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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just a quick second on the high scores don’t guaranteed much of anything-we applied from public this year to MS and my DC was WL at all the top schools despite a composite SSAT of 89%. We were flabbergasted-great kid in every other way also. Did get in finally off WL, but a top score isn’t this golden ticket you would think it would be.[/quote]

yes, this was my son too.  Coming from a public.  All A's, 90%+ SSAT, top athlete.  Didn't get in any of the top 5 schools he applied to.   Going to public middle school.  However, I can think of 5+ boys at our school alone who also fit this profile and also didn't get in.   Which is crazy except when you think about it, most of the top schools only had 5 boy slots total for 6th grade.  My son's school could have filled them all.  And they're one DC area elementary school out of how many (dozens?) of schools with kids applying to the top privates for middle school.  It's just a total lottery.  A 90%+ score isn't a guarantee of ANYTHING. [/quote]

I know connected kids with mediocre grades, low SSATs (below 50%), no leadership positions, one was an athlete and the other played sports but only on teams with no cuts and they both got into a smaller, coveted private folks fall all over themselves to get into.  Both kids got in over other kids with high (all had SSATs in at least mid 70% and a couple had upper 90%, extracurriculars, competitive athletes/strong music and arts extracurriculars, A to A- students, very strong recommendations, and good kids.  The kids who got in had wealthy, connected parents.  It confirmed for me that money and connections still talk.  George W. Bush got into Yale with a C average.  Same thing happens here at DC privates no matter what they post on their websites.  You should know this so that you understand and prepare your kids for the reality that in America family name and connections still matter no matter what you might hear about equity and merit based admissions.  [/quote]

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