Anonymous wrote:Depends on what you consider Top. If your kid is only looking at small engineering schools, totally different list. Only schools with strong Arabic, different again. Or music conservancies? Or strong performing arts? Or recruitable in the sport you play? Or strong disability services? Or drivable from home?

These lists have no meaning when you are talking about a real kid who knows what they want or don't want.

True, but so many on DCUM want their kid to get a humanities degree that they forget some families are making different choices.

And for Engineering, it largely does not matter which E School the student graduates from. ABET makes sure E School curricula are largely standardized and there are no "easy" E Schools. Even the schools who do not bother with ABET (e.g., MIT, CalTech) have essentially the same curricula.

As a STEM hiring manager, I know from experience that the ODU ECE graduate is fully competent, for example. Engineers know this; people outside engineering have trouble grasping this.

Anonymous wrote:It’s much easier to get into a top school when you’re a legacy, go to a private school and play expensive sports.

This.

Anonymous wrote:Students who go to Sidwell have their pick of colleges.

Now that is funny. We need more of your humor on DCUM.

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Anonymous wrote:If your kid is high stats (2nd-3rd decile) but unhooked, expect for the admissions officers to heavily encourage him to ED1 to UChicago. They're the one T15 that gives prep schools a measurable advantage.

Yes, true. But U Chi is not popular among students for some reasons.

I do not know about others. When I was 18, I wanted to be in a college town not an urban school. And I did not care about "prestige" - still don't - which is maybe good for some other folks here.

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Anonymous wrote:That's not the case in my DCs' schools, but we're not in the DC area.

Then why comment on the DC private school thread?

Private parents wanting a private experience on DCUM.

So funny.

Well, it's just distracting to have to sift through completely irrelevant crap about life in Dallas or Chicago when you live in DC and are using a site called -- are you ready for it? -- DC Urban Moms

So no dads? Even DC dads?

So, so funny.

Have you looked at the top of this page? It’s DC Urban Moms and Dads

Not acc to the PP. It’s just moms and just DC.

People need to stay out of her exclusive community. Even other private school parents.

The sifting is so distracting!

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Anonymous wrote:That's not the case in my DCs' schools, but we're not in the DC area.

Then why comment on the DC private school thread?

Private parents wanting a private experience on DCUM.

So funny.

Well, it's just distracting to have to sift through completely irrelevant crap about life in Dallas or Chicago when you live in DC and are using a site called -- are you ready for it? -- DC Urban Moms

So no dads? Even DC dads?

So, so funny.

Have you looked at the top of this page? It’s DC Urban Moms and Dads

No suburban?

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Anonymous wrote:That's not the case in my DCs' schools, but we're not in the DC area.

Then why comment on the DC private school thread?

Private parents wanting a private experience on DCUM.

So funny.

Well, it's just distracting to have to sift through completely irrelevant crap about life in Dallas or Chicago when you live in DC and are using a site called -- are you ready for it? -- DC Urban Moms

So no dads? Even DC dads?

So, so funny.

Have you looked at the top of this page? It’s DC Urban Moms and Dads

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Anonymous wrote:That's not the case in my DCs' schools, but we're not in the DC area.

Then why comment on the DC private school thread?

Private parents wanting a private experience on DCUM.

So funny.

Well, it's just distracting to have to sift through completely irrelevant crap about life in Dallas or Chicago when you live in DC and are using a site called -- are you ready for it? -- DC Urban Moms

So no dads? Even DC dads?

So, so funny.