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[quote=Anonymous]If you asked every single family in the area what school is their top choice it would not be Sidwell. For many reasons. This is not because I have anything against Sidwell it's just not the top choice of most families in the DC/MD/VA area.

Get off this site and visit the real world - only on this site do I see so many people talk about Sidwell.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]+1 There are multiple schools on my list above Sidwell.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Aren't there any white kids at Maret who were rejected by Sidwell? Doesn't seem like much of an indictment.[/quote]

Of the 10 basketball players, only 2 (the two white players) were there before high school. So there's no way the white students could have been rejected by Sidwell. That's the only reason for the black/white gap in reported rejections here.

It's clear that Sidwell, all else equal, is the preferred choice among DC private schools. So it's not surprising that many of Maret's recruited athletes applied to, and were rejected by, Sidwell. Being recruited doesn't get you into Sidwell.[/quote]

Not true.  For boys, schools like Gonzaga and STA are just as popular, if not more so.  Especially for those boys who have an interest in athletics.[/quote][/quote]

It's a personal choice. It's not right for everyone. For example, lacrosse or football players would be much more likely to go to Gonzaga or STA, which are both excellent schools. But I think the admissions numbers support the hypothesis that, if one were to do a revealed preference ranking of area parents' choices for private schools, Sidwell would be far and away the top choice.[/quote][/quote]

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