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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a parent of a kid going to LS at Sidwell in September, I am now terrified, thanks.  I think it emphasizes our burden will be on helping keep college preoccupation in check, and leaving the school if the atmosphere seems toxic.

FWIW, I found Garman to be very level-headed and willing to talk through placement with (non-superstar or glamorous) parents like us.  And he talked a lot about the antisemitic events happening in US because he knew that LS admits had a lot of questions.  And he said to all the admits that thinking of private school as a means to an Ivy League end is an attitude that won't serve you well for the next 10 years.  This could be just lipservice but at least it's lipservice to the parents who may join the community (and still have a chance to go elsewhere if it's not what they want to hear).[/quote]

It will be more than fine. Just know that however competitive schools were when you went through it, it is 10x worse now. Hopefully, by the time your kid gets there, there will be a solution to the common app, because it is crazy that (non-Sidwell) kids are applying to 15+ schools [b]because it just takes checking a box and sending a check[/b][u].[/quote]

With the common app, it's still more work than that. Schools often ask for one, two or three more essays, and not all of the essays can be recycled from other applications.[/quote]

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