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Anonymous wrote:Different poster. The numbers are fairly on target. The Chicago popularity has to do with the number of prior year graduates reporting back on how happy they are. I'm guessing that being prepared for that level of rigor and faculty attention probably helped them have the time to have fun! Admittedly miserable weather but great city. And it is a tough school to get into. This was a really strong academic class and many good writers which I imagined helped with those unusual essays.

Oh come on! Who at Chicago has ever had fun?

Kids who like learning and a challenge. Virtues to be celebrated in this increasingly intellectually flabby country.

That's not fun! That's also not really undergraduate life at Chicago either.

I also agree with PP that, if Sidwell had 20 go to Ivies, 10 at Chicago seems off. An earlier poster had a link to GDS's numbers from last year and GDS had 20 go to Ivies and 2 or 3 go to Chicago, which make more sense---that Chicago would attract about what an average Ivy would.

But bottomline is that everything about Chicago for an undergrad is miserable (and it's in a great city, but sits in truly awful Hyde Park, which is far, far away from any place that any 18 year old actually wants to be.

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Anonymous wrote:Different poster. The numbers are fairly on target. The Chicago popularity has to do with the number of prior year graduates reporting back on how happy they are. I'm guessing that being prepared for that level of rigor and faculty attention probably helped them have the time to have fun! Admittedly miserable weather but great city. And it is a tough school to get into. This was a really strong academic class and many good writers which I imagined helped with those unusual essays.

Oh come on! Who at Chicago has ever had fun?

Kids who like learning and a challenge. Virtues to be celebrated in this increasingly intellectually flabby country.

Anonymous wrote:Different poster. The numbers are fairly on target. The Chicago popularity has to do with the number of prior year graduates reporting back on how happy they are. I'm guessing that being prepared for that level of rigor and faculty attention probably helped them have the time to have fun! Admittedly miserable weather but great city. And it is a tough school to get into. This was a really strong academic class and many good writers which I imagined helped with those unusual essays.

Oh come on! Who at Chicago has ever had fun?

Different poster. The numbers are fairly on target. The Chicago popularity has to do with the number of prior year graduates reporting back on how happy they are. I'm guessing that being prepared for that level of rigor and faculty attention probably helped them have the time to have fun! Admittedly miserable weather but great city. And it is a tough school to get into. This was a really strong academic class and many good writers which I imagined helped with those unusual essays.

Anonymous wrote:You can find the parent reported Sidwell data elsewhere in DCUM. Sidwell does not release this info. They did fine this year. At least 20 to ivies, several to Stanford, and 10 to University of Chicago, I think.

10 to Chicago? That can't be right. Not only is it a tough school to get into, but most kids from this area don't want to go there (miserable place). Your numbers have to be off.

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Anonymous wrote:I was wondering if anyone could tell me where to locate the 2016 Potomac School college acceptance list? I have found it for numerous schools but not Potomac. Any feedback that parents of recent Potomac School graduates could provide regarding the college application/counseling process would also be most appreciated - is it necessary to hire an outside college counselor or is the counseling at the school good enough?

Jeez. If you are paying for Potomac, a great school, you should have enough confidence in their program and counselors to not spend thousands more on outside counselor. The college hysteria disgusts me.

+1 The college counseling is a big part of what you're paying for at these schools. And a school like Potomac should have counselors who will do a far better job than any outside counselor. The school counselors should know your child, know your family, know the teachers, and be able to help identify the best college for your child, and then advise on how to actually get admitted.

Anonymous wrote:I was wondering if anyone could tell me where to locate the 2016 Potomac School college acceptance list? I have found it for numerous schools but not Potomac. Any feedback that parents of recent Potomac School graduates could provide regarding the college application/counseling process would also be most appreciated - is it necessary to hire an outside college counselor or is the counseling at the school good enough?

Jeez. If you are paying for Potomac, a great school, you should have enough confidence in their program and counselors to not spend thousands more on outside counselor. The college hysteria disgusts me.

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Anonymous wrote:GDS's matriculation list (or a map) is usually published in the Fall magazine. Here's a link for the Class of 2015.

https://issuu.com/jasonstpeter/docs/gds-fallmag_annualreport-1218draft

Interesting list. I'd say the list is a lot broader than my kids' school, but they get a decent number of kids into top schools.

We are talking about class of 2016 not 2015. All schools mentioned did well in 15, it is 16 that the drop off happened for all schools other than NCS. Not an NCS parent but a Holton Parent.

You keep repeating this, but it is factually untrue. If you say it a third time with absolutely no support we will start to question your motives.

This is a little wacky. I'm sure that individual school's do a little better or worse from year to year in getting their kids into top schools, but nothing happened between 2015 and 2016 that all top DC independents dropped (except for NCS FWIW). Makes no sense.

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Anonymous wrote:GDS's matriculation list (or a map) is usually published in the Fall magazine. Here's a link for the Class of 2015.

https://issuu.com/jasonstpeter/docs/gds-fallmag_annualreport-1218draft

Interesting list. I'd say the list is a lot broader than my kids' school, but they get a decent number of kids into top schools.

We are talking about class of 2016 not 2015. All schools mentioned did well in 15, it is 16 that the drop off happened for all schools other than NCS. Not an NCS parent but a Holton Parent.

You keep repeating this, but it is factually untrue. If you say it a third time with absolutely no support we will start to question your motives.

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Anonymous wrote:GDS's matriculation list (or a map) is usually published in the Fall magazine. Here's a link for the Class of 2015.

https://issuu.com/jasonstpeter/docs/gds-fallmag_annualreport-1218draft

Interesting list. I'd say the list is a lot broader than my kids' school, but they get a decent number of kids into top schools.

We are talking about class of 2016 not 2015. All schools mentioned did well in 15, it is 16 that the drop off happened for all schools other than NCS. Not an NCS parent but a Holton Parent.

As the parent of a rising Holton senior this concerns me, especially because the class of 2016 was really small and therefore had less competition from classmates. I haven't seen the list yet so I'm curious if you have thoughts as to why it was worse this year.

Yes and the GDS 2016 list isn't out yet, so it makes no sense to opine on what it will show. Check issuu in the Fall if you want accurate information rather than gossip. Presumably OP isn't making an enrollment decision until next Spring anyway.

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Anonymous wrote:GDS's matriculation list (or a map) is usually published in the Fall magazine. Here's a link for the Class of 2015.

https://issuu.com/jasonstpeter/docs/gds-fallmag_annualreport-1218draft

Interesting list. I'd say the list is a lot broader than my kids' school, but they get a decent number of kids into top schools.

We are talking about class of 2016 not 2015. All schools mentioned did well in 15, it is 16 that the drop off happened for all schools other than NCS. Not an NCS parent but a Holton Parent.

Anonymous wrote:GDS's matriculation list (or a map) is usually published in the Fall magazine. Here's a link for the Class of 2015.

https://issuu.com/jasonstpeter/docs/gds-fallmag_annualreport-1218draft

Interesting list. I'd say the list is a lot broader than my kids' school, but they get a decent number of kids into top schools.

Anonymous wrote:You can find the parent reported Sidwell data elsewhere in DCUM. Sidwell does not release this info. They did fine this year. At least 20 to ivies, several to Stanford, and 10 to University of Chicago, I think.

As a parent, I would say Sidwell's results were on par with other years.

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Anonymous wrote:What bearing does a graduate 3 to 7 years out from your kid have on a high school choice?

reputation of the high school will effect people attending it which will increase academics if higher caliber kids attend. If the school does well in college admissions, higher caliber kids attend.

yes

You mean affect. It will affect the decisions of people.