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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My friend applied to Maret 2 years ago and they said they had 125 applications or 6th.  They take about 10 kids as well.  I would imagine that GDS and Sidwell application numbers are similar but there is some overlap in applicants.

When my kid was applying to schools in 6th from DCPS (3 years ago) his friends (about 5 kids) who applied to GDS and Sidwell did not get in.  They were great kids from full-pay families.  A few applied again for 7th and got in then.  [/quote]

I admittedly don’t know maret’s precise numbers, but I really want to address what are perpetual myths on this board about admissions. They will never tell you this, but at the most selective privates in the country (not dc, the country), the admit rate is never much lower than 25-30%. Ever. I have read so much speculation on this board that frequently suggests or explicitly states that admission rates to top privates is 7%. 10%. And other completely incorrect numbers that freak people out. Those numbers are not right. They never have been.

I wish I could post this on every thread when parents are asking about admissions and getting bad information here. To be fair, the schools do not tell you this. They occasionally tell select board members for planning, but only some, and never in writing.

Anyway. Sidwell and gds are not guaranteed, but they are not nearly as competitive as dcum mythology strokes its collective ego with. 
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Who are you that you have this information about every school in DC?

It's just not true.  I'm the poster whose friend applied to Maret several years ago.  She and her husband were told that there were 100+ applicants for 6th grade.  There was no reason for the school to lie to these parents.

My own kid applied out from Janney (DCPS) for 6th grade.  The year my kid applied (1-3 years ago) there were ZERO kids admitted to Sidwell, GDS, or the Cathedral schools for 6th from our school.  I know at least 5-7 who applied to Sidwell/GDS among my small circle of friends (none got in).  About 4 to STA (none got in).  A few to NCS (none got in) This is from one elementary school.  How many elementary schools are there in the DC area?  Also, these were all lovely, smart, athletic, well-spoken, well-behaved kids from great families.  (just putting this in in there in case you next ask if they all had behavioral issues).  It's just not that easy to get in.  We all thought it would be but it wasn't.  At all.  [/quote]

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