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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can’t speak for everyone but in my daughters friend group the majority got into their top choices.  Instagram page has some decisions but many kids don’t post there. I wish the school would post so we can see the full picture but from what I’m hearing families are pretty happy.  Apparently it’s not the same many other area privates and specially for the unhooked kids.  It’s almost like public schools are becoming a hook.[/quote]

Oh BS.  When the dust settles in June, this school never does as well as the top privates when comparing like to like.  Same with SWW.

The public parents like to state as fact that results are “the same” and, starting in 2023 “better” but they are relying on the same 5 individuals who got recruited to an Ivy for crew or track.  [b]None of these parents ever does a head-to-head for the kids ranked, say, #30 to #80 in their public compared to the same cohort at GDS or Sidwell. THAT is where the significant difference is most obvious[/b]. [/quote]

I have a high schooler at both JR and GDS/Sidwell.  The later had about 100% more work throughout high school. 
Frankly, GDS/Sidwell college admissions should be miles better.  The kids are much better prepared and have worked much, much harder.

But I’m pissed off as a private school parent that they’re not. They should be a lot better and they shouldn’t even be a conversation. I damn well paid for my kid to get a better education and a better shot. I know it sounds like what it sounds like but it’s the truth. And I’m not afraid to admit it. And I’m pissed off.
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So, if both the JR kid and the Sidwell kid are scoring 1500+ SATs, why does it matter how much more work one kid did vs. the other?  If the excessive work is not producing superior 3rd party results...sounds like it was just more work.  If the additional work resulted in less time for a kid to pursue an interesting EC, clearly the extra work was detrimental.

For the most part, the JR kids getting accepted to top schools are Presidential Scholars, are captain of debate/robotics/model UN/Beacon, etc.  Also, many are actually taking college classes through DE and usually are some of the top performers in those classes.

So, hard to say what the value might be of being "better prepared" for college. [/quote]

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