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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sidwell is sending 38/90 posted kids to top20 schools.  42%!
NCS is sending 17/81 girls from those posted and a few yet to post.  21%.  It's not for lack of trying--my DC knows quite a number of girls who were shut out from Ivies and all top20s with 3.8-3.95 GPAs.

GDS is 23/110.  Also 21%.

Why is Sidwell at literally [b]twice[/b] the percentage?  It doesn't seem to be athletes.. 
Is a 3.85 from Sidwell viewed as so much stronger than a 3.85 from NCS or GDS?
College counseling better?
What gives?
Just curious.  My DC is on deck for next year. [/quote]

37 percent of NCS grads are attending a top 20 school this year. Sidwell has a lot of legacy and connected kids in this class of 2025. Remember a legacy at any Ivy helps you get into another Ivy (say the Stats). They like the Ivies families. [/quote]

GDS at uncommonly good stats last year and this year it’s sidewall. As many people wrote, it really comes down to the hooks each kid has and less to do with the school as long as the school offers a certain amount of academic rigor. [/quote]

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