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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would just like to dispel the myth posted several times in this thread that Sidwell or St. Albans upper school will select an 8th grade younger sibling over more qualified 8th grade applicants from a K-8.   The sibling hook may tip the balance when two applicants are otherwise equal. But neither upper school admissions team is blithely accepting kids into UPPER school just because they're family. [/quote]

No, they absolutely will take a less qualified sibling, especially if the sibling is from a family that has a history of giving money (to the high school). They need to keep their donating families happy because they rely on donations to bridge the gap between tuition and operating expenses. I have kids at Sidwell/STA and it 1000% happens.  It happened this past year and it happens every year.  [/quote]

I’m a PP.  We may be talking about different schools. I am talking about Sidwell upper school and I’ll stand by my assertion that it doesn’t choose less qualified development case siblings for its 9th grade class, “every year”

As a practical matter, those kids are admitted well before 9th. Usually preK/k or 4th

Would you be willing to be more concrete and use specifics about the methodology you’re applying to rank qualifications? Do you know the GPAs and SSATs of each kid? Do you know how STA weight theater/debate prowess vs. athleticism vs sibling status?  I don’t

I will admit that I don’t actually know what Sidwell priorotized when making offers to kids from my kids’  k-8.  There is at least one family where the subsequent siblings attend elsewhere 
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