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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sidwell Senior Parent. NP. On a related but slightly different note: I believe we are finally starting to see what the rather tough grading policies at Sidwell are starting to do to admissions outcomes. Rampant grade inflation elsewhere, the elimination of standardized tests and gradual disinclination towards "elite" private schools is making it harder each year for Sidwell students to stand out.  With Covid, strong ECs have been hard to build for many students. [/quote]

That and the fact that Sidwell won’t weight the GPA to reflect the rigor. The message is always—“colleges know how rigorous Sidwell curriculum is”—which is absurd. Maybe a handful of colleges know. It’s beyond arrogant to think all schools lnow or even care. By removing the SAT, colleges have seen applications rise and acceptance rates fall to the point where CCO is recommending a massive number of likely schools that do not have the time and resources to spot a Sidwell kid with <4.0. CCO and academic/curriculum team need to get together and talk. The outsize effect of GPA for college apps is making it really tough for kids at schools that do not grade inflate and do not weight the GPA.[/quote]

I teach at a T15 and have attended admission committee meetings. You need to do some research on college enrollment algorithms. Approx. 85% of universities/colleges use machine learning to determine and manage acceptances, yield and tuition discounting. Colleges, especially T20s but also popular flagship/public universities have plenty of historical data from schools like Sidwell. And most competitive colleges recalculate GPA and apply their own weight to classes depending on internal criteria in determining rigor. [/quote]

Some people feel entitled to admittance into an elite college for their private school student and if they don't get it, are looking for an excuse.[/quote]

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