2024 Washington DC area College commits

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The STA list is the usual mix of legacies, recruits, and a few super smart kids with multiple admits on that list. Some of the top kids are 3-5 classes above calculus. they're not just doing the basic curriculum. STA is doing things well but they're not getting blood from a stone. if your kid was that impressive they'd be getting into Stanford and Cambridge too--regardless of what grading their Hugh school is doing or not.

That is 1/4 of the grade going to top 25 schools?

[Anonymous]

No A minuses at Saint Alban's, is that true?

If so, it is a huge advantage for their kids because GPA is the most important factor in admissions.

Sidwell gives massive numbers of A minuses, and it is one of many factors that hurts their students chances of admissions compared with other schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No A minuses at Saint Alban's, is that true?

If so, it is a huge advantage for their kids because GPA is the most important factor in admissions.

Sidwell gives massive numbers of A minuses, and it is one of many factors that hurts their students chances of admissions compared with other schools.

Yes it is true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No A minuses at Saint Alban's, is that true?

If so, it is a huge advantage for their kids because GPA is the most important factor in admissions.

Sidwell gives massive numbers of A minuses, and it is one of many factors that hurts their students chances of admissions compared with other schools.

I thought STA didn't use letter grades - but actual % on 100% scale

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No A minuses at Saint Alban's, is that true?

If so, it is a huge advantage for their kids because GPA is the most important factor in admissions.

Sidwell gives massive numbers of A minuses, and it is one of many factors that hurts their students chances of admissions compared with other schools.

I thought STA didn't use letter grades - but actual % on 100% scale

Both - letter grade on transcript and use actual percentage to give average which they put on the common app

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No A minuses at Saint Alban's, is that true?

If so, it is a huge advantage for their kids because GPA is the most important factor in admissions.

Sidwell gives massive numbers of A minuses, and it is one of many factors that hurts their students chances of admissions compared with other schools.

I thought STA didn't use letter grades - but actual % on 100% scale

Both - letter grade on transcript and use actual percentage to give average which they put on the common app

yes 100% scale for grade average

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The STA list is the usual mix of legacies, recruits, and a few super smart kids with multiple admits on that list. Some of the top kids are 3-5 classes above calculus. they're not just doing the basic curriculum. STA is doing things well but they're not getting blood from a stone. if your kid was that impressive they'd be getting into Stanford and Cambridge too--regardless of what grading their Hugh school is doing or not.

Oh please noone is 3-5 classes above calculus. Their grading system is an advantage just admit it. I am happy for them.

Yes. They are taking math outside of STA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The STA list is the usual mix of legacies, recruits, and a few super smart kids with multiple admits on that list. Some of the top kids are 3-5 classes above calculus. they're not just doing the basic curriculum. STA is doing things well but they're not getting blood from a stone. if your kid was that impressive they'd be getting into Stanford and Cambridge too--regardless of what grading their Hugh school is doing or not.

Oh please noone is 3-5 classes above calculus. Their grading system is an advantage just admit it. I am happy for them.

Yes. They are taking math outside of STA.

Yes I am sure but not 3-5 classes above calculus. Keep it real please.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The STA list is the usual mix of legacies, recruits, and a few super smart kids with multiple admits on that list. Some of the top kids are 3-5 classes above calculus. they're not just doing the basic curriculum. STA is doing things well but they're not getting blood from a stone. if your kid was that impressive they'd be getting into Stanford and Cambridge too--regardless of what grading their Hugh school is doing or not.

Oh please noone is 3-5 classes above calculus. Their grading system is an advantage just admit it. I am happy for them.

Yes. They are taking math outside of STA.

Does STA report the outside math classes on their transcripts?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:St Alban’s?

They do not have one and never have. Kids post for their friends and family to see but not strangers that do not know them.

[Anonymous]

Princeton has had 8 suicides in the past 3 years. I think this is an important fact when discussing college admits because many of the top students are NOT applying to Ivies anymore. The pressure and lack of a well balanced fun college experience is a turn off for many. I know from experience. Kids with the scores and grades not even considering Ivies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The STA list is the usual mix of legacies, recruits, and a few super smart kids with multiple admits on that list. Some of the top kids are 3-5 classes above calculus. they're not just doing the basic curriculum. STA is doing things well but they're not getting blood from a stone. if your kid was that impressive they'd be getting into Stanford and Cambridge too--regardless of what grading their Hugh school is doing or not.

Oh please noone is 3-5 classes above calculus. Their grading system is an advantage just admit it. I am happy for them.

Yes. They are taking math outside of STA.

Does STA report the outside math classes on their transcripts?

I have no idea.

[Anonymous]

Don’t colleges recalculate the GPA? Or is that just hearsay…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don’t colleges recalculate the GPA? Or is that just hearsay…

Only some do. Most do not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don’t colleges recalculate the GPA? Or is that just hearsay…