Anonymous
12/17/2019 17:15
Subject: ED - Carnage at the Big 3
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:So there is a little charter school in DC - called BASIS DC.
Its senior class has just under 50 students. 3 admitted to Yale, 1 to Dartmouth, 1 to MIT (class of 2020 is the 4th graduating class in the school's history). 1 Questbridge match, the rest are unhooked.
So maybe there is something to OP's lament. To a certain degree, these kinds of schools are only going to take so many from DC/MD/VA. And perhaps they are choosing more public school kids.
Correction, one of the Yale admits was legacy. The only legacy of the bunch listed above.
And none of them are URM?
Anonymous
12/17/2019 17:14
Subject: Re:ED - Carnage at the Big 3
I just wanted to note that that this is an outstanding thread title.
Anonymous
12/17/2019 17:09
Subject: ED - Carnage at the Big 3
Anonymous wrote:So there is a little charter school in DC - called BASIS DC.
Its senior class has just under 50 students. 3 admitted to Yale, 1 to Dartmouth, 1 to MIT (class of 2020 is the 4th graduating class in the school's history). 1 Questbridge match, the rest are unhooked.
So maybe there is something to OP's lament. To a certain degree, these kinds of schools are only going to take so many from DC/MD/VA. And perhaps they are choosing more public school kids.
Correction, one of the Yale admits was legacy. The only legacy of the bunch listed above.
Anonymous
12/17/2019 17:06
Subject: ED - Carnage at the Big 3
So there is a little charter school in DC - called BASIS DC.
Its senior class has just under 50 students. 3 admitted to Yale, 1 to Dartmouth, 1 to MIT (class of 2020 is the 4th graduating class in the school's history). 1 Questbridge match, the rest are unhooked.
So maybe there is something to OP's lament. To a certain degree, these kinds of schools are only going to take so many from DC/MD/VA. And perhaps they are choosing more public school kids.
Its senior class has just under 50 students. 3 admitted to Yale, 1 to Dartmouth, 1 to MIT (class of 2020 is the 4th graduating class in the school's history). 1 Questbridge match, the rest are unhooked.
So maybe there is something to OP's lament. To a certain degree, these kinds of schools are only going to take so many from DC/MD/VA. And perhaps they are choosing more public school kids.
Anonymous
12/17/2019 17:06
Subject: ED - Carnage at the Big 3
Excuses, excuses, excuses OP!
Anonymous
12/17/2019 17:02
Subject: ED - Carnage at the Big 3
Anonymous wrote:The game is up. The bill has come due. Unless you were URM, Questbridge, RA or Alumni you weren’t getting in. Exception were perfect test scores and GPA. Ugly ugly year. Think the scandal from last year changed the game. Normal balanced kids aren’t getting in - don’t kid yourself.
Was a horrible year at STA, Sidwell, NCS and GDS.
Perhaps the issue is that these schools don't properly teach the difference between 3 and 4?
Anonymous
12/17/2019 16:59
Subject: Re:ED - Carnage at the Big 3
Anonymous wrote:Not true at STA. Already 14 boys in ivies (HPY Dartmouth and Columbia) plus another batch at top schools. And still waiting for UChicago
And you know they aren’t alumni kids? My kids are at a non DC private but the credentials of the parents around here are top flight.
Anonymous
12/17/2019 16:55
Subject: Re:ED - Carnage at the Big 3
This is a weird thread. No real information.
Anonymous
12/17/2019 16:54
Subject: Re:ED - Carnage at the Big 3
Anonymous wrote:What we’ve heard so far about Sidwell ED and EA to HSPY sounds pretty good too.
OP was complaining about unhooked, "normal" kids not being admitted. Overall admissions can be pretty good, but doesn't mean that the ones getting in are normal, by their definition (which excluded legacies, athletes, URMs, Questbridge, 1600/4.0 UW).
Anonymous
12/17/2019 16:43
Subject: ED - Carnage at the Big 3
Dont be deceived. Mostly douchey families with connections. Kids didn't earn it.
Anonymous
12/17/2019 16:31
Subject: Re:ED - Carnage at the Big 3
What we’ve heard so far about Sidwell ED and EA to HSPY sounds pretty good too.
Anonymous
12/17/2019 16:27
Subject: Re:ED - Carnage at the Big 3
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Not true at STA. Already 14 boys in ivies (HPY Dartmouth and Columbia) plus another batch at top schools. And still waiting for UChicago
Lacrosse bros
Hey it's "Lax Bros" to you!
Anonymous
12/17/2019 16:19
Subject: Re:ED - Carnage at the Big 3
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Not true at STA. Already 14 boys in ivies (HPY Dartmouth and Columbia) plus another batch at top schools. And still waiting for UChicago
Lacrosse bros
Considering how bad the STA lacrosse team is, that seems unlikely.
Anonymous
12/17/2019 16:08
Subject: Re:ED - Carnage at the Big 3
Anonymous wrote:Not true at STA. Already 14 boys in ivies (HPY Dartmouth and Columbia) plus another batch at top schools. And still waiting for UChicago
Lacrosse bros
Anonymous
12/17/2019 15:45
Subject: Re:ED - Carnage at the Big 3
Not true at STA. Already 14 boys in ivies (HPY Dartmouth and Columbia) plus another batch at top schools. And still waiting for UChicago