Anonymous
Post 04/09/2021 13:26     Subject: Re:Is it true the Big 3 kids are getting hammered this year- and by that I mean bad admissions results?
My kids are at two different Baltimore private schools (both single sex) and they have having excellent placement this year. Last year also was very good.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2021 13:23     Subject: Is it true the Big 3 kids are getting hammered this year- and by that I mean bad admissions results?
Anonymous wrote:I have a kid who is a sophomore at a Big 3 and by that let's say I mean St Albans/NCS, GDS, Sidwell or Maret. I have heard through my school grapevine that this year the kids at the elite privates are having terrible results-
especially the unhooked kids. I have heard that they are negatively affected by test-optional, the elimination of AP's and grade deflation.

Ok please tell me your experiences- Big 3 parents only please...I am not interested in hearing how well your W school kid did, or how stupid you think I am for paying private school tuition.


Too bad, because this forum is full of people just panting to do exactly that. Ignore them.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2021 13:23     Subject: Is it true the Big 3 kids are getting hammered this year- and by that I mean bad admissions results?
STA is doing very well.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2021 13:21     Subject: Is it true the Big 3 kids are getting hammered this year- and by that I mean bad admissions results?
Anonymous wrote:Is it just me or do a whole lot of these posts read as "I paid a ton of money for my privileged kid to go to private high school with the expectation that they'd get into a fancy-ass college and I am big mad that they are being lapped by a bunch of public school kids I do not know who I assume are undeserving and not as worthy as my precious darling."

YIKES.


It’s you, and the chip on your shoulder.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2021 13:20     Subject: Is it true the Big 3 kids are getting hammered this year- and by that I mean bad admissions results?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I have a kid who is a sophomore at a Big 3 and by that let's say I mean St Albans/NCS, GDS, Sidwell or Maret. I have heard through my school grapevine that this year the kids at the elite privates are having terrible results-
especially the unhooked kids. I have heard that they are negatively affected by test-optional, the elimination of AP's and grade deflation.

Ok please tell me your experiences- Big 3 parents only please...I am not interested in hearing how well your W school kid did, or how stupid you think I am for paying private school tuition.


I would simply say to consider the self-interest of the people making these assessments. It can’t possibly be that this was an insanely competitive admissions year and their kids just didn’t make the cut; it has to be that less-worthy kids, whose parents didn’t pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for private school, somehow had an advantage. Come on.


A test optional public school candidate with a GPA that is higher than 4.0 (because of weighting and the fact that the took AP classes) looks really great compared to a big 3 GPA of 3.4 with no APs and a 33 ACT.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2021 13:18     Subject: Is it true the Big 3 kids are getting hammered this year- and by that I mean bad admissions results?
Is it just me or do a whole lot of these posts read as "I paid a ton of money for my privileged kid to go to private high school with the expectation that they'd get into a fancy-ass college and I am big mad that they are being lapped by a bunch of public school kids I do not know who I assume are undeserving and not as worthy as my precious darling."

YIKES.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2021 13:16     Subject: Is it true the Big 3 kids are getting hammered this year- and by that I mean bad admissions results?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I have a kid who is a sophomore at a Big 3 and by that let's say I mean St Albans/NCS, GDS, Sidwell or Maret. I have heard through my school grapevine that this year the kids at the elite privates are having terrible results-
especially the unhooked kids. I have heard that they are negatively affected by test-optional, the elimination of AP's and grade deflation.

Ok please tell me your experiences- Big 3 parents only please...I am not interested in hearing how well your W school kid did, or how stupid you think I am for paying private school tuition.


The rumors are true. It's been horrible. Half a mil in private and ended up exactly where we would have if we stayed with our highly regarded public school.


The use of the word "horrible" just stuns me. "Horrible" is when your kid gets cancer.

What you are describing is a bad financial decision. It is not 'horrible" for your child to attend a college that ranks 30 instead of 12 in USNWR.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2021 13:15     Subject: Is it true the Big 3 kids are getting hammered this year- and by that I mean bad admissions results?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I have a kid who is a sophomore at a Big 3 and by that let's say I mean St Albans/NCS, GDS, Sidwell or Maret. I have heard through my school grapevine that this year the kids at the elite privates are having terrible results-
especially the unhooked kids. I have heard that they are negatively affected by test-optional, the elimination of AP's and grade deflation.

Ok please tell me your experiences- Big 3 parents only please...I am not interested in hearing how well your W school kid did, or how stupid you think I am for paying private school tuition.


I would simply say to consider the self-interest of the people making these assessments. It can’t possibly be that this was an insanely competitive admissions year and their kids just didn’t make the cut; it has to be that less-worthy kids, whose parents didn’t pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for private school, somehow had an advantage. Come on.


Insanely competitive year.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2021 13:13     Subject: Is it true the Big 3 kids are getting hammered this year- and by that I mean bad admissions results?
Anonymous wrote:I have a kid who is a sophomore at a Big 3 and by that let's say I mean St Albans/NCS, GDS, Sidwell or Maret. I have heard through my school grapevine that this year the kids at the elite privates are having terrible results-
especially the unhooked kids. I have heard that they are negatively affected by test-optional, the elimination of AP's and grade deflation.

Ok please tell me your experiences- Big 3 parents only please...I am not interested in hearing how well your W school kid did, or how stupid you think I am for paying private school tuition.


I would simply say to consider the self-interest of the people making these assessments. It can’t possibly be that this was an insanely competitive admissions year and their kids just didn’t make the cut; it has to be that less-worthy kids, whose parents didn’t pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for private school, somehow had an advantage. Come on.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2021 13:09     Subject: Is it true the Big 3 kids are getting hammered this year- and by that I mean bad admissions results?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I have a kid who is a sophomore at a Big 3 and by that let's say I mean St Albans/NCS, GDS, Sidwell or Maret. I have heard through my school grapevine that this year the kids at the elite privates are having terrible results-
especially the unhooked kids. I have heard that they are negatively affected by test-optional, the elimination of AP's and grade deflation.

Ok please tell me your experiences- Big 3 parents only please...I am not interested in hearing how well your W school kid did, or how stupid you think I am for paying private school tuition.


The rumors are true. It's been horrible. Half a mil in private and ended up exactly where we would have if we stayed with our highly regarded public school.


Actually, our neighbor’s kids at our poorly ranked public school (great schools 2/10) are getting into WAY better schools than my Big 3 senior. The FCPS kids have barely gone to school in a year, gotten all As or P/F on their report cards and went test optional. I am hearing about TONS of top 30 school admits at the public. This school routinely struggles to send kids to top schools or even UVA. My Big 3 kid was rejected/WL at all target schools and rejected at one safety. Sh*tshow indeed.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2021 12:19     Subject: Is it true the Big 3 kids are getting hammered this year- and by that I mean bad admissions results?
I think it's great!

Signed, the OP of the "we did it right" thread
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2021 12:18     Subject: Re:Is it true the Big 3 kids are getting hammered this year- and by that I mean bad admissions results?
The ones getting hammered this year are the parents. It's been that bad.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2021 12:14     Subject: Is it true the Big 3 kids are getting hammered this year- and by that I mean bad admissions results?
Anonymous wrote:I have a kid who is a sophomore at a Big 3 and by that let's say I mean St Albans/NCS, GDS, Sidwell or Maret. I have heard through my school grapevine that this year the kids at the elite privates are having terrible results-
especially the unhooked kids. I have heard that they are negatively affected by test-optional, the elimination of AP's and grade deflation.

Ok please tell me your experiences- Big 3 parents only please...I am not interested in hearing how well your W school kid did, or how stupid you think I am for paying private school tuition.


The rumors are true. It's been horrible. Half a mil in private and ended up exactly where we would have if we stayed with our highly regarded public school.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2021 12:11     Subject: Is it true the Big 3 kids are getting hammered this year- and by that I mean bad admissions results?
It's everyone.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/ivy-league-acceptance-rates-fall-to-record-lows-due-to-covid-19-11617767857

Harvard University admitted 1,968 candidates, or 3.4% of the 57,435 people who applied. The previous lowest acceptance rate was 4.6% two years ago. Applications surged 43% over last year.

Yale University accepted 4.6% of the 46,905 people who applied. The applicant pool grew by 33% over last year, when the school accepted 6.5% of applicants.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2021 12:10     Subject: Is it true the Big 3 kids are getting hammered this year- and by that I mean bad admissions results?
I have a kid who is a sophomore at a Big 3 and by that let's say I mean St Albans/NCS, GDS, Sidwell or Maret. I have heard through my school grapevine that this year the kids at the elite privates are having terrible results-
especially the unhooked kids. I have heard that they are negatively affected by test-optional, the elimination of AP's and grade deflation.

Ok please tell me your experiences- Big 3 parents only please...I am not interested in hearing how well your W school kid did, or how stupid you think I am for paying private school tuition.