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[quote=Anonymous]Please do not send your kid to Sidwell/GDS/NCS/STA with the expectation they will get into an Ivy or top 20 school. You are likely to end up very, very disappointed. There *used to be* an advantage in going to a feeder school, but not anymore. These schools deflate GPAs and don't weight. Your kid will also be in direct competition with the children of extremely powerful and connected people. People gush at the idea of sending their son/daughter to school alongside the children of White House cabinet members....until you have to compete with them in college admissions.

If you are a standard, upper-middle class family, send your kid to public school or a less competitive private like Visitation, St. John's College Prep, Gonzaga, etc. These schools actually weight GPAs and are much easier to graduate with the straight-A's necessary for Ivy admissions in 2023.

Getting into an Ivy is no longer about the name of the school on your transcript. It's about being the most outstanding applicant in your school group. It's far easier to do that at a public school where most kids don't care about going to an elite university. Your kid will also have time to focus on extracurriculars due to having easier homework and grade inflation.[/quote]

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