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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is a reason why colleges and universities have regional admissions representatives - so they are familiar with all the local schools in a certain area.
They understand the difference between NCS, Sidwell, GDS and Whitman, Wilson, TJ, etc. 
Even large state schools have regional representatives. I don’t have a daughter at NCS. My kids go to the Potomac school but my feeling is that y’all are whining about nothing. Wait for all the regular decision results to come out and everyone will suddenly be oohing and aahing about the impressive admission results from NCS. This is a familiar pattern on here every year [/quote]

Newsflash not every college admissions staff person has a lot of experience. Smaller colleges who get few applicants from a particular school need all the help they can get understanding the curriculum. No AP, no SAT, no class rank, no honors makes it pretty hard. All you can offer is "see where prior graduates go? we should get in to your school"[/quote]

Well, for starters, the private schools decided to get rid of AP classes so that is self inflicted.
Smart of NCS to pause eliminating some AP classes. Guidance counsellors also send a school profile report with every application which helps colleges understand the rigor of the school. Finally, every reputable college and university in the US and internationally is aware of the prestige of NCS. It is hardly an unknown school. The problem is that NCS is a very stressful experience and most girls who graduate from there feel they should be rewarded extrinsically for surviving the school. They are not happy with moving onto Bates which is a great school that most kids would be thrilled to get into. Teenagers need external validation. They don’t fully appreciate or understand the strong educational foundation that NCS has gifted them.

You don’t see these types of posts from St. Albans parents. HS at St Albans is a more fun experience and the boys are less competitive than the NCS students [/quote]

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