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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sidwell does NOT show families Naviance.  Anyway, any word on Princeton or Yale admits?  Stanford?[/quote]

Why don't they share this data?  Seems it would remove a lot of the criticism of their college counselors.[/quote]

I think the school's rationale is that, given the size of the senior class, it would be too easy for parents and students to identify applicants from past years.  As a Sidwell parent who has gone through the college application process with more than one child, I've never found this persuasive, but I'll also say that I don't think Naviance data is all that helpful.  It just leaves out too many variables.

That said, you might be right, PP, that giving parents and students access to Naviance might have a beneficial effect on the relationship between families and counselors.  Many of the complaints about Sidwell's college counseling have more to do with process than outcomes.  I think many parents understand that admissions decisions can be incomprehensible, but it's harder for parents to accept the extent to which they feel shut out of the process -- and with some justification.  As a parent of 2 grads and a current student, I am grateful for the school's emphasis on teaching students to advocates for themselves.  This is appropriate with respect to academics, but the college application process is very different in many ways, and, in my view, parent involvement is justified.  If SFS had an exit interview for parents of graduating seniors, my advice would be to consider how the college counselors might bring parents into the process in a way that would create a feeling of teamwork among students, parents and counselors, and perhaps improve outcome, as well as process.

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