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[quote=Anonymous]Its silly to keep arguing about this.  The Sidwell parents  who have a kid going to  an ivy or any other college know how many other kids are matriculating with them because Sidwell is a small school and once the kids decide where they will go, they immediately identify which class members are going to the  same college. So in our case, our kid is one of six going to Dartmouth this year. And last year 10 or 11 kids did go to Yale.  Last year there was a photo circulating with most of them in their Yale shirts on Shirt day. This year the guidance counselors told the seniors not to expect that Yale would take 10, but Chicago did. I agree that Sidwell's numbers as a percentage  are probably very similar to NCS, which has a similarly rigorous reputation.

The only difference of opinion I have with the above poster is the implicit idea that these kids are smart and would go to great colleges anyway, even if they went to a less rigorous high school.  I know for my kid that is not true.  Entering Sidwell as a bright and motivated kid from a good public school, my kid's scores were good, but not outstanding and he was an OK writer.  At Sidwell, he had to study consistently 3 hours per night and on the weekend to keep up, ( Im not sure that this level of difficulty is required  for a rigorous program). He graduated with almost perfect scores and the ability to write quickly and coherently.  So I credit the school.[/quote]

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