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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The thing is, having really high SATs and straight As just doesn't guarantee an Ivy any more.  You also have to bring peace to the middle east, or diversity, or be a legacy, or have been Hermione in the HP movies.  It's not like when we were applying.

Did any of the disappointed kids have these attributes?  If not, it probably wouldn't be fair to say they were weak academically or intellectually, just that they weren't "special" in one or more of these other ways.   [/quote]

Agreed.  Sidwell had plenty of Ivy (or equivalent) admits this year, but not every great student can/should go to an Ivy League school.  Having great grades and national merit on SATs does not guarantee a slot.  Interestingly enough, many of the kids who did get into Ivies did not have perfect grades, but rather showed real passion for something or showed personal growth.  Ivies do not necessarily want a whole class of robotic straight-A kids who are afraid to take chances in life.  I recently heard a StA parent complaining that an "average" kid was chosen for Princeton over her own son.[/quote]

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