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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How hard is it to get into the most competitive privates, really? Sometimes I hear it's practically impossible in high school, sometimes I heard that it's more like 50/50. I'm talking about the most competitive ones - STA, NCS, Sidwell, Maret, GDS, Holton. Does anyone have real data on this?[/quote] Maret is very transparent about it, and told me they plan on admitting about 40 kids out of 300+ applications. GDS told me they plan on admitting only 50-60 out of a predicted 500 applications. Sidwell and STA are more opaque, but I'd guess it's similar odds. My recommendation would be to cast a wider net than these schools. If your kid is qualified for these places, they'll easily get into the other DC privates like Landon, Field, Burke, etc. In many cases, families are happier at the less "elite" private schools than the families at the precious "Big 3"[/quote]
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