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[quote=Anonymous]OP is not a troll. OP is correct that only two "unhooked" seniors got into an ivy or ivy-equivalent. I'm the parent of an NCS senior. It's a small class. Girls talk to each other. Parents talk to each other. It's not very difficult to sort out who is a legacy -- no stalking of LinkedIn needed.

Chicago has a strong relationship with STA and NCS. Each year many students from those schools go to Chicago and not all of those students are in the top 20% of the class, although I'm sure that they are all very smart. Chicago is a good bet for kids on the Close who probably wouldn't get into an ivy-type school but who care about rankings and want to go to a T10 school (or who just feel like Chicago is a good place for them).

In light of this discussion, I just took a look at Instagram to see where (almost) everyone ended up. A lot of the girls going to the top schools did ED, so it's possible that they also would have gotten in at other places. I believe that the two "unhooked" girls were RD applicants and may have gotten into to other top schools in addition to the places they ended up picking.

My own DD is a strong student, but chose to have a life instead of studying 24/7. I suspect that 10 years ago, her stats would have been ivy material, but that's no longer the case. And that's okay. She's going to a place she loves.

But, to the OP's point, I think that it is going to become increasingly difficult for "unhooked" NCS girls to get into some of these top schools (at least in the regular pool) without amazing accomplishments beyond their grades and test scores and (probably) a big helping of luck. Fortunately, lots of schools that aren't in the top 10 also provide an excellent education and college experience.

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