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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nope this is what we have seen so far. The schools that have done well for non legacy or donor or athletes so far have been the less recognized privates. I think those schools have a different attitude for admissions because they have always had to market their kids and their school.  [/quote]

You know the legacy and donor status for kids at all these schools? Amazing talent. [/quote]

I'm not the PP - but kids talk and so do parents. I learned far more about the make up our our DC's Big3 class between Dec-June of Senior year than I did between 9th grade and Fall of 12th.  I am not one to care about who is a VIP or a legacy etc.  But when admissions start to come out - it becomes very clear.  [/quote]

Yep. 95% of the senior kids know each other very well and they figure these things out when admissions start cranking out. Maybe 5% of the class rides under the radar and it's less clear but in general these aren't the kids going to top schools anyway (because the kids going to top schools are usually the ones who do a lot of activities at school.)  Remember, these classes are small--at some schools they're 70 kids and many have been in class together since they were 4 years old!
My son is only a junior but goes to school sports practice every day for 2 hours. He knows who is going where next year and why they got admitted--because the seniors on his team all chat while working out.  My son knows who is considered to be super smart, who is legacy, etc.  He's not even on social media and isn't even friends with these kids but it swirls around him daily.
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Maybe you know who gets in where at your school. But to know their legacy status? And then to know this not just about your school but another half dozen schools in DC? Like I said, just an amazing talent. [/quote]

I'm not the PP you are replying to (but the one before that)

Adults know this information because kids talk about it.  Kids within the current senior class ALL know in the end which kids are going to their parents' legacy. They also know which kids have hooks.  And they have friends at all the other top DMV privates who share similar information about their own school.

It's not being nosy - this is the fishbowl they live in and they talk.  As I noted in my first post - we knew NONE of this detail until senior year. It makes no difference to me "who's who" in the class - but I now know it made a huge difference in college admissions.  We have a younger child - it'll be the same - but this time I know I'll soon be learning much more about families senior year.[/quote]

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