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[quote=Anonymous]Endnotes, that's great!  Yes, I agree, we are referring to any school not just the top 3.

I can see the "maximize acceptances" strategy.  Perhaps I've been reading too many college admissions books these days, though, because I can also see the point that Sidwell isn't going to take too many students from a single K-6 school.  That is, if 10 kids apply to Sidwell (and I think maybe 8 kids applied from our K-6 in DC's year), even if all are truly exceptional kids, it's virtually certain that Sidwell is not going to take all 10, so the OD might have the *opportunity* (note the weasel word) to help some kids out.

Perhaps we may disagree on matters of degree.  I can see an OD tipping off Sidwell for something besides sexual assault, for example if the family would in some less blatant way reflect really badly on the feeder school.

I can also see an OD volunteering info that isn't available in the application packet, along the lines of "this family gave very generously at the auction" because they know the next school would appreciate such generosity.  Although I suppose that's not favoritism, it's facts.[/quote]

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