Anonymous
05/04/2025 12:06
Subject: why are Sidwell results so much better than other DC privates this year?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The results are very similar to the local magnet schools and top publics. I would imagine these are strong academic cohorts across the board, which Sidwell is known to select for.
The facts say otherwise: https://bethesdamagazine.com/2024/09/17/where-do-moco-students-attend-college/
Please let me know which MoCo “magnet schools and top publics” have results that are similar to Sidwell’s. Make sure you control for size (Sidwell only has 125/grade in the U.S.).
Bethesda Magazine data has already been debunked. Keep up.
By whom? You and your hurt feelings.
For those of you who are interested in facts, here’s one example: According to the data, out of 353 MoCo students (10 different high schools) that applied to Harvard, 4 were admitted. Sidwell sent 4 to Harvard last year, and they’re sending 3 this year. I don’t know how many students applied last year, but Sidwell only has 125 students/class and all of them did not apply to Harvard.
Talk about cherry-picking. Okay, just based on commitment posts RMIB and Blair are each sending 3+ students to Yale and 3+ students to MIT this year. Plus students to HPS, many to Duke and Penn etc. Same sized cohort.
Cherry picking? No, Sidwell has the whole cherry tree. Are you shocked that a free STEM magnet school is sending 3 students to MIT? Sidwell is not a STEM school and it’s sending 2 students to MIT this year. In addition, 2 Sidwell students are going to Yale, 3 are going to Princeton, and 2 are going to Stanford. Next…
They are sending 2 to MIT this year? How many did they send last year? Or the year before? Before?Zero, zero, zero
Sidwell to MIT:
2025: 2
2024: 0
2023: 1
Did you miss the part about Sidwell not being a STEM-focused school? Yet, in any given year, they’re still sending only 1-3 students fewer to MIT than a “top” STEM focused high school.
We can go round for round on Sidwell’s admissions to Ivy+ universities, compared to those two STEM magnets, but you don’t want that fight.
Anonymous
05/04/2025 12:00
Subject: why are Sidwell results so much better than other DC privates this year?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The results are very similar to the local magnet schools and top publics. I would imagine these are strong academic cohorts across the board, which Sidwell is known to select for.
The facts say otherwise: https://bethesdamagazine.com/2024/09/17/where-do-moco-students-attend-college/
Please let me know which MoCo “magnet schools and top publics” have results that are similar to Sidwell’s. Make sure you control for size (Sidwell only has 125/grade in the U.S.).
Bethesda Magazine data has already been debunked. Keep up.
By whom? You and your hurt feelings.
For those of you who are interested in facts, here’s one example: According to the data, out of 353 MoCo students (10 different high schools) that applied to Harvard, 4 were admitted. Sidwell sent 4 to Harvard last year, and they’re sending 3 this year. I don’t know how many students applied last year, but Sidwell only has 125 students/class and all of them did not apply to Harvard.
Talk about cherry-picking. Okay, just based on commitment posts RMIB and Blair are each sending 3+ students to Yale and 3+ students to MIT this year. Plus students to HPS, many to Duke and Penn etc. Same sized cohort.
Cherry picking? No, Sidwell has the whole cherry tree. Are you shocked that a free STEM magnet school is sending 3 students to MIT? Sidwell is not a STEM school and it’s sending 2 students to MIT this year. In addition, 2 Sidwell students are going to Yale, 3 are going to Princeton, and 2 are going to Stanford. Next…
Most of the Sidwell T10 admits are legacy, athletic recruits, or otherwise hooked.
Not so for RMIB or Blair. And those kids didn’t pay $240k just to attend high school.
Next…
The vast majority of RMIB and Blair students don’t have parents who can pay $50k for private school, let alone $240k. That option was never available to them. NEXT…
Anonymous
05/04/2025 11:55
Subject: why are Sidwell results so much better than other DC privates this year?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The results are very similar to the local magnet schools and top publics. I would imagine these are strong academic cohorts across the board, which Sidwell is known to select for.
The facts say otherwise: https://bethesdamagazine.com/2024/09/17/where-do-moco-students-attend-college/
Please let me know which MoCo “magnet schools and top publics” have results that are similar to Sidwell’s. Make sure you control for size (Sidwell only has 125/grade in the U.S.).
Bethesda Magazine data has already been debunked. Keep up.
By whom? You and your hurt feelings.
For those of you who are interested in facts, here’s one example: According to the data, out of 353 MoCo students (10 different high schools) that applied to Harvard, 4 were admitted. Sidwell sent 4 to Harvard last year, and they’re sending 3 this year. I don’t know how many students applied last year, but Sidwell only has 125 students/class and all of them did not apply to Harvard.
Talk about cherry-picking. Okay, just based on commitment posts RMIB and Blair are each sending 3+ students to Yale and 3+ students to MIT this year. Plus students to HPS, many to Duke and Penn etc. Same sized cohort.
Cherry picking? No, Sidwell has the whole cherry tree. Are you shocked that a free STEM magnet school is sending 3 students to MIT? Sidwell is not a STEM school and it’s sending 2 students to MIT this year. In addition, 2 Sidwell students are going to Yale, 3 are going to Princeton, and 2 are going to Stanford. Next…
If your kid can get into Blair or RM, you can save $$ and get equally good results. Colleges are not as keen on private schools so you have better chances coming from public magnet.
That’s a lie and the MoCo school link proves it. As a matter of fact, selective colleges are going to show full pay private students even more favor during upcoming admissions cycles. These federal cuts are hurting their bottom line and they need to make up the revenue somewhere. Watch and see.
Anonymous
05/04/2025 11:52
Subject: why are Sidwell results so much better than other DC privates this year?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The results are very similar to the local magnet schools and top publics. I would imagine these are strong academic cohorts across the board, which Sidwell is known to select for.
The facts say otherwise: https://bethesdamagazine.com/2024/09/17/where-do-moco-students-attend-college/
Please let me know which MoCo “magnet schools and top publics” have results that are similar to Sidwell’s. Make sure you control for size (Sidwell only has 125/grade in the U.S.).
Bethesda Magazine data has already been debunked. Keep up.
By whom? You and your hurt feelings.
For those of you who are interested in facts, here’s one example: According to the data, out of 353 MoCo students (10 different high schools) that applied to Harvard, 4 were admitted. Sidwell sent 4 to Harvard last year, and they’re sending 3 this year. I don’t know how many students applied last year, but Sidwell only has 125 students/class and all of them did not apply to Harvard.
Talk about cherry-picking. Okay, just based on commitment posts RMIB and Blair are each sending 3+ students to Yale and 3+ students to MIT this year. Plus students to HPS, many to Duke and Penn etc. Same sized cohort.
Cherry picking? No, Sidwell has the whole cherry tree. Are you shocked that a free STEM magnet school is sending 3 students to MIT? Sidwell is not a STEM school and it’s sending 2 students to MIT this year. In addition, 2 Sidwell students are going to Yale, 3 are going to Princeton, and 2 are going to Stanford. Next…
Most of the Sidwell T10 admits are legacy, athletic recruits, or otherwise hooked.
Not so for RMIB or Blair. And those kids didn’t pay $240k just to attend high school.
Next…
That's not why their parents pay $240k.
Next...
Huh?? Do you see the title of this thread? That's why they pay $240k, no matter the amount of denials.
Anonymous
05/04/2025 11:24
Subject: Re:why are Sidwell results so much better than other DC privates this year?
Anonymous wrote:Our Instagram just started posting the most now, we did phenomenal
+1
Kids do really really well RD and even the ED/SCEA wait to post so as not to stress out others.
Anonymous
05/04/2025 11:23
Subject: why are Sidwell results so much better than other DC privates this year?
I always laugh at the private school parents who say they don’t put their kids in schools like Sidwell for college admissions purposes. We all know that is total bullshit. They are obsessed with prestige. Of course they have college in mind. Why can’t we just be honest on this forum? It’s anonymous.
Anonymous
05/04/2025 11:23
Subject: why are Sidwell results so much better than other DC privates this year?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The results are very similar to the local magnet schools and top publics. I would imagine these are strong academic cohorts across the board, which Sidwell is known to select for.
The facts say otherwise: https://bethesdamagazine.com/2024/09/17/where-do-moco-students-attend-college/
Please let me know which MoCo “magnet schools and top publics” have results that are similar to Sidwell’s. Make sure you control for size (Sidwell only has 125/grade in the U.S.).
Bethesda Magazine data has already been debunked. Keep up.
By whom? You and your hurt feelings.
For those of you who are interested in facts, here’s one example: According to the data, out of 353 MoCo students (10 different high schools) that applied to Harvard, 4 were admitted. Sidwell sent 4 to Harvard last year, and they’re sending 3 this year. I don’t know how many students applied last year, but Sidwell only has 125 students/class and all of them did not apply to Harvard.
Talk about cherry-picking. Okay, just based on commitment posts RMIB and Blair are each sending 3+ students to Yale and 3+ students to MIT this year. Plus students to HPS, many to Duke and Penn etc. Same sized cohort.
Cherry picking? No, Sidwell has the whole cherry tree. Are you shocked that a free STEM magnet school is sending 3 students to MIT? Sidwell is not a STEM school and it’s sending 2 students to MIT this year. In addition, 2 Sidwell students are going to Yale, 3 are going to Princeton, and 2 are going to Stanford. Next…
If your kid can get into Blair or RM, you can save $$ and get equally good results. Colleges are not as keen on private schools so you have better chances coming from public magnet.
Based on their T-20 outcomes, that seems to be the case. They won't benefit from small class size or detailed teacher recs like Sidwell kids, but seem to do extremely well in admissions. Lots of NMSF kids, many more than Sidwell, so not terribly surprising.
If their kids aren't smart enough to get into a magnet and the parents don't live in one of the handful of top public school districts, then private is the way to go in this area. For true upper class wealth, probably not a question anyway. Sidwell and GDS objectively have the best outcomes, depending on the year. Sidwell is strongest this year, GDS was strongest last year. They are peer schools.
College like Colby or Colgate will take mediocre what kids from Sidwell or GDS knowing they are full pay. RM or Blair kids don’t gravitate towards those types of LACs. If they close to go to LACs, they’ll. Go to top-tier ones like Amherst that pulll academic high achievers. Top magnets like RM or TJ have a different culture than private schools like Sidwell or gds. There is a lot of politics along with academics.
Anonymous
05/04/2025 11:19
Subject: why are Sidwell results so much better than other DC privates this year?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The results are very similar to the local magnet schools and top publics. I would imagine these are strong academic cohorts across the board, which Sidwell is known to select for.
They are not.
Actually they are. And a number of top magnet students, including international olympiad gold medal winners, haven't even posted yet.
Anonymous
05/04/2025 11:17
Subject: Re:why are Sidwell results so much better than other DC privates this year?
Our Instagram just started posting the most now, we did phenomenal
Anonymous
05/04/2025 11:13
Subject: why are Sidwell results so much better than other DC privates this year?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The results are very similar to the local magnet schools and top publics. I would imagine these are strong academic cohorts across the board, which Sidwell is known to select for.
The facts say otherwise: https://bethesdamagazine.com/2024/09/17/where-do-moco-students-attend-college/
Please let me know which MoCo “magnet schools and top publics” have results that are similar to Sidwell’s. Make sure you control for size (Sidwell only has 125/grade in the U.S.).
Bethesda Magazine data has already been debunked. Keep up.
By whom? You and your hurt feelings.
For those of you who are interested in facts, here’s one example: According to the data, out of 353 MoCo students (10 different high schools) that applied to Harvard, 4 were admitted. Sidwell sent 4 to Harvard last year, and they’re sending 3 this year. I don’t know how many students applied last year, but Sidwell only has 125 students/class and all of them did not apply to Harvard.
Ok, so spend $60,000 a year in tuition so your kid has a 3 to 4 percent chance of going to Harvard?
No thanks.
You say “No, thanks” as if you have the money to spend. It’s more like, “I can’t, so let me try to humble these Sidwell people.” 😂
Lol there are plenty of folks on this board - I among them - who could easily afford Sidwell but think it makes no sense.
A better dig would be to say “you’re just jealous that your kid couldn’t get into Sidwell.” That’s probably more accurate.
Anonymous
05/04/2025 11:08
Subject: why are Sidwell results so much better than other DC privates this year?
Anonymous wrote:The results are very similar to the local magnet schools and top publics. I would imagine these are strong academic cohorts across the board, which Sidwell is known to select for.
They are not.
Anonymous
05/04/2025 10:59
Subject: why are Sidwell results so much better than other DC privates this year?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Sidwell is sending 38/90 posted kids to top20 schools. 42%!
NCS is sending 17/81 girls from those posted and a few yet to post. 21%. It's not for lack of trying--my DC knows quite a number of girls who were shut out from Ivies and all top20s with 3.8-3.95 GPAs.
GDS is 23/110. Also 21%.
Why is Sidwell at literally twice the percentage? It doesn't seem to be athletes..
Is a 3.85 from Sidwell viewed as so much stronger than a 3.85 from NCS or GDS?
College counseling better?
What gives?
Just curious. My DC is on deck for next year.
Is 3.85 a good GPA?
In private schools, yes. At my kids' school, only 5 students have that or above.
Anonymous
05/04/2025 10:52
Subject: why are Sidwell results so much better than other DC privates this year?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The results are very similar to the local magnet schools and top publics. I would imagine these are strong academic cohorts across the board, which Sidwell is known to select for.
The facts say otherwise: https://bethesdamagazine.com/2024/09/17/where-do-moco-students-attend-college/
Please let me know which MoCo “magnet schools and top publics” have results that are similar to Sidwell’s. Make sure you control for size (Sidwell only has 125/grade in the U.S.).
Bethesda Magazine data has already been debunked. Keep up.
By whom? You and your hurt feelings.
For those of you who are interested in facts, here’s one example: According to the data, out of 353 MoCo students (10 different high schools) that applied to Harvard, 4 were admitted. Sidwell sent 4 to Harvard last year, and they’re sending 3 this year. I don’t know how many students applied last year, but Sidwell only has 125 students/class and all of them did not apply to Harvard.
Talk about cherry-picking. Okay, just based on commitment posts RMIB and Blair are each sending 3+ students to Yale and 3+ students to MIT this year. Plus students to HPS, many to Duke and Penn etc. Same sized cohort.
Cherry picking? No, Sidwell has the whole cherry tree. Are you shocked that a free STEM magnet school is sending 3 students to MIT? Sidwell is not a STEM school and it’s sending 2 students to MIT this year. In addition, 2 Sidwell students are going to Yale, 3 are going to Princeton, and 2 are going to Stanford. Next…
Most of the Sidwell T10 admits are legacy, athletic recruits, or otherwise hooked.
Not so for RMIB or Blair. And those kids didn’t pay $240k just to attend high school.
Next…
Highly doubt this. You don’t really seem familiar with the PS dynamics around here. Kids at public school in this area, I know I know you are going to have a heart attack, have hooks!!! Holy crap. I
Not everyone who went to Harvard here opted to private school. Shocking.
Anonymous
05/04/2025 10:28
Subject: why are Sidwell results so much better than other DC privates this year?
Why not? I did.
Anonymous
05/04/2025 09:54
Subject: why are Sidwell results so much better than other DC privates this year?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The results are very similar to the local magnet schools and top publics. I would imagine these are strong academic cohorts across the board, which Sidwell is known to select for.
The facts say otherwise: https://bethesdamagazine.com/2024/09/17/where-do-moco-students-attend-college/
Please let me know which MoCo “magnet schools and top publics” have results that are similar to Sidwell’s. Make sure you control for size (Sidwell only has 125/grade in the U.S.).
Bethesda Magazine data has already been debunked. Keep up.
By whom? You and your hurt feelings.
For those of you who are interested in facts, here’s one example: According to the data, out of 353 MoCo students (10 different high schools) that applied to Harvard, 4 were admitted. Sidwell sent 4 to Harvard last year, and they’re sending 3 this year. I don’t know how many students applied last year, but Sidwell only has 125 students/class and all of them did not apply to Harvard.
Talk about cherry-picking. Okay, just based on commitment posts RMIB and Blair are each sending 3+ students to Yale and 3+ students to MIT this year. Plus students to HPS, many to Duke and Penn etc. Same sized cohort.
Cherry picking? No, Sidwell has the whole cherry tree. Are you shocked that a free STEM magnet school is sending 3 students to MIT? Sidwell is not a STEM school and it’s sending 2 students to MIT this year. In addition, 2 Sidwell students are going to Yale, 3 are going to Princeton, and 2 are going to Stanford. Next…
Most of the Sidwell T10 admits are legacy, athletic recruits, or otherwise hooked.
Not so for RMIB or Blair. And those kids didn’t pay $240k just to attend high school.
Next…
That's not why their parents pay $240k.
Next...
Don't worry, we knew your kid wasn't getting into HYP. Apple, tree and all.