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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the current 8th grade is larger than traditionally the 8th grade has been. And the prior two years’ 9th grades have been overenrolled. So they are just going back to a class size of around 125, which is what the 9th grade class had historically been prior to the pandemic. So I don’t think this is as significant as it seems.[/quote]

perhaps true but the change (and expectations that came from larger classes last 2-3 years is what feels particularly difficult for kids who applied this year. Plus the article mentions all the advantages of siblings plus we know faculty kids get special attention in process. So I wonder how many unhooked kids actually got in 9th grade this year (GDS also started recruiting athletes last year but is very quiet about it)

Plus a celebrity (very famous Hollywood type kid) got admitted this year in 9th grade batch though that's more of a one-off. Those in the know will know who i mean but can't say more.[/quote]

They need to recruit athletes to boost college admissions. Very overlooked. [/quote]

How many faculty kids are there? I can see siblings being about a 1/3 of the admits. Faculty kids…maybe one or two?[/quote]

Question is what percentage of the class of 2027 ninth grade admits are siblings/faculty kids?  Same percentage as an average year or higher?

Never mind that, I want to know who the celebrity is!?

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