Class of '26 Instagram College Decisions

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Anonymous wrote:It is honestly so weird that a bunch of adults are analyzing the instagram posts of teenagers and weirder that you think institutional quality changes year to year based on college acceptances. All these schools are good and families weigh many factors when deciding on school and college. Please get a life!

I know! My kid's post is one of those posts, so it feels extra weird.

Ick levels through the roof. Kinda wish they’d make my kiddo’s school’s private.

Kids don't care. if they had an issue they wouldn't publish where they are going.

The kids should be proud, lots of great schools.

I'm sure the kids don't care, it's just sad you all are wasting your time on this.

for parents deciding where to send kids to high school this matters a ton.

the thread is "instagram college decisions" - anyone not interested in the topic has muted the thread or doesn't open it.

some could say it's sad that you are wasting your time commenting on this thread.

No, it really does not. Please get that notion out of your head if you truly want to make good decisions about where to send your child for HS. A kid who gets into HYP is likely going to get there from any of the most selective private and public schools. There is nothing magic going on that makes Brearley vs. Dalton vs. HM the answer to your Ivy League dreams. Especially at the TT schools, the peer groups will be similar, and whether this school sent 8 or 3 or 10 kids to Harvard in a given year is not a statistic that's particularly relevant to where your kid will have the best experience.

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Anonymous wrote:It is honestly so weird that a bunch of adults are analyzing the instagram posts of teenagers and weirder that you think institutional quality changes year to year based on college acceptances. All these schools are good and families weigh many factors when deciding on school and college. Please get a life!

I know! My kid's post is one of those posts, so it feels extra weird.

Ick levels through the roof. Kinda wish they’d make my kiddo’s school’s private.

Kids don't care. if they had an issue they wouldn't publish where they are going.

The kids should be proud, lots of great schools.

I'm sure the kids don't care, it's just sad you all are wasting your time on this.

for parents deciding where to send kids to high school this matters a ton.

the thread is "instagram college decisions" - anyone not interested in the topic has muted the thread or doesn't open it.

some could say it's sad that you are wasting your time commenting on this thread.

No, it really does not. Please get that notion out of your head if you truly want to make good decisions about where to send your child for HS. A kid who gets into HYP is likely going to get there from any of the most selective private and public schools. There is nothing magic going on that makes Brearley vs. Dalton vs. HM the answer to your Ivy League dreams. Especially at the TT schools, the peer groups will be similar, and whether this school sent 8 or 3 or 10 kids to Harvard in a given year is not a statistic that's particularly relevant to where your kid will have the best experience.

but the debate of going to say a 2T versus Stuy or TT versus suburban public or whatever comparison you want to make - this helps

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Anonymous wrote:It is honestly so weird that a bunch of adults are analyzing the instagram posts of teenagers and weirder that you think institutional quality changes year to year based on college acceptances. All these schools are good and families weigh many factors when deciding on school and college. Please get a life!

I know! My kid's post is one of those posts, so it feels extra weird.

Ick levels through the roof. Kinda wish they’d make my kiddo’s school’s private.

Kids don't care. if they had an issue they wouldn't publish where they are going.

The kids should be proud, lots of great schools.

I'm sure the kids don't care, it's just sad you all are wasting your time on this.

for parents deciding where to send kids to high school this matters a ton.

the thread is "instagram college decisions" - anyone not interested in the topic has muted the thread or doesn't open it.

some could say it's sad that you are wasting your time commenting on this thread.

No, it really does not. Please get that notion out of your head if you truly want to make good decisions about where to send your child for HS. A kid who gets into HYP is likely going to get there from any of the most selective private and public schools. There is nothing magic going on that makes Brearley vs. Dalton vs. HM the answer to your Ivy League dreams. Especially at the TT schools, the peer groups will be similar, and whether this school sent 8 or 3 or 10 kids to Harvard in a given year is not a statistic that's particularly relevant to where your kid will have the best experience.

but the debate of going to say a 2T versus Stuy or TT versus suburban public or whatever comparison you want to make - this helps

What helps is touring schools and talking to parents and students who have actual experience with them. Stalking IG accounts and wondering if Larlo and his friends chose to apply ED0 to Chicago because they were worried that's the "best" they could do is just gross.

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“Stalking” public IG accounts only reassured me that the best strategy I can recommend to my child is ED’ing Chicago (the school they really like but rate slightly lower than one of top Ivies).

If anyone thinks that’s the best they could do - so be it. College decisions are about optimizing efforts and mental energy while getting the desired outcome.

IG “stalking” helps with understanding college counselling strategies adopted by different schools (and you can clearly see that B is different from HM).

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Anonymous wrote:It is honestly so weird that a bunch of adults are analyzing the instagram posts of teenagers and weirder that you think institutional quality changes year to year based on college acceptances. All these schools are good and families weigh many factors when deciding on school and college. Please get a life!

I know! My kid's post is one of those posts, so it feels extra weird.

Ick levels through the roof. Kinda wish they’d make my kiddo’s school’s private.

Kids don't care. if they had an issue they wouldn't publish where they are going.

The kids should be proud, lots of great schools.

I'm sure the kids don't care, it's just sad you all are wasting your time on this.

for parents deciding where to send kids to high school this matters a ton.

the thread is "instagram college decisions" - anyone not interested in the topic has muted the thread or doesn't open it.

some could say it's sad that you are wasting your time commenting on this thread.

No, it really does not. Please get that notion out of your head if you truly want to make good decisions about where to send your child for HS. A kid who gets into HYP is likely going to get there from any of the most selective private and public schools. There is nothing magic going on that makes Brearley vs. Dalton vs. HM the answer to your Ivy League dreams. Especially at the TT schools, the peer groups will be similar, and whether this school sent 8 or 3 or 10 kids to Harvard in a given year is not a statistic that's particularly relevant to where your kid will have the best experience.

but the debate of going to say a 2T versus Stuy or TT versus suburban public or whatever comparison you want to make - this helps

Agreed. Of course it’s a useful data point. That woman posts in response to any mention of TT college matriculation, downplaying the results every time. At this point it can be nothing but sour grapes.

[Anonymous]

Why does CSH have poorer outcomes in comparison to its peer schools? In another thread, someone said that CSH was an uncontroversial 2T and an "old money" school, but the outcomes don't match that description.

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Anonymous wrote:School N H/Y/P/S Ivy+S/M Ivy+ Handle
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Brearley 44 14/44 (31.8%) 26/44 (59.1%) 31/44 (70.5%) @brearley26collegedecisions
Dalton 54 10/54 (18.5%) 22/54 (40.7%) 28/54 (51.9%) @daltondecisions2026
Spence 64 11/64 (17.2%) 30/64 (46.9%) 38/64 (59.4%) @spence26niors
Trinity 109 13/109 (11.9%) 33/109 (30.3%) 49/109 (45.0%) @trindecisions2026
Chapin 52 6/52 (11.5%) 18/52 (34.6%) 28/52 (53.8%) @chapin26decisions
Saint Ann's 73 7/73 (9.6%) 21/73 (28.8%) 27/73 (37.0%) @saintannsseniors2026
Riverdale 128 11/128 (8.6%) 33/128 (25.8%) 48/128 (37.5%) @riv26seniors
Fieldston 141 11/141 (7.8%) 30/141 (21.3%) 40/141 (28.4%) @fieldstonseniors2026
Horace Mann 132 6/132 (4.5%) 33/132 (25.0%) 61/132 (46.2%) @maroonlions26
Packer 96 3/96 (3.1%) 13/96 (13.5%) 23/96 (24.0%) @packerseniors26
Poly Prep 124 2/124 (1.6%) 16/124 (12.9%) 22/124 (17.7%) @polyprep26
Grace Church 80 1/80 (1.3%) 11/80 (13.8%) 13/80 (16.3%) @grace2026colleges

All of the TT results are impressive, but sheesh Brearley is on a heater with college exmissions the last few years. That college list is insane.

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Anonymous wrote:HM school website does show that HYP admissions are indeed lower than in some other TT schools (~6% in 2023-2025). However, I personally think T20 admissions (that include Chicago, Duke, JHU, etc) are a better indication of school rigor. I am guessing it might be the Ivy+ handle in the analysis above.

What is Ivy+ handle? Specifically what is handle? Never heard of that.

handle is the next column, instagram handle

Ivy+ = Ivy League + Stanford, MIT, Caltech, UChicago, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, Vanderbilt

Not to be annoying but I read once in the NYT that Ivy+ is Ivy League + MIT, Duke, Chicago, Stanford. But it was just what they considered Ivy+ on that big article about colleges by family income a few years back.

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Anonymous wrote:School N H/Y/P/S Ivy+S/M Ivy+ Handle
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Brearley 44 14/44 (31.8%) 26/44 (59.1%) 31/44 (70.5%) @brearley26collegedecisions
Dalton 54 10/54 (18.5%) 22/54 (40.7%) 28/54 (51.9%) @daltondecisions2026
Spence 64 11/64 (17.2%) 30/64 (46.9%) 38/64 (59.4%) @spence26niors
Trinity 109 13/109 (11.9%) 33/109 (30.3%) 49/109 (45.0%) @trindecisions2026
Chapin 52 6/52 (11.5%) 18/52 (34.6%) 28/52 (53.8%) @chapin26decisions
Saint Ann's 73 7/73 (9.6%) 21/73 (28.8%) 27/73 (37.0%) @saintannsseniors2026
Riverdale 128 11/128 (8.6%) 33/128 (25.8%) 48/128 (37.5%) @riv26seniors
Fieldston 141 11/141 (7.8%) 30/141 (21.3%) 40/141 (28.4%) @fieldstonseniors2026
Horace Mann 132 6/132 (4.5%) 33/132 (25.0%) 61/132 (46.2%) @maroonlions26
Packer 96 3/96 (3.1%) 13/96 (13.5%) 23/96 (24.0%) @packerseniors26
Poly Prep 124 2/124 (1.6%) 16/124 (12.9%) 22/124 (17.7%) @polyprep26
Grace Church 80 1/80 (1.3%) 11/80 (13.8%) 13/80 (16.3%) @grace2026colleges

All of the TT results are impressive, but sheesh Brearley is on a heater with college exmissions the last few years. That college list is insane.

Brearley results are not yet fully out (there are about 65 girls in senior year) but I agree - these are insane outcomes.

Spence is pretty much done (64 posts so far) and the results are also very impressive.

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Anonymous wrote:School N H/Y/P/S Ivy+S/M Ivy+ Handle
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Brearley 44 14/44 (31.8%) 26/44 (59.1%) 31/44 (70.5%) @brearley26collegedecisions
Dalton 54 10/54 (18.5%) 22/54 (40.7%) 28/54 (51.9%) @daltondecisions2026
Spence 64 11/64 (17.2%) 30/64 (46.9%) 38/64 (59.4%) @spence26niors
Trinity 109 13/109 (11.9%) 33/109 (30.3%) 49/109 (45.0%) @trindecisions2026
Chapin 52 6/52 (11.5%) 18/52 (34.6%) 28/52 (53.8%) @chapin26decisions
Saint Ann's 73 7/73 (9.6%) 21/73 (28.8%) 27/73 (37.0%) @saintannsseniors2026
Riverdale 128 11/128 (8.6%) 33/128 (25.8%) 48/128 (37.5%) @riv26seniors
Fieldston 141 11/141 (7.8%) 30/141 (21.3%) 40/141 (28.4%) @fieldstonseniors2026
Horace Mann 132 6/132 (4.5%) 33/132 (25.0%) 61/132 (46.2%) @maroonlions26
Packer 96 3/96 (3.1%) 13/96 (13.5%) 23/96 (24.0%) @packerseniors26
Poly Prep 124 2/124 (1.6%) 16/124 (12.9%) 22/124 (17.7%) @polyprep26
Grace Church 80 1/80 (1.3%) 11/80 (13.8%) 13/80 (16.3%) @grace2026colleges

All of the TT results are impressive, but sheesh Brearley is on a heater with college exmissions the last few years. That college list is insane.

Brearley results are not yet fully out (there are about 65 girls in senior year) but I agree - these are insane outcomes.

Spence is pretty much done (64 posts so far) and the results are also very impressive.

Seems these criteria are not even including Williams, Amherst, Swarthmore, Pomona? Those are all on same level as ivy plus, and probably a few more LACs these days.

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Anonymous wrote:It is honestly so weird that a bunch of adults are analyzing the instagram posts of teenagers and weirder that you think institutional quality changes year to year based on college acceptances. All these schools are good and families weigh many factors when deciding on school and college. Please get a life!

I know! My kid's post is one of those posts, so it feels extra weird.

Ick levels through the roof. Kinda wish they’d make my kiddo’s school’s private.

Kids don't care. if they had an issue they wouldn't publish where they are going.

The kids should be proud, lots of great schools.

I'm sure the kids don't care, it's just sad you all are wasting your time on this.

for parents deciding where to send kids to high school this matters a ton.

the thread is "instagram college decisions" - anyone not interested in the topic has muted the thread or doesn't open it.

some could say it's sad that you are wasting your time commenting on this thread.

No, it really does not. Please get that notion out of your head if you truly want to make good decisions about where to send your child for HS. A kid who gets into HYP is likely going to get there from any of the most selective private and public schools. There is nothing magic going on that makes Brearley vs. Dalton vs. HM the answer to your Ivy League dreams. Especially at the TT schools, the peer groups will be similar, and whether this school sent 8 or 3 or 10 kids to Harvard in a given year is not a statistic that's particularly relevant to where your kid will have the best experience.

but the debate of going to say a 2T versus Stuy or TT versus suburban public or whatever comparison you want to make - this helps

What helps is touring schools and talking to parents and students who have actual experience with them. Stalking IG accounts and wondering if Larlo and his friends chose to apply ED0 to Chicago because they were worried that's the "best" they could do is just gross.

okay.

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Anonymous wrote:School N H/Y/P/S Ivy+S/M Ivy+ Handle
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Brearley 44 14/44 (31.8%) 26/44 (59.1%) 31/44 (70.5%) @brearley26collegedecisions
Dalton 54 10/54 (18.5%) 22/54 (40.7%) 28/54 (51.9%) @daltondecisions2026
Spence 64 11/64 (17.2%) 30/64 (46.9%) 38/64 (59.4%) @spence26niors
Trinity 109 13/109 (11.9%) 33/109 (30.3%) 49/109 (45.0%) @trindecisions2026
Chapin 52 6/52 (11.5%) 18/52 (34.6%) 28/52 (53.8%) @chapin26decisions
Saint Ann's 73 7/73 (9.6%) 21/73 (28.8%) 27/73 (37.0%) @saintannsseniors2026
Riverdale 128 11/128 (8.6%) 33/128 (25.8%) 48/128 (37.5%) @riv26seniors
Fieldston 141 11/141 (7.8%) 30/141 (21.3%) 40/141 (28.4%) @fieldstonseniors2026
Horace Mann 132 6/132 (4.5%) 33/132 (25.0%) 61/132 (46.2%) @maroonlions26
Packer 96 3/96 (3.1%) 13/96 (13.5%) 23/96 (24.0%) @packerseniors26
Poly Prep 124 2/124 (1.6%) 16/124 (12.9%) 22/124 (17.7%) @polyprep26
Grace Church 80 1/80 (1.3%) 11/80 (13.8%) 13/80 (16.3%) @grace2026colleges

All of the TT results are impressive, but sheesh Brearley is on a heater with college exmissions the last few years. That college list is insane.

Brearley results are not yet fully out (there are about 65 girls in senior year) but I agree - these are insane outcomes.

Spence is pretty much done (64 posts so far) and the results are also very impressive.

Beth at Spence was pretty modest recently when discussing the exmissions.

As a parent there are at most 5 that i would be not terribly pleased if that was where my daughter ended up (assuming she works hard, decent grades, etc).

the other 90% are pretty good outcomes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:School N H/Y/P/S Ivy+S/M Ivy+ Handle
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Brearley 44 14/44 (31.8%) 26/44 (59.1%) 31/44 (70.5%) @brearley26collegedecisions
Dalton 54 10/54 (18.5%) 22/54 (40.7%) 28/54 (51.9%) @daltondecisions2026
Spence 64 11/64 (17.2%) 30/64 (46.9%) 38/64 (59.4%) @spence26niors
Trinity 109 13/109 (11.9%) 33/109 (30.3%) 49/109 (45.0%) @trindecisions2026
Chapin 52 6/52 (11.5%) 18/52 (34.6%) 28/52 (53.8%) @chapin26decisions
Saint Ann's 73 7/73 (9.6%) 21/73 (28.8%) 27/73 (37.0%) @saintannsseniors2026
Riverdale 128 11/128 (8.6%) 33/128 (25.8%) 48/128 (37.5%) @riv26seniors
Fieldston 141 11/141 (7.8%) 30/141 (21.3%) 40/141 (28.4%) @fieldstonseniors2026
Horace Mann 132 6/132 (4.5%) 33/132 (25.0%) 61/132 (46.2%) @maroonlions26
Packer 96 3/96 (3.1%) 13/96 (13.5%) 23/96 (24.0%) @packerseniors26
Poly Prep 124 2/124 (1.6%) 16/124 (12.9%) 22/124 (17.7%) @polyprep26
Grace Church 80 1/80 (1.3%) 11/80 (13.8%) 13/80 (16.3%) @grace2026colleges

Wow Saint Ann’s is up there. This forum led me to believe it’s not TT.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:School N H/Y/P/S Ivy+S/M Ivy+ Handle
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Brearley 44 14/44 (31.8%) 26/44 (59.1%) 31/44 (70.5%) @brearley26collegedecisions
Dalton 54 10/54 (18.5%) 22/54 (40.7%) 28/54 (51.9%) @daltondecisions2026
Spence 64 11/64 (17.2%) 30/64 (46.9%) 38/64 (59.4%) @spence26niors
Trinity 109 13/109 (11.9%) 33/109 (30.3%) 49/109 (45.0%) @trindecisions2026
Chapin 52 6/52 (11.5%) 18/52 (34.6%) 28/52 (53.8%) @chapin26decisions
Saint Ann's 73 7/73 (9.6%) 21/73 (28.8%) 27/73 (37.0%) @saintannsseniors2026
Riverdale 128 11/128 (8.6%) 33/128 (25.8%) 48/128 (37.5%) @riv26seniors
Fieldston 141 11/141 (7.8%) 30/141 (21.3%) 40/141 (28.4%) @fieldstonseniors2026
Horace Mann 132 6/132 (4.5%) 33/132 (25.0%) 61/132 (46.2%) @maroonlions26
Packer 96 3/96 (3.1%) 13/96 (13.5%) 23/96 (24.0%) @packerseniors26
Poly Prep 124 2/124 (1.6%) 16/124 (12.9%) 22/124 (17.7%) @polyprep26
Grace Church 80 1/80 (1.3%) 11/80 (13.8%) 13/80 (16.3%) @grace2026colleges

Wow Saint Ann’s is up there. This forum led me to believe it’s not TT.

It's not TT. The TTs are set. But it's T2.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:School N H/Y/P/S Ivy+S/M Ivy+ Handle
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Brearley 44 14/44 (31.8%) 26/44 (59.1%) 31/44 (70.5%) @brearley26collegedecisions
Dalton 54 10/54 (18.5%) 22/54 (40.7%) 28/54 (51.9%) @daltondecisions2026
Spence 64 11/64 (17.2%) 30/64 (46.9%) 38/64 (59.4%) @spence26niors
Trinity 109 13/109 (11.9%) 33/109 (30.3%) 49/109 (45.0%) @trindecisions2026
Chapin 52 6/52 (11.5%) 18/52 (34.6%) 28/52 (53.8%) @chapin26decisions
Saint Ann's 73 7/73 (9.6%) 21/73 (28.8%) 27/73 (37.0%) @saintannsseniors2026
Riverdale 128 11/128 (8.6%) 33/128 (25.8%) 48/128 (37.5%) @riv26seniors
Fieldston 141 11/141 (7.8%) 30/141 (21.3%) 40/141 (28.4%) @fieldstonseniors2026
Horace Mann 132 6/132 (4.5%) 33/132 (25.0%) 61/132 (46.2%) @maroonlions26
Packer 96 3/96 (3.1%) 13/96 (13.5%) 23/96 (24.0%) @packerseniors26
Poly Prep 124 2/124 (1.6%) 16/124 (12.9%) 22/124 (17.7%) @polyprep26
Grace Church 80 1/80 (1.3%) 11/80 (13.8%) 13/80 (16.3%) @grace2026colleges

where is this from?

wierd that they would not include like Williams, Amherst, Swarthmore in the Ivy+ category.