Anonymous
12/21/2024 11:30
Subject: Re:HS college commitment websites
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My kid’s HS last year had 2 Columbia, Princeton, Dartmouth, Penn, Cornell, 3 Brown, 3 Duke, 6 Georgetown, 5 Notre Dame, 3 U. South. California, 2 Duke, Pomona, 7 Boston College, Williams, Amherst, Northeastern, Hopkins, 3 Purdue, 7 UVA…to name a few. This is pretty typical every year. It’s larger- but the top 40 or so kids all go to T10-T20 schools. Yet they don’t go on and like GDS every year.
Which high school is this?
And was it 2 or 3 who matriculated to Duke?
Sorry 2 Duke. Gonzaga. Taken out of Gonzaga’s magazine mailing. Not all kids posted on Instagram. And, no, they weren’t all athletes.
But Gonzaga has almost 250 seniors! That’s nearly twice the number of GDS seniors. From that perspective (based on percentages), GDS tends to do much better than Gonzaga.
Anonymous
12/21/2024 11:28
Subject: HS college commitment websites
Anonymous wrote:It's getting increasingly difficult for top private schools to get anyone admitted to top colleges outside of legacies and athletes. I honestly wonder what the future holds about the relevance of these schools when this is the case.
They're very much on their way to becoming irrelevant and obsolete and it's a shame because the actual education is so superior to public. But honestly the skill sets they are so good at teaching (reading, thinking, writing) are also becoming pretty irrelevant in the job market thanks to AI, etc.
I say this as a private school mom who sent her first two kids through public. The ED results from our private this year are horrible, outside of legacy kids as this is a class with very few parents who went to elite colleges (random chance). When people look at a school (GDS, Sidwell, NCS, Holton etc) and say "oh they're doing exceptionally well" or "20XX was a great year!"--it's ALL about the legacy and VIP percentage(s). NO, not every elite admit is a legacy but if you look at the performance of a class as a whole this will definitely ring true.
I’m an US Sidwell parent, and that’s not true for Sidwell. Most of Sidwell’s non-recruited athletic admits this year are not legacies at these Ivy+/T15 universities.
Anonymous
12/21/2024 11:23
Subject: HS college commitment websites
It's getting increasingly difficult for top private schools to get anyone admitted to top colleges outside of legacies and athletes. I honestly wonder what the future holds about the relevance of these schools when this is the case.
They're very much on their way to becoming irrelevant and obsolete and it's a shame because the actual education is so superior to public. But honestly the skill sets they are so good at teaching (reading, thinking, writing) are also becoming pretty irrelevant in the job market thanks to AI, etc.
I say this as a private school mom who sent her first two kids through public. The ED results from our private this year are horrible, outside of legacy kids as this is a class with very few parents who went to elite colleges (random chance). When people look at a school (GDS, Sidwell, NCS, Holton etc) and say "oh they're doing exceptionally well" or "20XX was a great year!"--it's ALL about the legacy and VIP percentage(s). NO, not every elite admit is a legacy but if you look at the performance of a class as a whole this will definitely ring true.
They're very much on their way to becoming irrelevant and obsolete and it's a shame because the actual education is so superior to public. But honestly the skill sets they are so good at teaching (reading, thinking, writing) are also becoming pretty irrelevant in the job market thanks to AI, etc.
I say this as a private school mom who sent her first two kids through public. The ED results from our private this year are horrible, outside of legacy kids as this is a class with very few parents who went to elite colleges (random chance). When people look at a school (GDS, Sidwell, NCS, Holton etc) and say "oh they're doing exceptionally well" or "20XX was a great year!"--it's ALL about the legacy and VIP percentage(s). NO, not every elite admit is a legacy but if you look at the performance of a class as a whole this will definitely ring true.
Anonymous
12/21/2024 11:23
Subject: HS college commitment websites
Anonymous wrote:Georgetown Day:
Yale, Princeton, Brown, 2 Cornell, UChicago, 2 Barnards, 2 Northwesterns, 3 Northeasterns, 3 Wesleyans, 2 BC's, 2 Skidmores, 2 Spellmans, Wellesley, Lafayette, Middlebury, Tulane, UVM, Carleton, WPI, Occidental, Brown, 2 Bowdoins, 2 Tufts, 2 Haverfords, Colgate, Smith, Connecticut
1. Spelman has one L.
2. GDS’ results are ok, so far. Definitely not worth these multiple update posts.
3. Go outside and get some fresh air.
Anonymous
12/21/2024 11:19
Subject: HS college commitment websites
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Georgetown Day:
Yale, Princeton, Cornell, 2 Barnards, 2 Northwesterns, 3 Northeasterns, 3 Wesleyans, 2 BC's, 2 Skidmores, 2 Spellmans, Wellesley, Lafayette, Middlebury, Tulane, UVM, Carleton, WPI, Occidental
Id be livid to spend GDS money for a child destined for Wesleyan, skidmore, Spelman, Lafayette, Middlebury, especially Tulane (seriously wtf?), UVM, Carleton, and omg WPI? You could get into those schools going to an underfunded public school.
Wesleyan is one of the top liberal arts colleges in the country. You are daft. Lafayette is a great school. Spelman attracts top AA applicants. Again, you are daft.
+1 So many uninformed people on this thread.
Anonymous
12/21/2024 11:18
Subject: HS college commitment websites
Georgetown Day:
Yale, Princeton, Brown, 2 Cornell, UChicago, 2 Barnards, 2 Northwesterns, 3 Northeasterns, 3 Wesleyans, 2 BC's, 2 Skidmores, 2 Spellmans, Wellesley, Lafayette, Middlebury, Tulane, UVM, Carleton, WPI, Occidental, Brown, 2 Bowdoins, 2 Tufts, 2 Haverfords, Colgate, Smith, Connecticut
Yale, Princeton, Brown, 2 Cornell, UChicago, 2 Barnards, 2 Northwesterns, 3 Northeasterns, 3 Wesleyans, 2 BC's, 2 Skidmores, 2 Spellmans, Wellesley, Lafayette, Middlebury, Tulane, UVM, Carleton, WPI, Occidental, Brown, 2 Bowdoins, 2 Tufts, 2 Haverfords, Colgate, Smith, Connecticut
Anonymous
12/21/2024 11:17
Subject: HS college commitment websites
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Georgetown Day:
Yale, Princeton, Cornell, 2 Barnards, 2 Northwesterns, 3 Northeasterns, 3 Wesleyans, 2 BC's, 2 Skidmores, 2 Spellmans, Wellesley, Lafayette, Middlebury, Tulane, UVM, Carleton, WPI, Occidental
Id be livid to spend GDS money for a child destined for Wesleyan, skidmore, Spelman, Lafayette, Middlebury, especially Tulane (seriously wtf?), UVM, Carleton, and omg WPI? You could get into those schools going to an underfunded public school.
Wesleyan is one of the top liberal arts colleges in the country. You are daft. Lafayette is a great school. Spelman attracts top AA applicants. Again, you are daft.
Anonymous
12/21/2024 11:03
Subject: Re:HS college commitment websites
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My kid’s HS last year had 2 Columbia, Princeton, Dartmouth, Penn, Cornell, 3 Brown, 3 Duke, 6 Georgetown, 5 Notre Dame, 3 U. South. California, 2 Duke, Pomona, 7 Boston College, Williams, Amherst, Northeastern, Hopkins, 3 Purdue, 7 UVA…to name a few. This is pretty typical every year. It’s larger- but the top 40 or so kids all go to T10-T20 schools. Yet they don’t go on and like GDS every year.
Which high school is this?
And was it 2 or 3 who matriculated to Duke?
Sorry 2 Duke. Gonzaga. Taken out of Gonzaga’s magazine mailing. Not all kids posted on Instagram. And, no, they weren’t all athletes.
Ok, thanks for clarifying. I agree that someone from GDS loves to rush to threads like this and post the school’s results—it seems a bit desperate. Especially considering the fact that GDS’ results for the c/o 2023 left MUCH to be desired. GDS’ 2024 results seem like more of an anomaly than an established pattern of results.
Anonymous
12/21/2024 10:54
Subject: HS college commitment websites
Anonymous wrote:Oh my God - I just clicked on one randomly (sidwell) and the mystery of why so many of our 4.6, 1600 Sat kids are not getting into elite schools comes into pretty clear focus. The obvious bias that every kid there is headed to a top five school is actually sickening. Stunning. Seems they waltz right in if the parents had the money and location to attend this schools. So much for a meritocracy.
I completely disagree with your perspective here. However, I will say that Sidwell’s results are very impressive so far!
Why is it so hard for some of you to just say congratulations and move on?
Anonymous
12/21/2024 10:53
Subject: Re:HS college commitment websites
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My kid’s HS last year had 2 Columbia, Princeton, Dartmouth, Penn, Cornell, 3 Brown, 3 Duke, 6 Georgetown, 5 Notre Dame, 3 U. South. California, 2 Duke, Pomona, 7 Boston College, Williams, Amherst, Northeastern, Hopkins, 3 Purdue, 7 UVA…to name a few. This is pretty typical every year. It’s larger- but the top 40 or so kids all go to T10-T20 schools. Yet they don’t go on and like GDS every year.
Which high school is this?
And was it 2 or 3 who matriculated to Duke?
Sorry 2 Duke. Gonzaga. Taken out of Gonzaga’s magazine mailing. Not all kids posted on Instagram. And, no, they weren’t all athletes.
Anonymous
12/21/2024 10:50
Subject: Re:HS college commitment websites
Anonymous wrote:My kid’s HS last year had 2 Columbia, Princeton, Dartmouth, Penn, Cornell, 3 Brown, 3 Duke, 6 Georgetown, 5 Notre Dame, 3 U. South. California, 2 Duke, Pomona, 7 Boston College, Williams, Amherst, Northeastern, Hopkins, 3 Purdue, 7 UVA…to name a few. This is pretty typical every year. It’s larger- but the top 40 or so kids all go to T10-T20 schools. Yet they don’t go on and like GDS every year.
Which high school is this?
And was it 2 or 3 who matriculated to Duke?
Anonymous
12/20/2024 23:43
Subject: HS college commitment websites
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Georgetown Day:
Yale, Princeton, Cornell, 2 Barnards, 2 Northwesterns, 3 Northeasterns, 3 Wesleyans, 2 BC's, 2 Skidmores, 2 Spellmans, Wellesley, Lafayette, Middlebury, Tulane, UVM, Carleton, WPI, Occidental
Id be livid to spend GDS money for a child destined for Wesleyan, skidmore, Spelman, Lafayette, Middlebury, especially Tulane (seriously wtf?), UVM, Carleton, and omg WPI? You could get into those schools going to an underfunded public school.
Just to be clear,
Not okay:
- Wesleyan
- Skidmire
- Lafayette
- Middlebury
- Tulane
- Carleton
Totally worth it:
- Northeastern
At least northeastern basically guarantees you a job and you have a strong Boston network.
Anonymous
12/20/2024 23:32
Subject: Re:HS college commitment websites
Every single one of the kids who have shared their college decisions should feel incredibly proud. They have worked hard and succeeded in securing a spot at the school of their choice. Anyone who suggests otherwise should be ashamed of themselves.
Anonymous
12/20/2024 23:32
Subject: Re:HS college commitment websites
My kid’s HS last year had 2 Columbia, Princeton, Dartmouth, Penn, Cornell, 3 Brown, 3 Duke, 6 Georgetown, 5 Notre Dame, 3 U. South. California, 2 Duke, Pomona, 7 Boston College, Williams, Amherst, Northeastern, Hopkins, 3 Purdue, 7 UVA…to name a few. This is pretty typical every year. It’s larger- but the top 40 or so kids all go to T10-T20 schools. Yet they don’t go on and like GDS every year.
Anonymous
12/20/2024 23:22
Subject: HS college commitment websites
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Georgetown Day:
Yale, Princeton, Cornell, 2 Barnards, 2 Northwesterns, 3 Northeasterns, 3 Wesleyans, 2 BC's, 2 Skidmores, 2 Spellmans, Wellesley, Lafayette, Middlebury, Tulane, UVM, Carleton, WPI, Occidental
This time last year, GDS was doing much better. What happened?
More legacies last year. Test requirements at top schools back in place.
The latter especially has really changed things.