Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Colleges aren’t particularly interested in upper middle class white or Asian kids right now as an institutional priority. The high school matter less than the demographics.

They’re so uninterested that they’re taking 20-30% Asian students in their classes. Such neglect.

Versus how many qualified Asian applicants?

Anonymous wrote:I’m in the back row and ignorant in the ways of the big 3 elite. I sent one kid to TJ and one to a top 5 FCPS HS, so help me out. Not allowed to advance themselves over the summer? How does a school enforce that and why would they? One kid did some prestigious summer music programs and got college credit from NIHAD at W&M one summer. One kid did the Middlebury language immersion program, NSIL-Y summer program and NSA StarTALKS and took school year community college classes and CTY and became fluent in a critical language.

Now my kids are self proclaimed nerds and this is how they chose to spend summer. But any large college will let you get summer college credit through a pre-college program. You sign up, you put it on the CA, and you send the transcript to colleges. How does a private school keep you from taking college credit classes during the summer from a community college or pre-college program? And why would they limit other opportunities, like prestigious music programs and NSLI-Y, that look good on college apps?

Are you the Chantilly/TJ/Oberlin mom?

Anonymous wrote:I’m in the back row and ignorant in the ways of the big 3 elite. I sent one kid to TJ and one to a top 5 FCPS HS, so help me out. Not allowed to advance themselves over the summer? How does a school enforce that and why would they? One kid did some prestigious summer music programs and got college credit from NIHAD at W&M one summer. One kid did the Middlebury language immersion program, NSIL-Y summer program and NSA StarTALKS and took school year community college classes and CTY and became fluent in a critical language.

Now my kids are self proclaimed nerds and this is how they chose to spend summer. But any large college will let you get summer college credit through a pre-college program. You sign up, you put it on the CA, and you send the transcript to colleges. How does a private school keep you from taking college credit classes during the summer from a community college or pre-college program? And why would they limit other opportunities, like prestigious music programs and NSLI-Y, that look good on college apps?

Wow, that was some excellent bragging you got in there. Def a TJ parent.

Anonymous wrote:We all know what school you are talking about, FYI. IMO, why don't you write a letter to the school that details all of your valid concerns. I happen to know what school you are talking about because parents are always complaining about it in the private school forum. I can't understand why you don't organize, band together, write a letter/petition, and give it to the board. The school is founded on justice and using your influence in positive ways, so why don't you try that before pulling out of a school that your child enjoys?

Why are you paying top dollar for a top private if it isn’t giving your kid the education they need? The bumper sticker?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Colleges aren’t particularly interested in upper middle class white or Asian kids right now as an institutional priority. The high school matter less than the demographics.

The point is to get the inflated AP GPA, which state schools like but private HS do not value.

But all good flagships, from UVA to the UCs to Michigan say they recalculate.

I’m in the back row and ignorant in the ways of the big 3 elite. I sent one kid to TJ and one to a top 5 FCPS HS, so help me out. Not allowed to advance themselves over the summer? How does a school enforce that and why would they? One kid did some prestigious summer music programs and got college credit from NIHAD at W&M one summer. One kid did the Middlebury language immersion program, NSIL-Y summer program and NSA StarTALKS and took school year community college classes and CTY and became fluent in a critical language.

Now my kids are self proclaimed nerds and this is how they chose to spend summer. But any large college will let you get summer college credit through a pre-college program. You sign up, you put it on the CA, and you send the transcript to colleges. How does a private school keep you from taking college credit classes during the summer from a community college or pre-college program? And why would they limit other opportunities, like prestigious music programs and NSLI-Y, that look good on college apps?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We all know what school you are talking about, FYI. IMO, why don't you write a letter to the school that details all of your valid concerns. I happen to know what school you are talking about because parents are always complaining about it in the private school forum. I can't understand why you don't organize, band together, write a letter/petition, and give it to the board. The school is founded on justice and using your influence in positive ways, so why don't you try that before pulling out of a school that your child enjoys?

For those in the back row, it’s GDS.

Because OP’s child is a white boy so at minimum, such complaints will fall on deaf ears and beyond that, they run the risk of being seen to be leaving for reasons other than college admissions.

The school should institute AP classes, which they announced they were stopping well before this lady’s kid entered high school, because she complains? Sure make it about her kid being a white boy and not because it’s an insane demand to make on a school. Example 21836295 of misguided white victimhood.

Perhaps the student started at GDS before they did away with APs.

I’m just telling how it is at GDS for PP that thinks complaining will do any good. You being happy about it isn’t relevant either.

I thought private schools parents don't send their kids to private schools for college admissions?

Anonymous wrote:Colleges aren’t particularly interested in upper middle class white or Asian kids right now as an institutional priority. The high school matter less than the demographics.

The point is to get the inflated AP GPA, which state schools like but private HS do not value.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We all know what school you are talking about, FYI. IMO, why don't you write a letter to the school that details all of your valid concerns. I happen to know what school you are talking about because parents are always complaining about it in the private school forum. I can't understand why you don't organize, band together, write a letter/petition, and give it to the board. The school is founded on justice and using your influence in positive ways, so why don't you try that before pulling out of a school that your child enjoys?

For those in the back row, it’s GDS.

Because OP’s child is a white boy so at minimum, such complaints will fall on deaf ears and beyond that, they run the risk of being seen to be leaving for reasons other than college admissions.

The school should institute AP classes, which they announced they were stopping well before this lady’s kid entered high school, because she complains? Sure make it about her kid being a white boy and not because it’s an insane demand to make on a school. Example 21836295 of misguided white victimhood.

Leaving GDS for BCC is misguided white victimhood....

To those calling OP a troll or putting words in kid's mouth, let me say I do remember being in 9th and 10th grades at a prominent private school (not DC) 25 years ago and had classmates who were completely focused on strategizing admissions to elite colleges. And while I wasn't as gung ho as they were, I was also focused on colleges and reading about colleges in 9th grade. So it's very plausible to me that an organized kid is thinking strategically about admissions chances.

Perhaps unfortunately for OP, it's not 1998. Admissions is much more crapshoot these days. The spaces for unhooked white and Asian students is minuscule at many elite colleges. The good news is that elite colleges matter less than they did 25 years ago. If kid applies same strategic thinking to any college he goes to, he'll do well out of life.

Perhaps leave GDS for BCC and use the savings to help fund summer activities and programs to make his applications more interesting? Sounds like kid is interested in major flagships. If APs are priorities, makes sense to switch to BCC. Sounds like kid isn't enamored with GDS so you are effectively pouring money down the drain. BCC will also give kid a taste of public universities. At same time don't rule out better LACs either.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We all know what school you are talking about, FYI. IMO, why don't you write a letter to the school that details all of your valid concerns. I happen to know what school you are talking about because parents are always complaining about it in the private school forum. I can't understand why you don't organize, band together, write a letter/petition, and give it to the board. The school is founded on justice and using your influence in positive ways, so why don't you try that before pulling out of a school that your child enjoys?

For those in the back row, it’s GDS.

Because OP’s child is a white boy so at minimum, such complaints will fall on deaf ears and beyond that, they run the risk of being seen to be leaving for reasons other than college admissions.

The school should institute AP classes, which they announced they were stopping well before this lady’s kid entered high school, because she complains? Sure make it about her kid being a white boy and not because it’s an insane demand to make on a school. Example 21836295 of misguided white victimhood.

Anonymous wrote:Colleges aren’t particularly interested in upper middle class white or Asian kids right now as an institutional priority. The high school matter less than the demographics.

They’re so uninterested that they’re taking 20-30% Asian students in their classes. Such neglect.

Anonymous wrote:We all know what school you are talking about, FYI. IMO, why don't you write a letter to the school that details all of your valid concerns. I happen to know what school you are talking about because parents are always complaining about it in the private school forum. I can't understand why you don't organize, band together, write a letter/petition, and give it to the board. The school is founded on justice and using your influence in positive ways, so why don't you try that before pulling out of a school that your child enjoys?

For those in the back row, it’s GDS.

Because OP’s child is a white boy so at minimum, such complaints will fall on deaf ears and beyond that, they run the risk of being seen to be leaving for reasons other than college admissions.

IF you’re going to move your kid while they’re already in high school solely for the purpose of college admissions, might as well move them to a school in an underrepresented area. If you have a summer home, send your kid to whatever the local public high school is, regardless of its quality. Supplement extensively with private tutoring, lessons & college counseling.