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Anonymous

12/18/2025 02:45 Subject: 🎓🎓2026 DC area college decisions

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interestingly, I’m finding from my senior that about half the students at our private high school aren’t even posting to the social media senior page. I think more kids are opting out so keep that in mind when trying to “glean” acceptances from these pages. Some really impressive ones aren’t even showing up on our school’s page. Anyone else noticing that trend?

DD attends an all girls school in the area. She and her friend were discussing how some girls were afraid of sabotage if they posted their ED acceptance. I acknowledge all high schools are full of drama and the girls are really competitive with one another, but the fact they were discussing it (even if it was based in rumor) is crazy.

Wut?

Anonymous

12/18/2025 00:14 Subject: 🎓🎓2026 DC area college decisions

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interestingly, I’m finding from my senior that about half the students at our private high school aren’t even posting to the social media senior page. I think more kids are opting out so keep that in mind when trying to “glean” acceptances from these pages. Some really impressive ones aren’t even showing up on our school’s page. Anyone else noticing that trend?

DD attends an all girls school in the area. She and her friend were discussing how some girls were afraid of sabotage if they posted their ED acceptance. I acknowledge all high schools are full of drama and the girls are really competitive with one another, but the fact they were discussing it (even if it was based in rumor) is crazy.

What kind of sabotage?

Anonymous

12/18/2025 00:07 Subject: 🎓🎓2026 DC area college decisions

Anonymous wrote:Interestingly, I’m finding from my senior that about half the students at our private high school aren’t even posting to the social media senior page. I think more kids are opting out so keep that in mind when trying to “glean” acceptances from these pages. Some really impressive ones aren’t even showing up on our school’s page. Anyone else noticing that trend?

DD attends an all girls school in the area. She and her friend were discussing how some girls were afraid of sabotage if they posted their ED acceptance. I acknowledge all high schools are full of drama and the girls are really competitive with one another, but the fact they were discussing it (even if it was based in rumor) is crazy.

Anonymous

12/17/2025 20:27 Subject: 🎓🎓2026 DC area college decisions

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interestingly, I’m finding from my senior that about half the students at our private high school aren’t even posting to the social media senior page. I think more kids are opting out so keep that in mind when trying to “glean” acceptances from these pages. Some really impressive ones aren’t even showing up on our school’s page. Anyone else noticing that trend?

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA. Takes breath. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

In what world does a private high school not want to tell everyone the super amazing important schools they got into? That was the whole point of even going to afore mentioned private high school.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Aren't these student-run accounts?
Obviously the school will want to brag.
But "I'm not really on social media" is definitely a flex for some of these kids.

I'm a public school parent, so correct me if I'm wrong!

I also think some kids are less inclined to post knowing these pages are now less for students themselves and instead have all these parents scrutinizing them. They don’t necessarily want to be in a shared space with adults.

Anonymous

12/17/2025 19:16 Subject: 🎓🎓2026 DC area college decisions

Most do post at our private, but sometimes it takes up to a week after acceptance.

Some kids with impressive SCEA/REA acceptances haven't decided if they are done.

Anonymous

12/17/2025 19:13 Subject: Re:🎓🎓2026 DC area college decisions

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Anonymous wrote:Excited for the DCI kids.But I’m surprised DCI doesn’t promote Quest Bridge. Walls has a few QB and Posse scholars each year who get rides to great schools.

DCI is still a relatively new school

Happy for DCI but man Walls is impressive

Seriously. Two dartmouths and two princetons posted so far. Plus a JHU.

And a Dartmouth for DCI now.

Not QB

Anonymous

12/17/2025 12:55 Subject: 🎓🎓2026 DC area college decisions

College matriculations are not the "whole point of private school" although I realize there's no convincing those who think that. Private schools most definitely share a complete listing of their college matriculations with current families and will share that with prospective families if asked.

And, yes, these are almost all student-run accounts (a few schools have some involvement, but the overwhelming majority do not). Some kids want to post as soon as they find out, and others do not. They are never a complete listing of where kids are going, and obviously, you have no information about the students' backstories.

Anonymous

12/17/2025 12:01 Subject: 🎓🎓2026 DC area college decisions

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interestingly, I’m finding from my senior that about half the students at our private high school aren’t even posting to the social media senior page. I think more kids are opting out so keep that in mind when trying to “glean” acceptances from these pages. Some really impressive ones aren’t even showing up on our school’s page. Anyone else noticing that trend?

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA. Takes breath. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

In what world does a private high school not want to tell everyone the super amazing important schools they got into? That was the whole point of even going to afore mentioned private high school.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Aren't these student-run accounts?
Obviously the school will want to brag.
But "I'm not really on social media" is definitely a flex for some of these kids.

I'm a public school parent, so correct me if I'm wrong!

Anonymous

12/17/2025 09:43 Subject: 🎓🎓2026 DC area college decisions

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has NCS had any admits?

No…none. None of them have been accepted to college.

NCS traditionally does not begin posting on the IG site until after EA round. So in February or so.

So none of their students apply ED? That's got to be depressing for the students and their families to see all these other schools lap them.

It was sarcasm.

Anonymous

12/17/2025 07:40 Subject: 🎓🎓2026 DC area college decisions

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Way to go Sidwell!

So far, 3 Columbia, 3 UChicago, 2 Princeton, 2 Dartmouth, and 2 Duke (one hasn’t posted yet).

I expect several more T10/15 postings once the rest of the Ivy+ release early decisions later this week.

Sounds like Walls. Except it’s not free.

Lol—so far, Walls is sending 2 to Dartmouth and 2 to Princeton (one is QB). That sounds like Sidwell’s T10/T15 numbers to you?

Well, like you said, at least Walls is free…

Btw, if public school parents can celebrate their students’ success in this thread, private school parents should be allowed to do the same (in peace), without responses that reek of class/wealth envy.

NP.

Walls also has 1 at JHU, 1 at UVA, 2 Tufts, and 1 at WashU. Very impressive year for Walls so far. Congrats to all. As well as Sidwell.

Anonymous

12/17/2025 07:06 Subject: Re:🎓🎓2026 DC area college decisions

Anonymous

12/17/2025 00:53 Subject: 🎓🎓2026 DC area college decisions

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Way to go Sidwell!

So far, 3 Columbia, 3 UChicago, 2 Princeton, 2 Dartmouth, and 2 Duke (one hasn’t posted yet).

I expect several more T10/15 postings once the rest of the Ivy+ release early decisions later this week.

Sounds like Walls. Except it’s not free.

Lol—so far, Walls is sending 2 to Dartmouth and 2 to Princeton (one is QB). That sounds like Sidwell’s T10/T15 numbers to you?

Well, like you said, at least Walls is free…

Btw, if public school parents can celebrate their students’ success in this thread, private school parents should be allowed to do the same (in peace), without responses that reek of class/wealth envy.

Anonymous

12/16/2025 23:26 Subject: 🎓🎓2026 DC area college decisions

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interestingly, I’m finding from my senior that about half the students at our private high school aren’t even posting to the social media senior page. I think more kids are opting out so keep that in mind when trying to “glean” acceptances from these pages. Some really impressive ones aren’t even showing up on our school’s page. Anyone else noticing that trend?

Every year it’s a mix.

I know of some who haven’t posted (yet?) but others who are super excited and can’t wait to post.

GDS?

Anonymous

12/16/2025 23:18 Subject: 🎓🎓2026 DC area college decisions

Anonymous wrote:Interestingly, I’m finding from my senior that about half the students at our private high school aren’t even posting to the social media senior page. I think more kids are opting out so keep that in mind when trying to “glean” acceptances from these pages. Some really impressive ones aren’t even showing up on our school’s page. Anyone else noticing that trend?

Every year it’s a mix.

I know of some who haven’t posted (yet?) but others who are super excited and can’t wait to post.

Anonymous

12/16/2025 23:12 Subject: 🎓🎓2026 DC area college decisions

Anonymous wrote:Way to go Sidwell!

So far, 3 Columbia, 3 UChicago, 2 Princeton, 2 Dartmouth, and 2 Duke (one hasn’t posted yet).

I expect several more T10/15 postings once the rest of the Ivy+ release early decisions later this week.

Sounds like Walls. Except it’s not free.