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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the Sidwell CCO actually does a very good job.  The brutal reality is they have the absolutely daunting task of telling the PARENTS of the bottom 85 percent of the class that there is no way in hell their kid is getting into the Ivy League.  I believe they deliver that message but parents don’t “hear” it.  Sadly, I think parents don’t accept the reality that their kid just isn’t a top student in a Sidwell context no matter how otherwise fabulous the kid might be.  I am with you when it comes to undistinguished legacies who defy this reality.  My observation is that top students with the most rigorous coursework (top 10 percent of class — top 13 students) got into top schools.  This year.  The next 40 percent got into top 50 schools.  Sound and fury signifying nothing.  Every single kid in the grade has a bright future.  Sidwell parent of senior.  [/quote]

How do you define top students?  I know one student who took most rigorous courses (both math and science) with almost 4.0 GPA didn’t get into any Ivy except for one WL. A lot of students think the student is top 4 although Sidwell neither ranks nor weights the difficulty of the courses.  But most students know who are truly top students.  High GPA with all easy courses are not comparable with the same high GPA but taking the most difficult math (III and IV) and science courses (Physics II)[/quote]

The student you are describing is obviously a top student under anyone's definition, so I don't know why you are bringing up this whole most difficult math/science track in this context. And there's no reason for you to disparage other kids as taking "all easy courses" which is patently ridiculous. Last, there are almost no kids with a 4.0, whether they take your supposed "easy courses" or not. The grading in the humanities classes is also far from easy.[/quote]

Obviously you may not be a Sidwell parent. Or you may know different groups of the students. I know the student has GPA 3.98 and took most challenging math and science courses. The student only had 2 A-. I also know the student who took most challenging math but not science courses has perfect 4.0. [/quote]

I am a parent of a senior, though I don't gossip about kids' grades with my senior. Perhaps you know these kids well because your child is also in the top math/science cohort. That's awesome, really great, congrats. My point is that I agree they are top kids under anyone's definition, and I don't know why you are bring up all this extraneous information. No one is disagreeing with you. I still don't know what point it is that you are trying to make in the context of this discussion.[/quote]
Because you said no perfect GPA. Just try to let you know this is not the fact.  Sorry to make you feel offended when just simply pointed out your not so accurate statement. Also do you everyone takes the same humanity courses no matter your STEM OR NON STEM students[/quote]

I said "there are almost no kids with a 4.0." I did not say that it never happens. I don't know why are arguing with me, and believe me, I'm not surprised or offended as I didn't say anything inaccurate in the first place. It seems like you are very frustrated and looking to get into disagreements with people and arguing with straw men. Sorry about that, and good luck to you and your Sidwell student(s). I hope they had a college placement outcome that you are happy about. We're all good here as far as our senior is concerned.[/quote]

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