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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you pp. I am not a troll. In fact, I have 4 very nice girls who live in my neighborhood who graduated from Swarthmore 2 years ago. They're great. But, I know NCS does hope to get its folks into top Ivies, then schools such as Williams, Duke, Stanford, U of Chicago, Wash U, Amherst...and a few others before even considering Swarthmore. It really is a school for introspective, smart, but sort of nerdy introverted students.[/quote]

You clearly have not had a child go through the college process at NCS.  They absolutely do not push the top Ivies because even at the most competitive schools, most kids are not going to get into the top Ivies.  They encourage students to look much more widely and I even had the college guidance counselor specifically mention Swarthmore.  Now you can say that a particular school is a good or bad fit for a particular kid but its absurd to say it would be a bad fit for an entire class of girls.  I have no idea if Swarthmore really is a school for nerdy introspective kids, but there are certainly nerdy introspective kids at NCS.

Lots of folks opining here who have no idea what they are talking about.[/quote]

DD's a NCS alum, while I'm not a fan of the school, I can totally back you up here.  The girls are encouraged to widen their nets.  My DD was accepted at a mix of Ivies and SLACs.  She didn't know much about Swarthmore, thus didn't visit.  However, I've met several Swarties  over the years and they're a captivating mixture of brilliant, introverted, and zany...creative geniuses.      [/quote]

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