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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sidwell is known nationally but not because of its education program or resources such as Andover. It's know. Because of the DC folks who have attended the school. Not the same thing. [/quote]

Exactly, it's known because of Presidents' daughters. And, among colleges, strong students from any of the competitive DMV schools are regarded highly. All of these schools will prepare your DC for college and will have rigorous courses for them.

Despite what has been said above in this thread, any of these schools is a hard admit for HS and it fluctuates annually depending on what the schools need to fill in the rising HS cohort.  So apply to ones your child is interested in and then see where they get accepted, that's when you have a choice.

We know examples of all of these scenarios - there is no clear pecking order; getting into GDS but not Maret, Sidwell but not Maret, Sidwell but not GDS, GDS but not Potomac, Sidwell but not Potomac, GDS but not Sidwell, Potomac but not Maret, Sidwell, GDS, Maret but not Potomac....it is all over the map. (left out STA/NCS single sex)[/quote]

I'm also not convinced it's really that much more prestigious than the other DC schools among the elites. [b]The Obamas wanted GDS, but couldn't because the campus wasn't secure enough. They settled on Sidwell because the Biden kids were already enrolled there and it was easier for secret service to have them all in the same place. Maret and NCS were also on the finalist list for the Obama girls. [/b]

All of the elite DC schools are very popular and nationally recognized. However, none of them are truly in the national scene or known outside of the DC bubble. [/quote]

Some of you love lying on Sidwell to make yourselves feel better about [insert name of whatever random school your children attend].

“A number of great schools were considered,” Lelyveld said. [b]“In the end, the Obamas selected the school that was the best fit for what their daughters need right now.” [/b]

The selection comes after weeks of speculation about whether President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, would choose a public or private school. Michelle Obama toured Sidwell Friends and Georgetown Day School two weeks ago by herself and then again earlier this week with her daughters and her mother, who will be moving to Washington with the Obama family.

Only Sidwell and GDS were seriously considered. They didn’t even bother to tour NCS or Maret. In the end, they chose the best school. Deal with it.

https://www.politico.com/...nds-015878 [/quote]

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