Sidwell Friends ED results amazing this year

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Anonymous wrote:My Sidwell senior says that a not insignificant number of the class has accommodations, therefore, receive extra time on regular and standardized tests and other special conditions, like private rooms. Maybe this is typical for the age cohort, but it surprised me. So yeah, I guess it is "truly special" at least in this regard.

Many with resources buy special diagnosis so that their 'thriving' snowflakes can receive extra time on exams (including ACT/SAT) and homework in HS and college.

Absolutely true, from what my kid describes. Says close to half the grade has some form of accommodation. Having not known about these angles, I feel naive. And badly for my kid.

Deplorable. Meanwhile lots of kids who qualify turn it down and then compete with these crooks for admits.

What percentage of Sidwell’s class do you think actually deserves their top acceptances? Just curious

I have zero input on Sidwell in particular. I’m referring to the nationwide problem.

Sidwell kids will do well every year because they’re getting a world class education and most of them come from families with money, power, privilege, legacy, and connections.

Typical DCUM post. PP says she/he has zero input re Sidwell and then proceeds to tell us that most of Sidwell kids get into good because of their parents.

“Good colleges”

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Wonder if the Sidwell parents of kids with testing accommodations are the same ones complaining about the test optional movement.

Would be the ultimate hypocrisy - working an angle for their kid to benefit from untimed testing and then demanding that all kids should have to take the tests to keep a “level playing field” - I really hope this isn’t the case.

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Anonymous wrote:My Sidwell senior says that a not insignificant number of the class has accommodations, therefore, receive extra time on regular and standardized tests and other special conditions, like private rooms. Maybe this is typical for the age cohort, but it surprised me. So yeah, I guess it is "truly special" at least in this regard.

Many with resources buy special diagnosis so that their 'thriving' snowflakes can receive extra time on exams (including ACT/SAT) and homework in HS and college.

Absolutely true, from what my kid describes. Says close to half the grade has some form of accommodation. Having not known about these angles, I feel naive. And badly for my kid.

Deplorable. Meanwhile lots of kids who qualify turn it down and then compete with these crooks for admits.

What percentage of Sidwell’s class do you think actually deserves their top acceptances? Just curious

I have zero input on Sidwell in particular. I’m referring to the nationwide problem.

Sidwell kids will do well every year because they’re getting a world class education and most of them come from families with money, power, privilege, legacy, and connections.

Typical DCUM post. PP says she/he has zero input re Sidwell and then proceeds to tell us that most of Sidwell kids get into good because of their parents.

I know threads can be hard to follow but the first sentence was in response to a specific accusation. Your reading comprehension is lacking and you’re defensive. Did you see the “world class education” part? It’s the combination. And yes, what I said is undeniably accurate.

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Anonymous wrote:So, to answer the question about Sidwell ED results, what I know is 1 Harvard, 1 Yale, 2 Cornell, 2 UPenn, 4 Princeton. Lots of admits along the range of Rice, WashU, Pitzer, etc. But lots of ED deferrals and rejections as well. GDS is having similar results. My Sidwell senior didn’t do ED. For all of this talk of accommodations and such, I really haven’t much about it, and we’ve been here since K. Maybe we travel in different circles.

This seems like a completely normal an expected outcome for a school like Sidwell.

And not so different from my kid's public high school to be quite honest.

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Anonymous wrote:My Sidwell senior says that a not insignificant number of the class has accommodations, therefore, receive extra time on regular and standardized tests and other special conditions, like private rooms. Maybe this is typical for the age cohort, but it surprised me. So yeah, I guess it is "truly special" at least in this regard.

Many with resources buy special diagnosis so that their 'thriving' snowflakes can receive extra time on exams (including ACT/SAT) and homework in HS and college.

Absolutely true, from what my kid describes. Says close to half the grade has some form of accommodation. Having not known about these angles, I feel naive. And badly for my kid.

Deplorable. Meanwhile lots of kids who qualify turn it down and then compete with these crooks for admits.

What percentage of Sidwell’s class do you think actually deserves their top acceptances? Just curious

I have zero input on Sidwell in particular. I’m referring to the nationwide problem.

Sidwell kids will do well every year because they’re getting a world class education and most of them come from families with money, power, privilege, legacy, and connections.

Typical DCUM post. PP says she/he has zero input re Sidwell and then proceeds to tell us that most of Sidwell kids get into good because of their parents.

I know threads can be hard to follow but the first sentence was in response to a specific accusation. Your reading comprehension is lacking and you’re defensive. Did you see the “world class education” part? It’s the combination. And yes, what I said is undeniably accurate.

I saw that. I think your writing is ambiguous. And how do you know that what you said is undeniably accurate?

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Anonymous wrote:So, to answer the question about Sidwell ED results, what I know is 1 Harvard, 1 Yale, 2 Cornell, 2 UPenn, 4 Princeton. Lots of admits along the range of Rice, WashU, Pitzer, etc. But lots of ED deferrals and rejections as well. GDS is having similar results. My Sidwell senior didn’t do ED. For all of this talk of accommodations and such, I really haven’t much about it, and we’ve been here since K. Maybe we travel in different circles.

Perhaps that's the answer -- different circles -- but the kids' circles, not ours.

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Anonymous wrote:My Sidwell senior says that a not insignificant number of the class has accommodations, therefore, receive extra time on regular and standardized tests and other special conditions, like private rooms. Maybe this is typical for the age cohort, but it surprised me. So yeah, I guess it is "truly special" at least in this regard.

Many with resources buy special diagnosis so that their 'thriving' snowflakes can receive extra time on exams (including ACT/SAT) and homework in HS and college.

Absolutely true, from what my kid describes. Says close to half the grade has some form of accommodation. Having not known about these angles, I feel naive. And badly for my kid.

Deplorable. Meanwhile lots of kids who qualify turn it down and then compete with these crooks for admits.

The “accommodations” fizz out sooner or later, and then individuals must stand on their own intellect and humanity. We as a Sidwell family don’t compare ourselves to others. There is an integrity in facing the academic material straight-on without accommodations or extraneous comparisons to others. Not all of us have tutors and special conditions.

Same for us. But it is frustrating to see how well some of the accommodated/coached/coddled/connected do while my kid's simply grinding.

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Anonymous wrote:Sidwell is truly a wonderful place, and I am very very familiar with the approach - I believe the secret sauce is taking a small group of incredibly special kids and layering on a caring and thoughtful guidance department that helps encourage them to have a unique and authentic approach with T15 schools. It always rings true and never seems forced - it always seems that the kids belong at the great schools they ultimately attend. Would be very hard pressed to find one one bad apple in the bunch, and many would be valedictorians at their public high schools. I believe that’s why the kids typically feel vindicated with the nonstop T15 admits - all the hard work is finally recognized! Good luck to all and a happy holiday season!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Surely this is a troll.

The current senior class includes so many multiply-advantaged kids -- whose parents have provided every ridiculous advantage out there. College coaching starting in 9th grade (building the college resume), tutors, summer jobs/experiences through connections, legacy status at top schools, full pay ability, and on and on. Moreover, this class includes many students who are anything but kind.

Current Sidwell senior parent here. This “anything but kind” comment is uncalled for. The senior class has a lot of thoughtful, kind kids. There are stratified social groups for sure. But most kids find their own group and are happy.

I wrote the prior post and I too am a Sidwell senior parent. I believe the comment is completely on point and would write it again. Both can be true at the same time, some students who are kind and thoughtful and many are not. This is true everywhere, I imagine, and Sidwell is no different.

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The ableism in this thread is disgusting. And I have nothing to do with Sidwell.

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I have no knowledge of Sidwell in particular, but I think it is representative of many schools which imply when you are looking at schools for your child that doing well at Sidwell will give you a boost in admissions. So, striver parents pay for such schools, thinking it will give their kids a boost, assuming that when their kids get to that point, they will be good candidates for admission to top colleges.

You don't get a list of admissions with asterisks saying of X students admitted to Harvard, 3 were legacies, 2 were recruited for prep sports like squash and field hockey, 4 were the children of powerful people, 3 were the children of people you've never heard of but who can easily write a check for 7 figure donations, 3 were URMs who are on scholarship, etc.

What people choosing schools for their kids want to know is how many of the UMC white and Asian kids with 2 college educated parents who aren't legacies, celebrities, URMs, recruited athletes, potential donors, etc. get into top colleges from your school. And the truth is that statistic is almost impossible to discover.

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Anonymous wrote:I have no knowledge of Sidwell in particular, but I think it is representative of many schools which imply when you are looking at schools for your child that doing well at Sidwell will give you a boost in admissions. So, striver parents pay for such schools, thinking it will give their kids a boost, assuming that when their kids get to that point, they will be good candidates for admission to top colleges.

You don't get a list of admissions with asterisks saying of X students admitted to Harvard, 3 were legacies, 2 were recruited for prep sports like squash and field hockey, 4 were the children of powerful people, 3 were the children of people you've never heard of but who can easily write a check for 7 figure donations, 3 were URMs who are on scholarship, etc.

What people choosing schools for their kids want to know is how many of the UMC white and Asian kids with 2 college educated parents who aren't legacies, celebrities, URMs, recruited athletes, potential donors, etc. get into top colleges from your school. And the truth is that statistic is almost impossible to discover.

+1. If you are not a VIP and college admission result is important to you, the above bolded text is what you should look into when you're deciding on private schools.

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Sidwell parents say they don’t send their kids there for college admissions purposes. But they are on the college admissions forum of DCUM more than any other high school and are bragging incessantly.

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Anonymous wrote:So, to answer the question about Sidwell ED results, what I know is 1 Harvard, 1 Yale, 2 Cornell, 2 UPenn, 4 Princeton. Lots of admits along the range of Rice, WashU, Pitzer, etc. But lots of ED deferrals and rejections as well. GDS is having similar results. My Sidwell senior didn’t do ED. For all of this talk of accommodations and such, I really haven’t much about it, and we’ve been here since K. Maybe we travel in different circles.

This is what I am seeing too. Doesn’t seem out of the norm…and like you said GDS is having similar results. Not sure why OP is making is sound like it’s an exceptional year. Congratulations to all these kids.

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Anonymous wrote:So, to answer the question about Sidwell ED results, what I know is 1 Harvard, 1 Yale, 2 Cornell, 2 UPenn, 4 Princeton. Lots of admits along the range of Rice, WashU, Pitzer, etc. But lots of ED deferrals and rejections as well. GDS is having similar results. My Sidwell senior didn’t do ED. For all of this talk of accommodations and such, I really haven’t much about it, and we’ve been here since K. Maybe we travel in different circles.

This is what I am seeing too. Doesn’t seem out of the norm…and like you said GDS is having similar results. Not sure why OP is making is sound like it’s an exceptional year. Congratulations to all these kids.

It's the same at STA the same at all these schools every year. 20% or so of the kids go to the Ivies and 90% of the Ivy kids are athletic recruits, URM or (big donor) legacy or usually 2 of these 3. Then 10% are students at the very top of the class or other academic outliers (like kids taking and excelling at math 6 grade levels advanced).
It's the same very year and at each of the Big3.

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Anonymous wrote:Outstanding outcomes.well done kids.

Yes, outstanding incomes generally do lead to outstanding outcomes.