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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think you are underestimating how many truly outstanding applicants these schools get and the reality that only a small percentage can be admitted. 98 - 99 percentile SSAT is very different than high 80s / low 90s. It just is. Sidwell and STA/NCS incoming 9th grade students tend to have very high scores in the high 90s as well as stellar grades, recs, extra-curricular, etc. I am sure your DC is terrific. It’s just very competitive. [b]The power/money/legacy element is very minor.[/quote][/b] Absolute fallacy....it’s no small thing to have the right political connections and big bucks in this town of power brokers. Agree with PP that kids from public are at a disadvantage in this process-even though, when they do manage to squeak in, they tend to do much better academically then the private school “lifers”.[/quote]
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