Big 3 Nightmare

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Anonymous wrote:So this thread devolved into people who dislike private school kids bashing on private school parents.

Typical DCUM drivel. I bet with our anonymity that Jeff provides here, half of you would STFU and be too chicken chicken s**t to look me or my kid in the eyes with their 1500, near perfect GPA and tell them to buck up because their privilege is ending

Sorry (ok not sorry) I can afford private school.

eh.. my public school magnet kid 1580 SAT also got shut out. 4.77 WPA, and 5 on 10 AP exams. Clearly your privilege isn't working for you.

Your kid got in nowhere? Is she/he taking a gap year?

DP here. My friend’s daughter got shut out with similar stats. She is half Asian half white. While she had top grades, she did not have amazing extracurriculars. Of course she had a long list of achievements but nothing to make her stand out.

This is what I'm seeing all over social media. Long lists of achievements but they are all 'common' and 'typical' achievements that most others with their stats have.

The kids getting accepted are the ones who are young entrepreneurs and those who have done independent research/internships on their own.

DS's best friend's twin sister has ok stats. She's a very middle of the pack, mostly A & B with a C or 2 student. She was part of several clubs but had no leadership positions. She played 1 year of a sport but not varsity. She wasn't part of theater, band, symphony, or chorus. She has awards but nothing super unique that I know of. What she does have going for her is that she started an LLC to sell homemade slime. She has a business website that she runs and she's even expanded to have a warehouse distribution site with employees who package and ship the slime for her. It's crazy - she got into Yale, Penn, & Princeton.

Because that is what sets a kid apart from others! She had an idea and turned it into something (even better if you can do that and not be rich). They want kids who will make a difference and are not just a resume of 4.0/1580+ "smart kids". She is 18 and has a business with employees---that's not a Fake business. They see value in that
I don't blame the schools---this kid will go far and I'd want her there as well

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So this thread devolved into people who dislike private school kids bashing on private school parents.

Typical DCUM drivel. I bet with our anonymity that Jeff provides here, half of you would STFU and be too chicken chicken s**t to look me or my kid in the eyes with their 1500, near perfect GPA and tell them to buck up because their privilege is ending

Sorry (ok not sorry) I can afford private school.

I’m trying to decide whether or not to switch my kids to private. Private school families are the ones who look down at public and feel superior to them, not the other way around. That attitude turns me off. I’m also convinced that going to a private school will not help my smart athletic kid get into a better college. I have kids who will do well in any environment. It is your exact attitude that you have just shown in a public forum that makes others want to stick up for their public school kids.

I will likely send my daughter to private. Real reason? I will only admit this on an anonymous forum is so she can marry well. She is very pretty and I know she will be popular with the boys. Would rather she not mingle with riffraff of public.

You have to be a troll. No one is marrying their high school sweetheart. I can’t believe this even needs to be said.

Yes they are, and the ones who aren’t meet up with someone in their 20s who wasn’t in their class but one close in age.

It's kind of sad that you want your kid to marry someone of the same age from the same area.

There are 7 cousins in my extended family and we all married people from other countries. Get togethers are like a mini UN conference.

I found it creepy when high school kids at a private my kids attended started dating other students who had been in their class since Pre-K. Talk about a bubble.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So this thread devolved into people who dislike private school kids bashing on private school parents.

Typical DCUM drivel. I bet with our anonymity that Jeff provides here, half of you would STFU and be too chicken chicken s**t to look me or my kid in the eyes with their 1500, near perfect GPA and tell them to buck up because their privilege is ending

Sorry (ok not sorry) I can afford private school.

I’m trying to decide whether or not to switch my kids to private. Private school families are the ones who look down at public and feel superior to them, not the other way around. That attitude turns me off. I’m also convinced that going to a private school will not help my smart athletic kid get into a better college. I have kids who will do well in any environment. It is your exact attitude that you have just shown in a public forum that makes others want to stick up for their public school kids.

I will likely send my daughter to private. Real reason? I will only admit this on an anonymous forum is so she can marry well. She is very pretty and I know she will be popular with the boys. Would rather she not mingle with riffraff of public.

You have to be a troll. No one is marrying their high school sweetheart. I can’t believe this even needs to be said.

Of course not. I was half joking. I would prefer she not mingle with the public school bad boys and hang out in a different crowd in college. Yes, that is a thing. Rich private school kids hang out together in college.

I hung out with the cool bad boys in high school. I want her to have a different experience.

There are plenty of bad boys on private and the drugs are better.

The kids in private know how to behave appropriately at the right times, and that is what matters.

“At the right times”? Like, when other people are around, esp adults and esp adults who can decide where they go to college? What about the rest of the time?

Character is who you are when no one is watching. Character is what you do in the dark to bring light.

What are you teaching your kids?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's been a very tough year for top students at Big 3 schools in DC. Whew. RD has offered no real relief..

Disagree lots of kids at Cathedral schools received great news. Between the two schools I know of several on both sides going to Georgetown, Cornell, Duke, Vandy, Notre Dame, etc...

UVA as well as several going to Ivies. These classes are small 76 at STA and 80 or so at NCS so percentage wise they have done quite well and have had great news for regular decision.

This year’s NCS class is smaller than usual I believe. Closer to 70 than 80.

70 girls in the senior class? That is very small for a HS. I would not want that for my kid. Talk about putting the kids under a microscope. No wonder there is such intense pressure at NCS.

Then don’t send your kid there. Usually its closer to 80.

That is still too small. In my opinion the class should be at least 125 students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So this thread devolved into people who dislike private school kids bashing on private school parents.

Typical DCUM drivel. I bet with our anonymity that Jeff provides here, half of you would STFU and be too chicken chicken s**t to look me or my kid in the eyes with their 1500, near perfect GPA and tell them to buck up because their privilege is ending

Sorry (ok not sorry) I can afford private school.

Private schools are superior in many ways to public schools.
For some kids though, public or private does not make a big difference.
People just think it is annoying when private school parents whine and complain that their kid didn’t get into a top 30 school.
You don’t even realize the privileged bubble you live in.

[Anonymous]

This entire thread is a waste of time.
Check out the college instagram pages of the local privates - admissions look excellent.
I’m sure there are a few disappointed kids but that has been happening forever.
I was one of the disappointed kids 25 years ago and eventually I got over it.
My life is great now. I ended up going to a regional lac with a 75% admit rate.
Still got a good education there.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So this thread devolved into people who dislike private school kids bashing on private school parents.

Typical DCUM drivel. I bet with our anonymity that Jeff provides here, half of you would STFU and be too chicken chicken s**t to look me or my kid in the eyes with their 1500, near perfect GPA and tell them to buck up because their privilege is ending

Sorry (ok not sorry) I can afford private school.

I’m trying to decide whether or not to switch my kids to private. Private school families are the ones who look down at public and feel superior to them, not the other way around. That attitude turns me off. I’m also convinced that going to a private school will not help my smart athletic kid get into a better college. I have kids who will do well in any environment. It is your exact attitude that you have just shown in a public forum that makes others want to stick up for their public school kids.

I will likely send my daughter to private. Real reason? I will only admit this on an anonymous forum is so she can marry well. She is very pretty and I know she will be popular with the boys. Would rather she not mingle with riffraff of public.

You have to be a troll. No one is marrying their high school sweetheart. I can’t believe this even needs to be said.

Yes they are, and the ones who aren’t meet up with someone in their 20s who wasn’t in their class but one close in age.

It's kind of sad that you want your kid to marry someone of the same age from the same area.

There are 7 cousins in my extended family and we all married people from other countries. Get togethers are like a mini UN conference.

I found it creepy when high school kids at a private my kids attended started dating other students who had been in their class since Pre-K. Talk about a bubble.

I want my kid to marry someone from a similar cultural & socioeconomic background.

[Anonymous]

These days I'm thankful my kids can attend a regular public school and do well academically and socially. We did private from K-8, but made the choice to move to public last year. With three kids, we spent a lot of $$ those years.

We did a lot of research when deciding to move our oldest from private to public in 9th. Overall, we are really pleased with our school and surprised that the only real difference is that private schools are more polished in many ways (facilities, brochures, presentations etc), but public seems to get the important stuff right. We're happy with the rigor and that DC has time to work on his other interests. Grading is very transparent. We'll see how things turn out in a few years, but I know I would've regretted staying in private, if after spending $40K per year we felt other wealthier, more prominent families were given more attention in the college application process.

It's a known fact that kids are competing within their schools for college admissions, so there is much more to consider than simply choosing the most prestigious high school. Choose the school where your kids will excel and be happy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So this thread devolved into people who dislike private school kids bashing on private school parents.

Typical DCUM drivel. I bet with our anonymity that Jeff provides here, half of you would STFU and be too chicken chicken s**t to look me or my kid in the eyes with their 1500, near perfect GPA and tell them to buck up because their privilege is ending

Sorry (ok not sorry) I can afford private school.

I’m trying to decide whether or not to switch my kids to private. Private school families are the ones who look down at public and feel superior to them, not the other way around. That attitude turns me off. I’m also convinced that going to a private school will not help my smart athletic kid get into a better college. I have kids who will do well in any environment. It is your exact attitude that you have just shown in a public forum that makes others want to stick up for their public school kids.

I will likely send my daughter to private. Real reason? I will only admit this on an anonymous forum is so she can marry well. She is very pretty and I know she will be popular with the boys. Would rather she not mingle with riffraff of public.

You have to be a troll. No one is marrying their high school sweetheart. I can’t believe this even needs to be said.

Yes they are, and the ones who aren’t meet up with someone in their 20s who wasn’t in their class but one close in age.

It's kind of sad that you want your kid to marry someone of the same age from the same area.

There are 7 cousins in my extended family and we all married people from other countries. Get togethers are like a mini UN conference.

I found it creepy when high school kids at a private my kids attended started dating other students who had been in their class since Pre-K. Talk about a bubble.

I want my kid to marry someone from a similar cultural & socioeconomic background.

Oooh, tell us more snob

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So this thread devolved into people who dislike private school kids bashing on private school parents.

Typical DCUM drivel. I bet with our anonymity that Jeff provides here, half of you would STFU and be too chicken chicken s**t to look me or my kid in the eyes with their 1500, near perfect GPA and tell them to buck up because their privilege is ending

Sorry (ok not sorry) I can afford private school.

I’m trying to decide whether or not to switch my kids to private. Private school families are the ones who look down at public and feel superior to them, not the other way around. That attitude turns me off. I’m also convinced that going to a private school will not help my smart athletic kid get into a better college. I have kids who will do well in any environment. It is your exact attitude that you have just shown in a public forum that makes others want to stick up for their public school kids.

I will likely send my daughter to private. Real reason? I will only admit this on an anonymous forum is so she can marry well. She is very pretty and I know she will be popular with the boys. Would rather she not mingle with riffraff of public.

You have to be a troll. No one is marrying their high school sweetheart. I can’t believe this even needs to be said.

Of course not. I was half joking. I would prefer she not mingle with the public school bad boys and hang out in a different crowd in college. Yes, that is a thing. Rich private school kids hang out together in college.

I hung out with the cool bad boys in high school. I want her to have a different experience.

Well you'd better make sure she locks in a ring senior year of high school, because learning from this thread, she's probably going to state school, if she's lucky. Maybe all the rich private school boys will be going to the exact same state school, who knows and you can only hope, right?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So this thread devolved into people who dislike private school kids bashing on private school parents.

Typical DCUM drivel. I bet with our anonymity that Jeff provides here, half of you would STFU and be too chicken chicken s**t to look me or my kid in the eyes with their 1500, near perfect GPA and tell them to buck up because their privilege is ending

Sorry (ok not sorry) I can afford private school.

eh.. my public school magnet kid 1580 SAT also got shut out. 4.77 WPA, and 5 on 10 AP exams. Clearly your privilege isn't working for you.

Your kid got in nowhere? Is she/he taking a gap year?

DP here. My friend’s daughter got shut out with similar stats. She is half Asian half white. While she had top grades, she did not have amazing extracurriculars. Of course she had a long list of achievements but nothing to make her stand out.

This is what I'm seeing all over social media. Long lists of achievements but they are all 'common' and 'typical' achievements that most others with their stats have.

The kids getting accepted are the ones who are young entrepreneurs and those who have done independent research/internships on their own.

DS's best friend's twin sister has ok stats. She's a very middle of the pack, mostly A & B with a C or 2 student. She was part of several clubs but had no leadership positions. She played 1 year of a sport but not varsity. She wasn't part of theater, band, symphony, or chorus. She has awards but nothing super unique that I know of. What she does have going for her is that she started an LLC to sell homemade slime. She has a business website that she runs and she's even expanded to have a warehouse distribution site with employees who package and ship the slime for her. It's crazy - she got into Yale, Penn, & Princeton.

Because that is what sets a kid apart from others! She had an idea and turned it into something (even better if you can do that and not be rich). They want kids who will make a difference and are not just a resume of 4.0/1580+ "smart kids". She is 18 and has a business with employees---that's not a Fake business. They see value in that
I don't blame the schools---this kid will go far and I'd want her there as well

So many of these “success” stories of businesses and non profits are parent run

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So this thread devolved into people who dislike private school kids bashing on private school parents.

Typical DCUM drivel. I bet with our anonymity that Jeff provides here, half of you would STFU and be too chicken chicken s**t to look me or my kid in the eyes with their 1500, near perfect GPA and tell them to buck up because their privilege is ending

Sorry (ok not sorry) I can afford private school.

I’m trying to decide whether or not to switch my kids to private. Private school families are the ones who look down at public and feel superior to them, not the other way around. That attitude turns me off. I’m also convinced that going to a private school will not help my smart athletic kid get into a better college. I have kids who will do well in any environment. It is your exact attitude that you have just shown in a public forum that makes others want to stick up for their public school kids.

I will likely send my daughter to private. Real reason? I will only admit this on an anonymous forum is so she can marry well. She is very pretty and I know she will be popular with the boys. Would rather she not mingle with riffraff of public.

You have to be a troll. No one is marrying their high school sweetheart. I can’t believe this even needs to be said.

Of course not. I was half joking. I would prefer she not mingle with the public school bad boys and hang out in a different crowd in college. Yes, that is a thing. Rich private school kids hang out together in college.

I hung out with the cool bad boys in high school. I want her to have a different experience.

There are plenty of bad boys on private and the drugs are better.

I dated a lot in my teens and twenties. I was popular with the boys. I married well. I feel lucky that I didn’t end up with some of my ex boyfriends.

I know my daughter will be popular with the boys. May as well be rich boys.

How many boys did you hook up with? You seem to be a charm to have around.

[Anonymous]

I’ve had kids in both private and public. The quality and rigor of the private was orders of magnitude better (and harder) than the public. Apparently even saying this is insulting all public school kids or something, based on the extremely sensitive posters I saw earlier. I don’t get the extreme over-sensitivity. It was a fact of our lives. Nothing more, nothing less. 🤷‍♀️

I guess I am supposed to pretend otherwise or something? Idk. Maybe the super sensitive posters were trolls.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve had kids in both private and public. The quality and rigor of the private was orders of magnitude better (and harder) than the public. Apparently even saying this is insulting all public school kids or something, based on the extremely sensitive posters I saw earlier. I don’t get the extreme over-sensitivity. It was a fact of our lives. Nothing more, nothing less. 🤷‍♀️

I guess I am supposed to pretend otherwise or something? Idk. Maybe the super sensitive posters were trolls.

Name the schools. I’m sure there are some privates harder than some publics but around here, publics have rigorous programs. Numbers wise, there are more high achievers in publics. Obviously.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So this thread devolved into people who dislike private school kids bashing on private school parents.

Typical DCUM drivel. I bet with our anonymity that Jeff provides here, half of you would STFU and be too chicken chicken s**t to look me or my kid in the eyes with their 1500, near perfect GPA and tell them to buck up because their privilege is ending

Sorry (ok not sorry) I can afford private school.

eh.. my public school magnet kid 1580 SAT also got shut out. 4.77 WPA, and 5 on 10 AP exams. Clearly your privilege isn't working for you.

Your kid got in nowhere? Is she/he taking a gap year?

DP here. My friend’s daughter got shut out with similar stats. She is half Asian half white. While she had top grades, she did not have amazing extracurriculars. Of course she had a long list of achievements but nothing to make her stand out.

This is what I'm seeing all over social media. Long lists of achievements but they are all 'common' and 'typical' achievements that most others with their stats have.

The kids getting accepted are the ones who are young entrepreneurs and those who have done independent research/internships on their own.

DS's best friend's twin sister has ok stats. She's a very middle of the pack, mostly A & B with a C or 2 student. She was part of several clubs but had no leadership positions. She played 1 year of a sport but not varsity. She wasn't part of theater, band, symphony, or chorus. She has awards but nothing super unique that I know of. What she does have going for her is that she started an LLC to sell homemade slime. She has a business website that she runs and she's even expanded to have a warehouse distribution site with employees who package and ship the slime for her. It's crazy - she got into Yale, Penn, & Princeton.

Honest question: How did a teenager manage to hire several employees - legally? Did she had a lot of help from parents who could navigate the system, rent the warehouse site, help with filing taxes? Selling home-made slime is a middle school idea - implementing this is a major accomplishment and I am wondering how she could do this without a lot of support.