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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is TJ's college acceptances better than Sidwell's?[/quote]

Sidwell parent here whose kid considered TJ. Sidwell has better results but several, including my kids, were legacies at top schools[/quote]

Can you explain further?;[/quote]

Sure, I'm the one who posted it FYI...me and my husband both attended a T10 school that practices legacy. Both of our kids applied and got into our alma mater. Don't get me wrong, they had good stats (~3.8-3.9's from Sidwell and >1500 SAT's), but legacy probably helped them get in. Several of our kids friends who went to top schools had parents who went there. Although, Sidwell has a lot more humanities focused kids, and as a result, they consider a different set of schools that TJ kids consider. For example, Georgia Tech, a very very good school for Computer Science, has little to no interest at Sidwell. At TJ, GT may be viewed more prestigiously than Georgetown, but its the exact opposite at Sidwell.

[b]One more thing, with the exception of UVA, there aren't too many families at Sidwell who are looking to go to a public school.[/b] They mainly want to go to private schools. So this is another reason why the results are different. So basically, if we're looking at national prestige, Sidwell is better, if we're looking at prestige for CS, TJ is better. But at the end of the day, kids from both schools who work hard WILL be successful[/quote]

There are more than UVA on this list with 4+ .  UCLA, UMD, Michigan, W&M, UNC. . .  https://www.sidwell.edu/academics/college-counseling/college-matriculation[/quote]

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