Anonymous
Post 04/11/2022 21:03     Subject: are the STA college admits this year as dismal as they appear?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm an STA parents an I spent way too much time on Instagram and I'm surprised by the college admissions. I probably saw 60-70% of the class and there are just a very small handful of Ivys (6?) and of course all but 2 (or even more) are athletic recruits or legacy or both.
Which is fine. But the rest isn't good either.
There are a handful of Chicagos and a couple of other top 30 schools and then bam--the bottom falls out. Lots of kids going to school ranked 50-100. (Then there are a bunch of kids that don't have anything posted on Instagram yet).
What happened? I can't find ANY admits to places like Michigan, UCLA, Williams, Rice, Penn, Georgetown, Stanford, Hopkins, Wash U, Emory, Bowdoin, Wash and Lee and on and on. Most of the half-decent admits (Pomona, Colgate) are athletic recruits. It really appears that almost all the non-athletes are going to schools ranked 50+.
GDS and Sidwell seem to be having very good years. NCS is doing ok (not as good as GDS and Sidwell from what I can tell).
Is this STA class just not strong academically? Am I missing something?


This clearly is a troll post. This poster is saying they know where all the students at 4 schools are going? Please don’t fall for it.


Total troll post. No STA parent is looking up 400 other kids’ at multiple schools to see where they are going to college.


They would if their kid was one of the ivies
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2022 20:52     Subject: Re:are the STA college admits this year as dismal as they appear?
Anonymous wrote:Geez. Why so defensive?


You clearly have never been through this process with a senior. They are a few weeks out from making their final choices. It is a stressful time.
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2022 20:13     Subject: Re:are the STA college admits this year as dismal as they appear?
Hahah
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2022 20:09     Subject: are the STA college admits this year as dismal as they appear?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm an STA parents an I spent way too much time on Instagram and I'm surprised by the college admissions. I probably saw 60-70% of the class and there are just a very small handful of Ivys (6?) and of course all but 2 (or even more) are athletic recruits or legacy or both.
Which is fine. But the rest isn't good either.
There are a handful of Chicagos and a couple of other top 30 schools and then bam--the bottom falls out. Lots of kids going to school ranked 50-100. (Then there are a bunch of kids that don't have anything posted on Instagram yet).
What happened? I can't find ANY admits to places like Michigan, UCLA, Williams, Rice, Penn, Georgetown, Stanford, Hopkins, Wash U, Emory, Bowdoin, Wash and Lee and on and on. Most of the half-decent admits (Pomona, Colgate) are athletic recruits. It really appears that almost all the non-athletes are going to schools ranked 50+.
GDS and Sidwell seem to be having very good years. NCS is doing ok (not as good as GDS and Sidwell from what I can tell).
Is this STA class just not strong academically? Am I missing something?


This clearly is a troll post. This poster is saying they know where all the students at 4 schools are going? Please don’t fall for it.


Total troll post. No STA parent is looking up 400 other kids’ at multiple schools to see where they are going to college.


You’d be surprised
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2022 20:04     Subject: are the STA college admits this year as dismal as they appear?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm an STA parents an I spent way too much time on Instagram and I'm surprised by the college admissions. I probably saw 60-70% of the class and there are just a very small handful of Ivys (6?) and of course all but 2 (or even more) are athletic recruits or legacy or both.
Which is fine. But the rest isn't good either.
There are a handful of Chicagos and a couple of other top 30 schools and then bam--the bottom falls out. Lots of kids going to school ranked 50-100. (Then there are a bunch of kids that don't have anything posted on Instagram yet).
What happened? I can't find ANY admits to places like Michigan, UCLA, Williams, Rice, Penn, Georgetown, Stanford, Hopkins, Wash U, Emory, Bowdoin, Wash and Lee and on and on. Most of the half-decent admits (Pomona, Colgate) are athletic recruits. It really appears that almost all the non-athletes are going to schools ranked 50+.
GDS and Sidwell seem to be having very good years. NCS is doing ok (not as good as GDS and Sidwell from what I can tell).
Is this STA class just not strong academically? Am I missing something?


This clearly is a troll post. This poster is saying they know where all the students at 4 schools are going? Please don’t fall for it.


Total troll post. No STA parent is looking up 400 other kids’ at multiple schools to see where they are going to college.
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2022 19:53     Subject: Re:are the STA college admits this year as dismal as they appear?
Geez. Why so defensive?
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2022 19:49     Subject: Re:are the STA college admits this year as dismal as they appear?
Anonymous wrote:Mom of Big 3 US student. You suck, OP. Get some therapy.


+1000
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2022 19:47     Subject: are the STA college admits this year as dismal as they appear?
Private Big 3 school does not equal Ivy League. In case you forgot, there are important private schools in every state and major urban area. These schools also want students from public schools and other geographic areas. No school is sending a quarter of the class to an Ivy League school.
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2022 19:40     Subject: are the STA college admits this year as dismal as they appear?
~*~OnLy 6 IvY LeAgUe AcCepTaNcEs~*~ do you realize how stupid your entire post sounds?
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2022 18:52     Subject: are the STA college admits this year as dismal as they appear?
OP is a total troll. No STA parent would be stupid enough to post this.
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2022 18:44     Subject: Re:are the STA college admits this year as dismal as they appear?
Mom of Big 3 US student. You suck, OP. Get some therapy.
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2022 18:23     Subject: are the STA college admits this year as dismal as they appear?
I am assuming the OP is talking about the unofficial profiles that senior class students make (public schools and private schools all over the country). It seemed to become a thing during the pandemic as kids tried to celebrate and connect. If kids choose to put that info out and it is a public account, OP can certainly look at it.

But the strange thing is I can’t find one for STA. I see an unfinished one for 2021 (and many other local school class of 2022) but nothing for STA 2022. My kid didn’t know if one either.
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2022 18:20     Subject: are the STA college admits this year as dismal as they appear?
Anonymous wrote:What is the STA senior insta? I looked and cannot find it.


I think OP claims to be looking at individual accounts
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2022 18:15     Subject: are the STA college admits this year as dismal as they appear?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You have no idea how incredibly rude these kind of posts are and that children do see them. Grow the heck up.


This.


Definitely this.

Congratulations to all the students. Trust me… the vast majority of people don’t judge like the OP does.
Anonymous
Post 04/11/2022 18:09     Subject: are the STA college admits this year as dismal as they appear?
Anonymous wrote:These are kids! Please be kind. Stop stalking Instagram accounts. Geez.


Not a parent there but agree. Stop judging kids based on their college acceptances!