Anonymous
Post 04/06/2018 10:24     Subject: 9th grade acceptance rate at Sidwell and Potomac
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:For all these top schools the admissions rate is even tougher then it looks because most kids applying all have excellent grades/scores/dc. I wonder how does a smart kid who has Bs and not a standout athlete get a chance even with full pay?


Not true. Bs won't hurt you and not every single kid is a recruited athlete (that should be obvious).


Too many Bs can definitely hurt you at top schools unless there is something else (cool EC, stellar recs, interview etc). Even then there are a lot of kids with all of these. Grades matter, much more than SSATs.


Well then, apparently 3 Bs and 4 As is not too many Bs.
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2018 09:33     Subject: 9th grade acceptance rate at Sidwell and Potomac
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Anonymous wrote:In fact, go read the SSAT threads and see how many kids with seriously low scores got in and then read the waitlist threads and see all the kids with very high scores who are wait listed or rejected.
[b] Which is is a crying shame for those of us with such kids-mine had 90 % composite and didn’t get in for middle school. Totally ridiculous when more than capable of doing the work and contributing positively to the school environment.
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2018 09:30     Subject: 9th grade acceptance rate at Sidwell and Potomac
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:For all these top schools the admissions rate is even tougher then it looks because most kids applying all have excellent grades/scores/dc. I wonder how does a smart kid who has Bs and not a standout athlete get a chance even with full pay?


Not true. Bs won't hurt you and not every single kid is a recruited athlete (that should be obvious).


Too many Bs can definitely hurt you at top schools unless there is something else (cool EC, stellar recs, interview etc). Even then there are a lot of kids with all of these. Grades matter, much more than SSATs.
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2018 09:12     Subject: 9th grade acceptance rate at Sidwell and Potomac
In fact, go read the SSAT threads and see how many kids with seriously low scores got in and then read the waitlist threads and see all the kids with very high scores who are wait listed or rejected.
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2018 09:01     Subject: 9th grade acceptance rate at Sidwell and Potomac
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:For all these top schools the admissions rate is even tougher then it looks because most kids applying all have excellent grades/scores/dc. I wonder how does a smart kid who has Bs and not a standout athlete get a chance even with full pay?


Not true. Bs won't hurt you and not every single kid is a recruited athlete (that should be obvious).


Seriously. This whole meme of "every kid has perfect scores and is perfect in every way!" is stupid. Even with grade inflation, not every kid is going to have a perfect profile. Also, not every kid is going to present the same during interviews and other interactions with the school. Yes, many of these schools are competitive to get into, but kids can make themselves stand out.

Anonymous
Post 04/06/2018 08:56     Subject: 9th grade acceptance rate at Sidwell and Potomac
Anonymous wrote:For all these top schools the admissions rate is even tougher then it looks because most kids applying all have excellent grades/scores/dc. I wonder how does a smart kid who has Bs and not a standout athlete get a chance even with full pay?


Not true. Bs won't hurt you and not every single kid is a recruited athlete (that should be obvious).
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2018 07:22     Subject: 9th grade acceptance rate at Sidwell and Potomac
If kid is smart, kid has to work hard and improve his grades! I don’t think you can expect a school to give him a chance. He has to earn it.
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2018 06:20     Subject: 9th grade acceptance rate at Sidwell and Potomac
For all these top schools the admissions rate is even tougher then it looks because most kids applying all have excellent grades/scores/dc. I wonder how does a smart kid who has Bs and not a standout athlete get a chance even with full pay?
Anonymous
Post 04/05/2018 23:38     Subject: 9th grade acceptance rate at Sidwell and Potomac
The Potomac admission rate for high school is just south of 20 percent. So 18.5 is pretty damn accurate.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2018 11:06     Subject: Re:9th grade acceptance rate at Sidwell and Potomac
Folks: Even if you knew the exact acceptance rate for a school, would/could you do anything different?

It's out of your hands now... Good luck to every family, I wish you the best...
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2018 10:39     Subject: 9th grade acceptance rate at Sidwell and Potomac
I am a high school parent at Potomac and have heard 18.5 percent acceptance rate. Haven't heard about too much attrition in the 8th Grade class. Our year, about a 1/3rd 9th grade was new.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2018 00:02     Subject: 9th grade acceptance rate at Sidwell and Potomac
Anonymous wrote:I'm a Potomac parent of an 8th grader. From what I've heard there is not much attrition with this class going into 9th grade. Two boys I know are headed off to boarding school. Decision dateline for us was 2/9 so the school should now know how many additional slots have opened up. This particular class has a great mix of kids - no one we know wants to leave - and the two headed off to boarding schools are following their dad's footsteps. Best of luck to all applying. Our kids are excited about welcoming new additions in 9th grade.


I am a parent too and I have heard the opposite - lots of kids applying out to boarding and other local privates.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2018 23:19     Subject: 9th grade acceptance rate at Sidwell and Potomac
I'm a Potomac parent of an 8th grader. From what I've heard there is not much attrition with this class going into 9th grade. Two boys I know are headed off to boarding school. Decision dateline for us was 2/9 so the school should now know how many additional slots have opened up. This particular class has a great mix of kids - no one we know wants to leave - and the two headed off to boarding schools are following their dad's footsteps. Best of luck to all applying. Our kids are excited about welcoming new additions in 9th grade.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2018 10:39     Subject: 9th grade acceptance rate at Sidwell and Potomac
I asked at potomac last year & was told it varies by grade w/ k having the highest acceptance rate and upper school the lowest. Sounded like it varied by year w/ k somewhere on average between 25-40% and 9th around 12-17%. They did say they had a record number of applicants last year and potomac and sidwell were the only schools with over 700, but that was for all grades combined.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2018 10:21     Subject: 9th grade acceptance rate at Sidwell and Potomac
Why feed a troll?