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[quote=Anonymous]. Both schools are way more similar academically than they are different. From year to year the graduating classes vary randomly in terms of the particular class's strength (ie at Sidwell 2011 incredibly strong with college placements that were quite extraordinary and 15 National Merit Scholars, GDS had a weak graduating class with only a handful of NMSFs and many fewer kids at the HYPS and top LAC schools; 2012 somewhat reversed at least in terms of NMSFs and will see about college placements).  Both schools do extremely well for college placements, with what seems like 3/4 of the classes ending up at top 50 schools, and 20-25% at Ivys.

So choice is really one of style not substance and most importantly, the social and academic  "feel" of a particular class which can vary a lot from year to year in these small schools.  There are quite a few families ) who have had high school kids at both schools in the past ten years, and the choices very kid and particular class dependent. There are also kids who have moved from Sidwell to GDS and from GDS to Sidwell, most commonly for 9th grade, but sometimes for 10th. Reasons mostly social and in some cases athletic. [/quote]

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