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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sidwell is a scam. They admit the parents and situation. The kid is a byproduct.

Funny how the vast majority of Sidwell parents went to Ivy or other too schools. Thus assuring the legacy bump the child would have received from any school.

If the parent isn’t from an Ivy or other too school, you can bet the child is a URM, first in family to go to college or exceptional athlete.

The admissions office stacks the deck. These children would have had the same outcome from any school in the DMV.

But a scam is a scam. [/quote]

This. And if your kid / parent isn’t one of these categories, they are most certainly full pay financing the other categories. Tulane here you come. [/quote]

I agree with this.  
We're in the "sucker" category.  Academically top kid but no hook: not legacy, URM or recruit. 
I watched it play out this year.  It was more apparent than ever that my kid will get into a worse college by attending Sidwell than he would have by attending public school.  [/quote]

I'm sorry you feel this way and I can hear the disappointment and pain in your post.

Although my senior was admitted to one of their top choice schools, many similar high achieving classmates were in your child's position. This year, more than any other, top grades and scores were just table stakes. A 4.0 or a top SAT score was no guarantee of success. Having high stats meant your child landed in the right pile for consideration but internships, writing samples, recommendations, ECs and other interests separated the rejections from the acceptances. It was quite simply a very tough and unprecedented admissions cycle.

Ultimately, all of these kids are all headed to good schools. Even if your child is disappointed and headed to a safety or target school, they are in good company. Embrace it, they'll be fine.

A word of caution, don't be one of the parents who down talks the kids who had great outcomes. It's a very bad look and everyone hears about it.

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Do you hear yourself?  You are one of the parents talking down. Kids who had all the application contents you describe were shut out of their top choices.  Your kid just got lucky.  [/quote]

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