Arlington: 2018 college admissions

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Anonymous wrote:Or they should have started a thread comparing TC to Wakefield. That would have at least made sense.

Does Wakefield have any Ivies?

They have in the past

I counted three admits from Wakefield.

Correction -that was 2017. PP is right only 1 is listed.(But as PPs have noted, data is not necessarily accurate)

Not necessarily inaccurate? Try demonstrably inaccurate.

I’m starting to get the feeling that you intend to continue living the lie that APS is worth the high price you paid for your home. I hope your commute is good at least.

I bought 20 years ago, so yeah, it was totally worth the price and my commute is pretty sweet. And my kids have/will go through YHS and get into elite schools. This could not have worked out any better.

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Anonymous wrote:Or they should have started a thread comparing TC to Wakefield. That would have at least made sense.

Does Wakefield have any Ivies?

They have in the past

I counted three admits from Wakefield.

Correction -that was 2017. PP is right only 1 is listed.(But as PPs have noted, data is not necessarily accurate)

Not necessarily inaccurate? Try demonstrably inaccurate.

I’m starting to get the feeling that you intend to continue living the lie that APS is worth the high price you paid for your home. I hope your commute is good at least.

I bought 20 years ago, so yeah, it was totally worth the price and my commute is pretty sweet. And my kids have/will go through YHS and get into elite schools. This could not have worked out any better.

Your story warms my heart, but does nothing to convince me that APS is anything more than mediocre.

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Anonymous wrote:Or they should have started a thread comparing TC to Wakefield. That would have at least made sense.

Does Wakefield have any Ivies?

They have in the past

I counted three admits from Wakefield.

Correction -that was 2017. PP is right only 1 is listed.(But as PPs have noted, data is not necessarily accurate)

Not necessarily inaccurate? Try demonstrably inaccurate.

I’m starting to get the feeling that you intend to continue living the lie that APS is worth the high price you paid for your home. I hope your commute is good at least.

I bought 20 years ago, so yeah, it was totally worth the price and my commute is pretty sweet. And my kids have/will go through YHS and get into elite schools. This could not have worked out any better.

If you’re going to be such an obvious try-hard, you really need to find something better than N.Arl and Yorktown. Just sayin’

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Anonymous wrote:Or they should have started a thread comparing TC to Wakefield. That would have at least made sense.

Does Wakefield have any Ivies?

They have in the past

I counted three admits from Wakefield.

Correction -that was 2017. PP is right only 1 is listed.(But as PPs have noted, data is not necessarily accurate)

Not necessarily inaccurate? Try demonstrably inaccurate.

I’m starting to get the feeling that you intend to continue living the lie that APS is worth the high price you paid for your home. I hope your commute is good at least.

I bought 20 years ago, so yeah, it was totally worth the price and my commute is pretty sweet. And my kids have/will go through YHS and get into elite schools. This could not have worked out any better.

Your story warms my heart, but does nothing to convince me that APS is anything more than mediocre.

You are getting closer. All the schools are mediocre. The results you care about (elite college admissions) are driven by parents, not schools.

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Anonymous wrote:Or they should have started a thread comparing TC to Wakefield. That would have at least made sense.

Does Wakefield have any Ivies?

They have in the past

I counted three admits from Wakefield.

Correction -that was 2017. PP is right only 1 is listed.(But as PPs have noted, data is not necessarily accurate)

Not necessarily inaccurate? Try demonstrably inaccurate.

I’m starting to get the feeling that you intend to continue living the lie that APS is worth the high price you paid for your home. I hope your commute is good at least.

I bought 20 years ago, so yeah, it was totally worth the price and my commute is pretty sweet. And my kids have/will go through YHS and get into elite schools. This could not have worked out any better.

If you’re going to be such an obvious try-hard, you really need to find something better than N.Arl and Yorktown. Just sayin’

Clearly APS and Yorktown fascinate you, so deep down you get the appeal. Speaking of obvious.

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Anonymous wrote:Or they should have started a thread comparing TC to Wakefield. That would have at least made sense.

Does Wakefield have any Ivies?

They have in the past

I counted three admits from Wakefield.

Correction -that was 2017. PP is right only 1 is listed.(But as PPs have noted, data is not necessarily accurate)

Not necessarily inaccurate? Try demonstrably inaccurate.

Arlington Magazine got the data from APS, so any fault lies squarely with APS. Seems like FCPS and FCCPS were smarter and declined to play.

Are you functionally illiterate?

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Anonymous wrote:Or they should have started a thread comparing TC to Wakefield. That would have at least made sense.

Does Wakefield have any Ivies?

They have in the past

Per the magazine, 1 admission to one Ivy (Dartmouth) out of 31 Ivy applications.

That's actually a better admissions rate than Yorktown, but still well below the overall admissions rate to Ivies.

Likely URM(s)? So is TCW's?

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Anonymous wrote:Or they should have started a thread comparing TC to Wakefield. That would have at least made sense.

Does Wakefield have any Ivies?

They have in the past

Per the magazine, 1 admission to one Ivy (Dartmouth) out of 31 Ivy applications.

That's actually a better admissions rate than Yorktown, but still well below the overall admissions rate to Ivies.

Likely URM(s)? So is TCW's?

No.

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Anonymous wrote:Or they should have started a thread comparing TC to Wakefield. That would have at least made sense.

Does Wakefield have any Ivies?

They have in the past

I counted three admits from Wakefield.

Correction -that was 2017. PP is right only 1 is listed.(But as PPs have noted, data is not necessarily accurate)

Not necessarily inaccurate? Try demonstrably inaccurate.

Arlington Magazine got the data from APS, so any fault lies squarely with APS. Seems like FCPS and FCCPS were smarter and declined to play.

Are you functionally illiterate?

Yes.

[Anonymous]

Gotta love how quickly APS defenders get snarky when its mediocrity is laid bare - ironically by a magazine that tries to make Arlington seem like a destination rather than a repository.

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Anonymous wrote:Gotta love how quickly APS defenders get snarky when its mediocrity is laid bare - ironically by a magazine that tries to make Arlington seem like a destination rather than a repository.

Gosh, I sure hope Jeff Bezos isn't reading this!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Gotta love how quickly APS defenders get snarky when its mediocrity is laid bare - ironically by a magazine that tries to make Arlington seem like a destination rather than a repository.

Gosh, I sure hope Jeff Bezos isn't reading this!

I’m sure Bezos knows better than most people what makes trolls tick.

[Anonymous]

I have no dog in this fight, because I don’t live in Arlington, but it has been demonstrated time and again that the magazines numbers are completely inaccurate so why are we continuing to talk about this?

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Anonymous wrote:Just curious, is "Legacy" really a guarantee admission? So, what one must do to earn a spot in "legacy"?

Depends on many factors. But for example, DH went to an Ivy, does some volunteer work for them but not loads, we donate every year but not more than a couple hundred dollars, we had three DCs apply in the last 6 years each of whom had the right grades, scores, recs, ECs, etc. and all three were waitlisted. A polite no under the circumstances. Just for fun number 4 will likely apply to see if she gets the same result.

up the donation ten fold and she's a lock. and you know that.

NP back. Oh, now I see. A huge donation it is then, to earn a guarantee spot under Legacy. I always kind wondered. Thank you.

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Anonymous wrote:Gotta love how quickly APS defenders get snarky when its mediocrity is laid bare - ironically by a magazine that tries to make Arlington seem like a destination rather than a repository.

Gosh, I sure hope Jeff Bezos isn't reading this!

Won’t matter. He loves Arlington!