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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here. Thanks a lot for the advices. I don't know much about schools except those from reading that sidwell has slightly higher percentage of students going to ivy and higher number of national finalists. I understand that numbers can't truly reflect whether a school is better, so I would really appreciate if I could get more information about the two schools from insiders.[/quote]

First of all, you've been through the entire application process and all you know about the schools are their college stats?

Second, you determine which school is better by those stats.  You look at your child and you look at the schools and you judge that way.  And you should be prepared to change schools if what is initially a good match stops being a good match.  (This happened with both my kids even though they were in schools that went through 12th grade).

Finally, Sidwell asks what colleges parents of applicants attended (which is not a typical question) and there is some feeling that they preselect ivy legacies.  I got that from a Sidwell mom who is convinced of it.[/quote]

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