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[quote=Anonymous] :twisted: [quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My colleague's son went to Sidwell and was in the top most tier of students. He was advised against applying to top schools, even the ivy where his parents met as undergrads. He applied to some top schools against sidwells advice and got into them all.

His parents remain very bitter and needless to say the checks to sidwell have stopped.[/quote]

I sense some hyperbole in this statement, coming from second or third hand knowledge.  "Top" students at Sidwell are not advised to avoid applying to at least a reach school or two.  The very rare candidate gets into all of their reach schools.  Perhaps they managed the family's expectations inelegantly, but I doubt the extremes you paint reflect the realities of the situation.[/quote]

Can I know his exact rank at Sidwell? Of course not. My colleague shared the rest with me and that he felt that Sidwell chose to support other kids over his, who seemed equally qualified.[/quote]

No bias there, LOL.  Great basis to call people's integrity into question.[/quote]

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