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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They feel it would be an invasion of privacy as the school is relatively small.  Having been through the process, It hasn't been very useful for top students.   In fact, misleading. given the strong connections area private school families have to colleges.  And for excellent but slightly less selective schools, standard GPA and test score publications tell you as much.[/quote]

Agree that Naviance isn't all that, but Sidwell's policy toward providing access to parents and students only adds to the hype, as well as the sense that counselors are playing hide the ball with many families.  All too often, Sidwell acts in a way that heightens the belief that some people have inside info while the rest of us are forever on the periphery.  Our kids have gotten a good education at SFS and they got lucky in the college admissions crapshoot, but I'm so glad we'll be out of there soon.  And, no, I'm not going to be one of those "graduated parents" who continues to give money to the school.      [/quote]

I am a Sidwell parent, and my views about Naviance have changed over the years.  I just wonder if seeing Naviance would really provide useful information.  The sample sizes are pretty small, and every year there are kids who "could never" get into this school or that school who end up going there.  This year's class did amazingly well in college admissions, but I suspect Naviance data would have dissuaded some students from applying to the schools they ultimately got into.  It is such a personal process.  So many kids have top grades these days; I suspect personal stories are more compelling to admissions officers.  Those stories do not have to be about being disadvantaged -- it could be just a real story about how a student comes to love a subject or an activity.  URM and legacy status does matter, but there are other factors at play at well.  Those things do not show up on Naviance -- it's usefulness is quite limited.[/quote]

I absolutely agree with you regarding the value of Naviance, but the school could say all this and then simply provide access to the data as so many other schools do.  Instead, they guard the information, which, of course, only heightens the interest in seeing it.  Really, Naviance should be paying Sidwell for creating this stealth marketing campaign.       [/quote]

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