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[quote=Anonymous]I'd agree with you that the answers may vary widely by school and situation.  But to answer your alternatives:

For question 1, I think the answer is most likely to be B.  I've never encountered a school that has any guaranteed/expected numbers of slots at Sidwell (or any other school).**  And even if Sidwell generally takes 1-2 from OD's school, she certainly would love to increase that to 3-4 acceptances.  So as a result, it seems our fearless OD will want to promote all her candidates in most situations.**

For question 2, I again think the answer is B.  I'm sure most ODs do like some children better than others (if only subconsciously), just like some teachers do.  And I'm sure that favoritism exhibits itself in their comments.  But I suspect that minor favoritism has a lot more to do with how likable the child is than with things like how much the parents gave at some auction.  And as to how much power the OD has, I again suspect it's less than the teachers have, even though the teachers are potentially prone to the same bias.

But again, you're surely right that different schools and different ODs may have different perceptions of their roles and different ways of dealing with students.

I am embarrassed my post has endnotes!:

**Just so we don't get accused of bias or "Big 3'ism" here, let me make clear that although our discussion is citing Sidwell as our example, it really could be any school we're discussing.  I assume you agree.

**I refer to "most situations" because I can imagine a fairly extreme and unusual situation where a student/family is just absolutely terrible ... absolutely hated by the entire school community ... perhaps a situation involving sexual assault or something.  And in that sort of situation, I could see the AD, the admin, and teachers all tipping off Sidwell that this is someone you don't want to admit.  Of course, in such an extreme situation, the student likely would have been counseled out entirely, so it would not be an issue.[/quote]

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