Harvard Crimson Feeder Schools Exist

[Anonymous]

TL/DR: Feeder schools exist, but the only one in the DMV is Thomas Jefferson.

[My 2 cents: the claim that it’s cause and not effect is delusional. You can tell yourself that Andover et al have somehow combed through and selected the very brightest kids in America, but that’s just silly. Only someone very deep in the Ivy League/New England bubble would even try to argue that. The kids at those schools are bright, but they don’t even scratch the surface of the talent that’s out there.]

https://interactives.thecrimson.com/2024/news/feeders

[Anonymous]

Wow. If ever Harvard wanted to practice what it preaches, it might think about drawing on the talent of the other 99.97% of high schools out there.

The most hypocritical institution in the world.

https://college.harvard.edu/admissions/why-harvard/diversity-and-access

[Anonymous]

What’s with all of the Ivy bashing recently?

New RWNJ talking point released?

[Anonymous]

Thread already exists https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1240148.page

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thread already exists https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1240148.page

Sorry, meant to post this is the duplicate thread, but hey…bump.

[Anonymous]

of course, feeder schools exist and they should exist! they prepare students best for the critical thinking and reasoning required to succeed at harvard. diversifying to unknown high schools greatly increases the risk of them not succeeding. you manage that risk by having 10% of your student body solidly come from reliable feeders where you can trust the grades and rigor.

[Anonymous]

Why do you need to say "Crimson"? It's Harvard. Do you also say Yale Dark Blue?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do you need to say "Crimson"? It's Harvard. Do you also say Yale Dark Blue?

The Harvard Crimson is the name of the school paper that published the article.

[Anonymous]

I went to Lexington High School. It’s a feeder because many of the students get free tuition because their parents are professors there. In my year (early 80’s), over 20 went.

[Anonymous]

I went to Andover.

Yes, kids there are very smart. No, of course they aren’t the only smart kids out there.

However, Andover is extremely rigorous. It’s basically a junior college. The preparation for college is therefore excellent.

Of course, there are also legacies and such, but don’t discount the importance of excellent preparation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:TL/DR: Feeder schools exist, but the only one in the DMV is Thomas Jefferson.

[My 2 cents: the claim that it’s cause and not effect is delusional. You can tell yourself that Andover et al have somehow combed through and selected the very brightest kids in America, but that’s just silly. Only someone very deep in the Ivy League/New England bubble would even try to argue that. The kids at those schools are bright, but they don’t even scratch the surface of the talent that’s out there.]

https://interactives.thecrimson.com/2024/news/feeders

They select for kids almost the same way Harvard does so the kids they select are more likely to get into Harvard. This means the scions of wealthy alumni, unusually smart kids, the best student athletes in country club sports, etc.
Combine this with one of the best writing programs in the country and overall very strong academics and it shouldn't surprise anyone. If they blocked out the name of the school and somehow standardized transcripts to reflect rigor, Andover would still send a ton of students to Harvard. All the New England Schools have a bit of an advnatage due to their long history of sending students to harvad.

The third highest school is a public school with 50% free reduced lunch rate. Stuyvesant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went to Andover.

Yes, kids there are very smart. No, of course they aren’t the only smart kids out there.

However, Andover is extremely rigorous. It’s basically a junior college. The preparation for college is therefore excellent.

Of course, there are also legacies and such, but don’t discount the importance of excellent preparation.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do you need to say "Crimson"? It's Harvard. Do you also say Yale Dark Blue?

The Crimson is the name of the newspaper that published the article. The equivalent would be to say Yale Daily News.

[Anonymous]

I believe that GDS has more harvard admits this past year than TJ

Anonymous wrote:TL/DR: Feeder schools exist, but the only one in the DMV is Thomas Jefferson.

[My 2 cents: the claim that it’s cause and not effect is delusional. You can tell yourself that Andover et al have somehow combed through and selected the very brightest kids in America, but that’s just silly. Only someone very deep in the Ivy League/New England bubble would even try to argue that. The kids at those schools are bright, but they don’t even scratch the surface of the talent that’s out there.]

https://interactives.thecrimson.com/2024/news/feeders

[Anonymous]

How does a public school Range and Latin spend $34,000 per student?