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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sidwell parents should be ashamed of themselves. No tact, no class. [/quote]
I've got no dog in the fight, but I'm curious ... Would you prefer the school publicize all it's college admissions results on the school website, as most other schools do? Would that somehow demonstrate more tact?

If I were queen for the day, I'd prefer no school reveal anything, and no parents either. But pure silence does not seem to be an option here. Most schools brag about their results openly. For those that don't, like Sidwell, the parents grapevine seems to fill the void. I don't see one approach as much worse than the other. [/quote]

Unfortunately, I don't think it's possible to shut down the gossip about ED acceptances. The thing is, ED results are not the end of the story, so no school is going to post anything until after May or June. Also, acceptances and matriculations are very different, and the former is a lot harder to verify.

That said, I'm a big believer in the idea that more info is better. Our school shows Naviance results for every college with >=5 acceptances, but not the results for fewer. I do agree that schools could shut down a lot of the gossip by posting stats on colleges, NMSSFs, and even their own admissions processes. I posted a couple of years ago that it would be helpful to know these things, esp. stats on admission to area schools, and you would have thought I criticized apple pie, the flaming that ensued.[/quote]

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