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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]CA poster here. My list is accurate, just may be incomplete. 1 Stanford REA legacy, Princeton athletic recruit.[/quote]

I moved from the Bay Area and have heard things have been very good again this year at Castilleja (as usual).

Bullying is not warranted but listing non-DC area school results on a DC-specific board is more than a little odd (even if it is only 95% DC area). You could start another thread with CA or West Coast early results very easily. Plenty of "DCUM blame" all around![/quote]

I mean I think it’s a good data point.  Are there differences between DC area admits and CA and if so why is an interesting question….[/quote]
I have my kid in a Bay Area private and was unprepared for the faculty children admits to Stanford, including this set of twins my son called the “throw up twins.” They ruined so much upholstery at their friends’ parties that they started getting charged $75 to attend such parties. They were not very academic-minded but still got into Stanford because their parent was a faculty member.[/quote]

I have to disagree at least partially based on my experience in Palo Alto. Yes, some faculty kids go to Stanford but plenty don't get in. I'm guessing the twins have a little more substance than your son realized or their parent is an especially big deal. My wife's fairly well known advisor had only 1 child admitted (the others still ended up at T20s too) and several faculty members mentioned admissions being harder for their children than what they had seen when they first came to Stanford. Don't get me wrong, it is still a hook better than just being a basic legacy but it is far from a golden ticket. [/quote]

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