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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s not *that* random. The top students still get into the top schools, although they generally can’t count on getting into a specific one. [/quote]
Yeah, this.  Seems highly unlikely that a top student from the Big 3 is going to be shut out of the top colleges, even if multiple rejections/WLs are still quite possible or even probable.[/quote]

This is no longer true and is the reality that people don't want to talk about or admit, especially after spending $40K-$50K per year per kid. Lots of kids get As at the Big 3, probably around 25%-30% depending on the school. They may not all get high As, but they get As and A-s and then an even larger percentage get all As with one or two Bs. You're basically looking at 50%-60% of the class getting As or mostly As and a few Bs. The top 14-18% of students may be able to get into top 25 universities if they have things going for them more than just grades. The remaining 80% of students have less luck. Parents all like to think their child will fall into the top 20% of the class, but 80% won't and that's a fact. This means 80% of students, many of whom get mostly As, don't get into top 25 or even top 40 schools. It's just a reality.[/quote]

Anecdotally this doesn’t match what we’ve seen either for the grades or the college admissions. [/quote]

Not even anecdotally. At my kids' private last year, over 50% of the class went to top 15 schools. That's not an anecdote, it's fact. By the way, my kid wasn't one of them. Bottom 10% of the class--still at major university in top 60 USNWR.[/quote]

Do tell, what school? I call total BS.[/quote]

Sounds like GDS results - 2020 was a strong class. [/quote]

Could be Sidwell too. If you look at the class instragram page that was posted here last spring, it too was very strong.[/quote]

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