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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]yes, colleges know but the kids getting into top colleges from NCS, Sidwell, etc are getting close to perfect grades despite going to NCS and Sidwell.  There are a dozen or so who get very, very high grades each year and these are the kids going on to top colleges, unhooked.

If you're not getting straight As or very close to it you're out of running for the Ivy league or similar.  I think most parents don't realize this until it's too late.  There is a this layer of kids at these top privates who DO manage to grind out top grades in top rigor classes.  They work like maniacs but they do it. [/quote]

Very true. An average/ a little above average student at a top private is not getting in to t10/ivy unless hooked. For landing a T30 though, an above average kid could easily get in, depending on high school and as long as they took most rigorous. 
OP your kid will be compared to their HS and yes the top schools , private and public, will be aware of the high school curriculum and will easily be able to compare transcripts and gpa even if there is no official rank. [/quote]

agree. aim for rice, washu, emory, georgetown or CMU[/quote]

Average students are not getting into Rice or Carnegie Mellon. And if they are, they are going to flunk out. [/quote]

You aren't getting into rice or washu or Emory from NCS or similar unless you're top 20% in the class, probably more like top 10% (ie you need a 3.9)  
Georgetown is a little different because they're local and tend to take kids with lower GPAs from local privates.

Basically if you want a top25 school from a DMV private (even the Big3) you have to get close to straight As.  There are plenty of kids who do.  If you get Bs, your options will be limited to liberal arts colleges ranked under top10, universities ranked 30+.

Many, many kids parents realize this too late.  DCUM says "oh a 3.5 is fine from sidwell!" no, not in 2025.  Look at the data from college counseling.  The kids getting into top 20 schools are grinding out As--despite attending sidwell, ncs, etc. [/quote]
100% agree. Sidwell isn’t teaching to a level that is so good that you can’t get As. As much as the private schools crowd loves dishing on APs and hyping their curricula, DC reports that at his t10 elite public high school grads do much better [/quote]

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