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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The limit at Sidwell has always been 12. Why would you need/want to apply to more than that?? Crazy hill to die on. Sidwell rooted in Quakerism as someone said so lots of service which is great and also weekly meeting for worship which your child won’t hate by the time they get to upper school. However so not get it twisted - the Quaker ideals do not mean that the teacher or administration or parents or students believe that there is that if God in everyone - they don’t and they act accordingly. [/quote]

Sidwell students are not restricted to applying to 12 colleges. However, GDS students are limited to that number. [/quote]

I had heard GDS was restricted to 10? Is that not the case?[/quote]
It's 12, but the last two need to be foundation (i.e., safety) schools. Also, all the UCs count as one school, so there is some wiggle room. FWIW, most kids end up not applying to 12, and many are accepted early decision. The limit on schools actually works in everyone's favor, IMHO. Students are forced to think carefully about each application and which schools are their best fit, and therefore send in stronger essays, as opposed to a scattershot approach where students will apply to 25 schools, including all the Ivies, major state schools, etc., and just hope for the best. Look at last year's college IG and see - GDS students did very well with these limitations in place.[/quote]

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