Anonymous
Post 10/08/2015 08:42     Subject: Where does a 3.5 Sidwell kid end up going to college?
I'd imagine a 3.5 Sidwell student might easily be carrying a 2100 SAT. In those circumstances, I wouldn't worry.
Anonymous
Post 10/08/2015 08:23     Subject: Where does a 3.5 Sidwell kid end up going to college?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
Swarthmore, Middlebury, Tufts, Davidson, Vandy, Pomona, etc.


I don't think so. I also disagree with Notre Dame, unless the student has phenomenal extracurriculars - like founded a charity or is an Olympic athlete.

Yup. a 3.5 is an indication of a very smart, hard working kid


Remember, we're talking about Sidwell, St. Alban's, etc, with hard grading policies and a rigorous curriculum. They're not suburban grade inflation factories that turbocharge GPAs for taking AP courses. Most college admission staffs know that.
Anonymous
Post 10/08/2015 07:44     Subject: Where does a 3.5 Sidwell kid end up going to college?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
Swarthmore, Middlebury, Tufts, Davidson, Vandy, Pomona, etc.


I don't think so. I also disagree with Notre Dame, unless the student has phenomenal extracurriculars - like founded a charity or is an Olympic athlete.

Yup. a 3.5 is an indication of a very smart, hard working kid


A 3.5 at Sidwell/STA/NCS/GDS/Holton, where you max at at 4.0 and the grades are unweighted even for APs, is an excellent GPA that will get the child into at least a few of these schools (and Michigan, UNC Chapel Hill, Vassar, UVA, etc.). A 3.5 kid at these top schools STILL HAS A GPA THAT REFLECTS AN "A-" AVERAGE. If you have kids at these top schools, they are not handing out As. So to average an A- for 4 years put you in the top 15-25% I would say. NCS and STA send about 1/4- 1/3 of their graduating class to ivies alone in any given year...
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2015 22:44     Subject: Re:Where does a 3.5 Sidwell kid end up going to college?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If you look at Sidwell's policies and procedures (as set forth under it bylaws), it says the following:

"...in the instance where a student at SFS has earned a grade point average no higher than 3.53 and no lower than a 3.50 at the time of graduation, such student shall be required to matriculate to Kenyon College."


If I get fired for laughing out loud at work, and calling attention to my use of DCUM during work hours, I'm coming after you.


+1 !!
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2015 22:42     Subject: Where does a 3.5 Sidwell kid end up going to college?
Anonymous wrote:
Swarthmore, Middlebury, Tufts, Davidson, Vandy, Pomona, etc.


I don't think so. I also disagree with Notre Dame, unless the student has phenomenal extracurriculars - like founded a charity or is an Olympic athlete.

Yup. a 3.5 is an indication of a very smart, hard working kid
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2015 22:16     Subject: Where does a 3.5 Sidwell kid end up going to college?
Anonymous wrote:Swarthmore, Middlebury, Tufts, Davidson, Vandy, Pomona, etc.


I don't think so. I also disagree with Notre Dame, unless the student has phenomenal extracurriculars - like founded a charity or is an Olympic athlete.
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2015 22:11     Subject: Re:Where does a 3.5 Sidwell kid end up going to college?
Anonymous wrote:College of Charleston



Please....
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2015 22:07     Subject: Re:Where does a 3.5 Sidwell kid end up going to college?
What about Washington & Lee? Wake Forest?
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2015 18:40     Subject: Where does a 3.5 Sidwell kid end up going to college?
Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry I mean to say this is NOT the 3.5 gpa and above crowd


The kids I know who have gotten in/attended have been certainly near 3.5 and usually with very strong scores.
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2015 18:33     Subject: Where does a 3.5 Sidwell kid end up going to college?
Seriously, what is the deal or care where these kids go to college. Can these kids not just pick a few schools they like and thrive there. THEN go to a big name school for their masters which is much more important than the bachelors anyway.

We are at a top 5 school and I just don't really care. We aren't in a private school in the hopes she gets to a better name college to brag about. It does not define you, your child or your family name. And if you think it does, well than we aren't people you want to hang with anyway.
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2015 17:52     Subject: Where does a 3.5 Sidwell kid end up going to college?
I'm sorry I mean to say this is NOT the 3.5 gpa and above crowd
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2015 17:51     Subject: Where does a 3.5 Sidwell kid end up going to college?
Michigan takes six or seven kids from Sidwell every year. This is the 3.5 GPA and above crowd. Michigan knows what it is getting - excellent students who don't need support and can thrive at a great school.
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2015 16:49     Subject: Re:Where does a 3.5 Sidwell kid end up going to college?
Yeah- Trinity takes anyone. Michigan, not so much. Not sure when people will realize the true selectiveness/quality of top tier public schools, ESPECIALLY for out of state
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2015 16:39     Subject: Where does a 3.5 Sidwell kid end up going to college?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Seven Sisters, William & Mary, Davidson, Vandy, NYU, Case Western, BC and Trinity.


A 3.0 will you get you into Trinity - especially if you are full-pay. I should know, I went there!


Yup, my DD got into Trinity with a 3.0 from another private school. Went elsewhere though.


Camp Trin-Trin is pretty easy to get into from ANYWHERE, if you're paying full freight.
Anonymous
Post 10/07/2015 14:24     Subject: Where does a 3.5 Sidwell kid end up going to college?
Swarthmore, Middlebury, Tufts, Davidson, Vandy, Pomona, etc.