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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Whether your son gets into either school will depend on how bright he is and whether you as a family and he as a kid fit into said school's culture. Apply, but don't set your heart on being admitted.  There are a lot of quirky factors on whether you'll be admitted to either school.  At GDS, it helps if you're Jewish or URM.  At Sidwell, it helps if you're a wealthy, influential democrat or an URM.

I grew up in Quaker schools (Philly), but believe me Sidwell is NOT A QUAKER SCHOOL.  Maybe it was once upon a time, but it's now a school for the wealthy elite of DC.  The headmaster is sleazy and into schmoozing with prominent Democrats whose kids are treated with special kid gloves. Lest people say this is sour grapes, I have a child enrolled, and she loves her teachers and classmates, but I am not fond of the school administration, especially the headmaster, who needs to go. Sidwell's COVID response was pathetic. Probably the worse of the Big 3.

You use progressive education and liberal politics as though they're interchangeable. They're not. Progressive education is a specific pedagogy. GDS is somewhat progressive. Sidwell is not.

WIS is NOT well-respected in the area except by WIS parents and their gullible friends. 
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And if add that they both accept very “average” kids too. Depends on many factors.[/quote]

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