Anonymous wrote:Acceptance rate doesn’t show the quality or rigor of the school it shows the popularity of the school. You’d know this if you had a proper education yourself.

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Anonymous wrote:Think about it this way:

Andover's acceptance rate is 13%. They pull from all over the country and the world, and are one of the most coveted private high schools.

Aside from some kindergarten classes, where there are simply very few slots, I can't imagine day schools in this area--even the best ones--having an acceptance rate that is that much lower than a top independent boarding school.

My guess is that you have a few schools that hover around 15-25%, and then the rest are significantly higher.

That's fine; acceptance rate is simply NOT a proxy for excellence. UChicago had a very high acceptance rate before they started accepting the Common App, simply because they had a self-selecting applicant pool. As soon as they started taking the Common App, their acceptance rate plummeted and people started talking about how great the school is. The school didn't change; the number of applications did.

If it's true that Andover's acceptance rate is around 13% (and when I checked, this claim at least has some basis in reality), this stat does strongly suggest hat the DC area schools' acceptance rates must be higher.

Maybe not. Andover admits roughly 300 students for 9th. The year my son joined the 9th grade at STA there were 17 admits.
Andover might be a better school but there are a ton of spaces.

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Anonymous wrote:Think about it this way:

Andover's acceptance rate is 13%. They pull from all over the country and the world, and are one of the most coveted private high schools.

Aside from some kindergarten classes, where there are simply very few slots, I can't imagine day schools in this area--even the best ones--having an acceptance rate that is that much lower than a top independent boarding school.

My guess is that you have a few schools that hover around 15-25%, and then the rest are significantly higher.

That's fine; acceptance rate is simply NOT a proxy for excellence. UChicago had a very high acceptance rate before they started accepting the Common App, simply because they had a self-selecting applicant pool. As soon as they started taking the Common App, their acceptance rate plummeted and people started talking about how great the school is. The school didn't change; the number of applications did.

If it's true that Andover's acceptance rate is around 13% (and when I checked, this claim at least has some basis in reality), this stat does strongly suggest hat the DC area schools' acceptance rates must be higher.

Anonymous wrote:Think about it this way:

Andover's acceptance rate is 13%. They pull from all over the country and the world, and are one of the most coveted private high schools.

Aside from some kindergarten classes, where there are simply very few slots, I can't imagine day schools in this area--even the best ones--having an acceptance rate that is that much lower than a top independent boarding school.

My guess is that you have a few schools that hover around 15-25%, and then the rest are significantly higher.

That's fine; acceptance rate is simply NOT a proxy for excellence. UChicago had a very high acceptance rate before they started accepting the Common App, simply because they had a self-selecting applicant pool. As soon as they started taking the Common App, their acceptance rate plummeted and people started talking about how great the school is. The school didn't change; the number of applications did.

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Anonymous wrote:Why does acceptance rate to a private school even matter? All that should matter is whether it's the right school for your kid--and if he's able to get in, great!

Well acceptance rate is part of how you figure out if your kid is likely to get in.

I have an 8th grader who is likely to be a strong candidate applying to several schools including STA this year.

Knowing what percentage of applicants school accepts helps me judge how long that list needs to be.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think these stats are readily available, yet this is the percentage quoted in Business Insider's list of selective schools. Given it's the only source I've ever encountered, I question its veracity.

True or not? And would that statistic roughly apply to NCS and Beauvoir as well? Seems high...

More like 10% acceptance rate. To answer op it is not 25-30 percent.

Anonymous wrote:Why does acceptance rate to a private school even matter? All that should matter is whether it's the right school for your kid--and if he's able to get in, great!

Anonymous wrote:I don't think these stats are readily available, yet this is the percentage quoted in Business Insider's list of selective schools. Given it's the only source I've ever encountered, I question its veracity.

True or not? And would that statistic roughly apply to NCS and Beauvoir as well? Seems high...

Anonymous wrote:There are a decent amount of NCS brothers who are not admitted to STA. I don't feel like I know too many people and I personally know two brothers who were not accepted and they're good students and athletes.

Anonymous wrote:There are a decent amount of NCS brothers who are not admitted to STA. I don't feel like I know too many people and I personally know two brothers who were not accepted and they're good students and athletes.

Anonymous wrote:not many can afford $75k/year

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Anonymous wrote:Beauvoir boys have an accept rate of 8O+% at 4th grade. That’s going to skew the numbers some.

If you have a NCS kid, will it be easier for her sibling to get into St. Albans? Does it treat as a sibling? Thanks.