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[quote=Anonymous]I believe Sidwell has the toughest grading standards of private schools in this area so the top GPA coming out of the school might be a 3.8 or something like that. Then you go all the way down to a 2.0 or below with most falling in the B range. Pretty much all of those kids are smart, capable of doing the work at any college, and get top standardized test scores. A few are less motivated but still pretty smart. They don't all belong at HPY, but they should all be going to good schools, and they definitely don't. Quite a few end up at lower tier LACs and state schools, and every year there are a couple who do not get into any college. Sidwell needs to do more to advocate for students as they apply to college and explain the toughness of the grading system to colleges. The office relies way too much on legacies and other hooks to make the difference. I also like Eric Monheim, but I think the office needs to step up its game or it will hurt the school.[/quote]
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