Anonymous
04/15/2026 16:23
Subject: GDS college enrolmments
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My kid is only 5, so maybe it’s a generational shift, but I would absolutely never let them be post college information on a public IG.
Wanting your kid to keep private where they are going to college -- not where they were accepted, but where they have chosen to attend -- is so odd.
Keeping it a secret from family and friends is odd.
Deciding not to post an 18yo’s photo along with the college they are attending? Not odd. Especially for girls.
Women and girls are abused, raped, trafficked at extraordinarily high rates, and not one damn thing is done about it. Hate crimes against almost every non-white male category have increased.
The only reason to post this shit is to gloat, make your private look good, and/or prove to everyone that your tuition money paid off. Everyone who knows your kid will know what they have accomplished.
The odd thing here is actually posting the info publicly.
There is at least one GDS senior who has not posted their Ivy admission because of family concerns over privacy.
Ultimately, though, who cares? This thread is pathetic.
Anonymous
04/15/2026 16:13
Subject: GDS college enrolmments
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
I don't know if an exceptionally connected cohort at Sidwell, a strong reputation or grades that are slightly bumped up. My guess is that's a combo of all 3. On the last point, if you grade to a class average of a 3.7 you're going to have much better results across all kids than if you grade to a 3.5. Some of the other privates are still grading to something like a 3.5 (like it's still 1998). I imagine Sidwell has adjusted upwards as college results have become more difficult and this is why they're doing better across the board.
Sidwell does NOT bump up grades...sometimes it feels like they purposefully make it harder for students. Sidwell so far has not done great this year with the Ivies, I am surprised people are staying that...the ones who did get in to certain schools used connections...the two Harvard admits are purely deserving and great students...some of the rest? Not so much
I agree, but one of the Harvard admits was connections-based. So, we can't say for sure whether they would've gotten in on pure merit. In totality, there are probably 3 Ivy admits that were based on pure merit.
Anonymous
04/15/2026 15:58
Subject: GDS college enrolmments
Anonymous wrote:
I don't know if an exceptionally connected cohort at Sidwell, a strong reputation or grades that are slightly bumped up. My guess is that's a combo of all 3. On the last point, if you grade to a class average of a 3.7 you're going to have much better results across all kids than if you grade to a 3.5. Some of the other privates are still grading to something like a 3.5 (like it's still 1998). I imagine Sidwell has adjusted upwards as college results have become more difficult and this is why they're doing better across the board.
Sidwell does NOT bump up grades...sometimes it feels like they purposefully make it harder for students. Sidwell so far has not done great this year with the Ivies, I am surprised people are staying that...the ones who did get in to certain schools used connections...the two Harvard admits are purely deserving and great students...some of the rest? Not so much
Anonymous
04/15/2026 13:23
Subject: GDS college enrolmments
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Being a legacy at an Ivy League school is NOT a real hook. I went to 3 different Ivy League schools and my kids will not have a leg up. You have to give at significant levels and be an alum for it to matter. I would say at least 500k to get a second glance on your app. Probably at least a million.
Bullshit. Just, bullshit. Esp Princeton
As someone with a family member recently on the admissions board at an Ivy, legacies don't have the pull they used to unless they're accompanied by a huge check. Like, library-expansion money.
Anonymous
04/14/2026 15:47
Subject: GDS college enrolmments
Anonymous wrote:Privacy, or lack of it, is related to Instagram posts. Some people do not want to announce to a world of strangers their name, what they look like, and where you can find them. By inference, their approximate age as well.
Agree. I don’t understand why anyone would post this, especially as kids become more savvy about their digital footprint and as social media becomes more cringe. My kid will be applying next year and would never put their results up publicly.
Anonymous
04/14/2026 14:23
Subject: GDS college enrolmments
Privacy, or lack of it, is related to Instagram posts. Some people do not want to announce to a world of strangers their name, what they look like, and where you can find them. By inference, their approximate age as well.
Anonymous
04/14/2026 07:56
Subject: GDS college enrolmments
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My kid is only 5, so maybe it’s a generational shift, but I would absolutely never let them be post college information on a public IG.
Wanting your kid to keep private where they are going to college -- not where they were accepted, but where they have chosen to attend -- is so odd.
Keeping it a secret from family and friends is odd.
Deciding not to post an 18yo’s photo along with the college they are attending? Not odd. Especially for girls.
Women and girls are abused, raped, trafficked at extraordinarily high rates, and not one damn thing is done about it. Hate crimes against almost every non-white male category have increased.
The only reason to post this shit is to gloat, make your private look good, and/or prove to everyone that your tuition money paid off. Everyone who knows your kid will know what they have accomplished.
The odd thing here is actually posting the info publicly.
Can you explain how posting where you're going to college on Instagram increases your chances of being raped or trafficked? I truly do not understand.
The majority of rapes are by someone the woman knows and the women most vulnerable to trafficking are those trying to escape trauma/dysfunction at home. None of that is related to an Instagram post.
Anonymous
04/13/2026 20:27
Subject: GDS college enrolmments
The current senior class has 137 kids in the grade and 73 have posted. Know a bunch of kids doing admitted students tours last weekend and this coming weekend who are still making up their minds. Some who are pending waitlists. And some who just aren’t the types to post.
Anonymous
04/13/2026 20:22
Subject: GDS college enrolmments
GROSS
Anonymous
04/13/2026 18:20
Subject: GDS college enrolmments
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Being a legacy at an Ivy League school is NOT a real hook. I went to 3 different Ivy League schools and my kids will not have a leg up. You have to give at significant levels and be an alum for it to matter. I would say at least 500k to get a second glance on your app. Probably at least a million.
Bullshit. Just, bullshit. Esp Princeton
+1. Heavy on Princeton (and Yale)! If you’re a Sidwell student, admission based on academic achievement seems to take a backseat to athletic recruits and legacies.
Yep. Practically 100% of Princeton and Yale admits from Sidwell are legacy. Don’t let the IG page fool you. P+Y are wasted applications if you are not a “best student I’ve ever had” or type of applicant.
What about lower ivys?
I’ve seen non-legacies be much more successful at other Ivies, especially Penn, Columbia, and Cornell. Harvard usually takes 1-2 non-legacies each year too.
Anonymous
04/13/2026 17:22
Subject: GDS college enrolmments
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Being a legacy at an Ivy League school is NOT a real hook. I went to 3 different Ivy League schools and my kids will not have a leg up. You have to give at significant levels and be an alum for it to matter. I would say at least 500k to get a second glance on your app. Probably at least a million.
Bullshit. Just, bullshit. Esp Princeton
+1. Heavy on Princeton (and Yale)! If you’re a Sidwell student, admission based on academic achievement seems to take a backseat to athletic recruits and legacies.
Yep. Practically 100% of Princeton and Yale admits from Sidwell are legacy. Don’t let the IG page fool you. P+Y are wasted applications if you are not a “best student I’ve ever had” or type of applicant.
What about lower ivys?
Anonymous
04/13/2026 17:19
Subject: GDS college enrolmments
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's pretty bad and far behind Sidwell in the top 20, and Ivy admits, at least until now. Hope a few Ivy admits will post on IG.
You are complaining about this?? Take a look at Holton its even much much worse. I thought they had 11 or 12 National Merit Semifinalist. What happened to them? They only had 2 Cornell, 2 Brown, 1 UPenn and 1 MIT. No HYP, Columbia, Stanford.
So what happened to Holton?
What do you mean, what "happened" to Holton? Was the school hit by tornado?
Surely you are not criticizing the college CHOICES of a group of 17 YO girls, probably none of whom you actually know?
I suspect college admission is harder for girls. Any evidence of that?
Anonymous
04/13/2026 16:40
Subject: GDS college enrolmments
Anonymous wrote:Being a legacy at an Ivy League school is NOT a real hook. I went to 3 different Ivy League schools and my kids will not have a leg up. You have to give at significant levels and be an alum for it to matter. I would say at least 500k to get a second glance on your app. Probably at least a million.
100%. I think it might be less money if the kid is on the borderline.
Anonymous
04/12/2026 21:54
Subject: GDS college enrolmments
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Being a legacy at an Ivy League school is NOT a real hook. I went to 3 different Ivy League schools and my kids will not have a leg up. You have to give at significant levels and be an alum for it to matter. I would say at least 500k to get a second glance on your app. Probably at least a million.
Bullshit. Just, bullshit. Esp Princeton
+1. Heavy on Princeton (and Yale)! If you’re a Sidwell student, admission based on academic achievement seems to take a backseat to athletic recruits and legacies.
Yep. Practically 100% of Princeton and Yale admits from Sidwell are legacy. Don’t let the IG page fool you. P+Y are wasted applications if you are not a “best student I’ve ever had” or type of applicant.
But in DMV, everyone else is an Ivy Leaguer. So many parents in these schools are legacy. Why only Sidwell achieves such good outcome with Ivies?
Anonymous
04/12/2026 20:37
Subject: GDS college enrolmments
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Being a legacy at an Ivy League school is NOT a real hook. I went to 3 different Ivy League schools and my kids will not have a leg up. You have to give at significant levels and be an alum for it to matter. I would say at least 500k to get a second glance on your app. Probably at least a million.
Bullshit. Just, bullshit. Esp Princeton
+1. Heavy on Princeton (and Yale)! If you’re a Sidwell student, admission based on academic achievement seems to take a backseat to athletic recruits and legacies.
Yep. Practically 100% of Princeton and Yale admits from Sidwell are legacy. Don’t let the IG page fool you. P+Y are wasted applications if you are not a “best student I’ve ever had” or type of applicant.