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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maret is no one's safety.[/quote]

Absolutely false.  It is primarily a back up.  Current parents spin it as highly selective, but that is just a function of its small size and correspondingly small number of admits.

It is simply too small (facilities, sports teams, financial aid) to have critical mass compete with the elite schools.  I understand you will try to convince yourself otherwise but please don't mislead anybody looking to these boards for actual information.[/quote]

I can't speak to GDS as I don't know the numbers, but Sidwell and Maret let exactly the same number of 9th graders in (25).  So your argument works for earlier years (though still not true, IMO) but not for 9th grade entry. That said, my hope is that it will stay a school with an excellent reputation but that does need the "elite" designation that people like you like to throw around.

FYI, 23% of students at both schools get financial aid and it averages $23K per kid.  We looked closely at both.[/quote]

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