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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Brearley having another banger year. [/quote]

How are the completely unconnected kids doing[/quote]
Right.  One reason why MIT matriculation seems salient is that they do not consider legacy in admissions.  So 25 girls to Harvard over 5 years is difficult to read in terms of the unconnected success indication, whereas only one (1) MIT matriculation (and also only 1 to Caltech, another legacy blind, though much smaller, school) gives you pause, at least if you have a STEM-oriented kid -- which we do.[/quote]

I can’t speak for students at these schools as I’ve never attended. But if a student loves the liberal arts focused curriculum at a place like Brearley, Trinity or Collegiate, a place like MIT would not be as appealing. Saying this as an alum of MIT. [/quote]
Of course!  The thing is, one of the main selling points for SS girls' schools at their tours is that in the absence of boys girls can be unimpeded in traditionally boy-dominated fields (math, comp sci, etc), and the schools would support and nurture that.  So presumably, this is geared towards at least *some* science-oriented girls.  (And one of the draws of private schools to us is the strength of the liberal arts curriculum, which I think is hugely valuable - maybe even more so - for a kid going into science.)[/quote]

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