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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am not part of the DC school universe but know many people who either attended or sent their kids to the schools referenced. From my experience, Sidwell has not produced as many "movers and shakers" as STA, NCS, or GP, let alone the elite prep schools in NYC. Smart and talented people but, for whatever reason, they have not made the same impact as graduates of the competition. That being said, I don't know how you could turn down Sidwell if you had the opportunity to attend.[/quote]
I'm not shilling for any school, but with all respect, I don't know how your personal experience with grads of any of these schools through people you know can be broad enough to make generalized statements about how many "movers and shakers" they each have produced.  The four schools you named are graduating roughly 500 students per year, every year -- about 5,000 in the last decade.  It's hard to fathom how your experience can be broad enough to identify a meaningful trend among them.

No offense meant.  I don't think anyone here could do it.[/quote]

No dog in this fight, but I don't think you need to know what became of each and every grad - if you haven't heard of them they probably aren't a mover or shaker.  That said, the alum lists on wikipedia are a good starting point especially since the editors of soem pages seem to have a broad view of "notable" - I'd say Sidwell looks stronger (in recent years) - STA has a long list with few impressive names form recent years and Prep's list looks like it hasn't been touched in 20 years.  NCS has never produced the same caliber of alum as Madeira and Holton.[/quote]

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