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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In my experience, Sidwell does a good job of placing legacies and athletes.  The top students who do not fit into either of those categories find it challenging to get into Ivies.[/quote]

1. Top students in GENERAL find it challenging to get into Ivies.
2.  Let's say Sidwell has 12 - 15% of the class who are National Merit Semifinalists; so, 13 - 18 kids depending on the year.  Harvard or Yale isn't taking all 15 kids.  And their transcripts won't all be identical -- there will be more of a range than people might think.  And the recommendations from teachers won't all be the same.  And some of those 15 will have a hook -- athlete, legacy, or underrepresented minority.  
This is the college world today.  Drew Gilpin Faust could take the job of college counselor in her retirement and Harvard still won't take 15 kids from Sidwell.  They are trying to build a national and international class and geography in this area is a limiting factor [/quote]

Sidwell only had 6 national merit semi-finalists this year - the lowest number in my memory. With early decision and early admission (single choice) the 12-15 kids in your example have probably spread out their choices among the top schools. For the RD rounds, that's when you are likely to see the top 15% of the class possibly all trying for the same handful of schools. You are correct that there are only so many kids that they will take from an individual school. My DC is a senior at Sidwell and waiting for next week to see if the early choice works out. No legacy and not a recruitable athlete, but very competitive none-the-less. It's going to be a loooong week!![/quote]

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