.9+ as a senior.

It may be super popular at HC, but it is not/will not be an option for my daughter. My daughter didn’t choose NCS to end up at WF. However, that’s a fine school for HC students to aspire to, I suppose.

P.S. NCS, and the vast majority of elite private schools, don’t rank students.

yeah, I know. I have an NCS daughter.
I would bet a lot that you don't have a senior or junior with your degree of cluelessness.
The only girls getting into WF (just given as an example) from NCS in the past 3 years had above a 3.85. Which puts them in the top 10-20% of the class, depending on year.
So I really hope you have a true genius on your hands if your daughter is such a stellar applicant that she is in the top 10% of her NCS class and so securely there that she can veto schools at the level of Wake.

“So I really hope you have a true genius on your hands if your daughter is such a stellar applicant that she is in the top 10% of her NCS class.”

Your daughter doesn’t attend NCS. If she did you would know that NCS doesn’t rank.

I hope your daughter has a great time at WF, or wherever she ends up.