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Are you really suggesting that high school freshman and sophomores should be asking seniors in the month of May where they are going to college? Come on.

Also, what do you mean by "supposed"? You think people are making this up?[b] It is relevant to students to know where older students whom they admired ended up going to college[/b]. My own student has stated this to me. Also, you are ignoring the fact that many other schools do in fact publish this information. So there is more secrecy at Sidwell.[/quote]

Then they should ask the student they admired. It is a small school, they all know each other. Really what difference does it make if the person they admired went to Michigan or Amherst? Will it improve their chances? Will it make them prefer a big school to a small school? Come on, man.[/quote]

Do you actually remember what it was like to be 16 years old? My kid has told me that they would like to know where older students with whom they were in a language class or played on the same team ended up. That's part of being a teenager. You see a little bit of yourself in older peers whom you admire, and it gives kids perspective as they start to think about the process for themselves in a way that is not just theoretical. It's all part of being in a community.

Also, saying that they should ask the student in May is idiotic. I wouldn't want my freshman or sophomore to be thinking about it at that point, and who is actually going to be the sophomore asking seniors about this? Also, if you had any connection to Sidwell (which at this point I doubt) you would know that seniors are barely on campus by the time college destinations are determined.

Again, most schools publish such a list. Why doesn't Sidwell?[/quote]

Maybe Sidwell is not a good fit for your family. [/quote]

Because they aren't helpfully transparent about colleges? And don't pull Quaker values out; that's not what it's about. We had two kids go through and like the school, but please tell me you're not a sidwell parent. Someone asks a legitimate question and you pull that awful passive aggressive, snobby response? Ick. [/quote]

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