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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can see a point about the small numbers issue and being able to identify certain kids. Even if you don't know the kids who graduated 2-3 years ago (as I recall, Naviance averages several graduating classes worth of data), there is room for misinterpretation. Some parents might see a dot on the Harvard graph at SAT=1900 and GPA=3.5 and think their kid with comparable stats can get into Harvard too, not realizing the dot represents a double-legacy kid whose family funded a laboratory.

Either this sort of issue is more common at some schools than others, or some schools are simply more prudent about sharing info that is at risk of misinterpretation.[/quote]

Yes, there are limits to the value of Naviance information for precisely the reason you raise -- there's a lot more to college admissions than scores and grades, particularly at more selective schools.  That is a problem at all schools, however, not just Sidwell.  Other schools seem to have faith that parents and students will be able to interpret the information in a reasonable way.  Why not Sidwell?   [/quote]

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