FCPS college outcome

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Anonymous wrote:Is there any site or link to see FCPS college outcome?

A couple of links to articles that help predict the fate of FCPS college outcomes:
1. https://victorhanson.com/can-the-current-universities-be-saved/

2. https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/the-anti-civilizational-ideology-at-the-heart-of-higher-education-exposed

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Anonymous wrote:There are college decisions pages per each high school. At Marshall HS, at least, the spread is quite big. A couple competitive schools, one or two Ivy, state schools, as well as some schools whose names I had to google, never heard of Kenyon, for example.

This. Also know that decision pages do not include all decisions — only those that kids want to post. I know several Ivy-bound kids at a number of schools (at both high-performing and low-performing schools) who chose NOT to post.

What are the reasons someone wouldn't want it posted that they got into an impressive college? Is it just modesty or is there a downside to this information being public?

They may not want to come across as bragging, maybe. Most of the kids I know who got into Ivies did not post — I only know because they told their friends (my kids) or their parents (my friends) posted it on Facebook.

Yup they see how pretentious adults are in this area and maybe don't want to be a part of it.

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Anonymous wrote:There are college decisions pages per each high school. At Marshall HS, at least, the spread is quite big. A couple competitive schools, one or two Ivy, state schools, as well as some schools whose names I had to google, never heard of Kenyon, for example.

This. Also know that decision pages do not include all decisions — only those that kids want to post. I know several Ivy-bound kids at a number of schools (at both high-performing and low-performing schools) who chose NOT to post.

What are the reasons someone wouldn't want it posted that they got into an impressive college? Is it just modesty or is there a downside to this information being public?

The less personal information and images you have of yourself online, the better off you are. AI capabilities are truly scary, and your data/images can be used in ways that no one can expect or anticipate. I know it seems harmless, but it truly isn't. There's no reason you have to announce this online. Just use the news as an excuse to personally reach out to a loved one and have a human conversation.

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This is a strange year to care. People usually care about how esteemed a college is for graduate school and career prospects, but we are witnessing the fall of many of the top universities of the country. Degrees in the liberal arts especially from the universities may turn out to be useless red flags. Also, FCPS doesn't track the students to see who goes off to college and then drops out. Getting in can be a lot easier than getting through.

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stop living through your children or other people's children.

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Anonymous wrote:Is there any site or link to see FCPS college outcome?

Like if they go to college or graduate from college? Or do you mean where they go to college? We may need to to clarify.

Meant where they go to college. I have seen threads for privates was wondering if similar info for FCPS high schools.

Where neighbors’ and friends’ kids are going? Is that what you want to know? Or just random students from a HS?

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So you can come to DCUM and rail about it, no doubt.

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Anyone know about Justice HS list?

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Indeed, riding the coattails of others. So they can boast to their relatives that Larlo will be going to school X where a couple kids got accepted to an Ivy last year. As if that improves Larlo's own chances.

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I remember the parents who talked a big game, and then you find out their kid is going to George Mason. Nothing wrong with GMU, it was just realizing their blustering was all for show.

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Anonymous wrote:I remember the parents who talked a big game, and then you find out their kid is going to George Mason. Nothing wrong with GMU, it was just realizing their blustering was all for show.

I don’t know about you, but $h!t got real when my kid was applying to college — DC wanted to go to a top tier school, which we initially supported, but then we were sweating the tuition the more we thought about it. DC got merit at an OOS school, which is where she ended up.

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Anonymous wrote:I remember the parents who talked a big game, and then you find out their kid is going to George Mason. Nothing wrong with GMU, it was just realizing their blustering was all for show.

GMU probably gave them an ass ton of merit aid and they could live at home and not in a crappy old dorm. That’s how my neighbor’s kids both ended up there (one moved into his frat house as a sophomore).

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Anonymous wrote:There are college decisions pages per each high school. At Marshall HS, at least, the spread is quite big. A couple competitive schools, one or two Ivy, state schools, as well as some schools whose names I had to google, never heard of Kenyon, for example.

Do you have a link on Marshall to share?

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Anonymous wrote:There are college decisions pages per each high school. At Marshall HS, at least, the spread is quite big. A couple competitive schools, one or two Ivy, state schools, as well as some schools whose names I had to google, never heard of Kenyon, for example.

This. Also know that decision pages do not include all decisions — only those that kids want to post. I know several Ivy-bound kids at a number of schools (at both high-performing and low-performing schools) who chose NOT to post.

What are the reasons someone wouldn't want it posted that they got into an impressive college? Is it just modesty or is there a downside to this information being public?

They may not want to come across as bragging, maybe. Most of the kids I know who got into Ivies did not post — I only know because they told their friends (my kids) or their parents (my friends) posted it on Facebook.

I don’t like lots of information about me out there in the public space. Most of these pages aren’t private and everyone can see them. My name isn’t Jane Smith, and I would not want all sorts of random people to know where I’m going and just generally be nosy about my life (best case) or open myself up to something more nefarious. For better or worse, my kids are similar.

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Anonymous wrote:There are college decisions pages per each high school. At Marshall HS, at least, the spread is quite big. A couple competitive schools, one or two Ivy, state schools, as well as some schools whose names I had to google, never heard of Kenyon, for example.

This. Also know that decision pages do not include all decisions — only those that kids want to post. I know several Ivy-bound kids at a number of schools (at both high-performing and low-performing schools) who chose NOT to post.

What are the reasons someone wouldn't want it posted that they got into an impressive college? Is it just modesty or is there a downside to this information being public?

I don’t like sharing information publicly and don’t have any social media. I encourage my kids to put as little as possible online. I try to limit my own online info to what’s absolutely mandatory for work. It will be their choice what they share online but if it’s up to me, we won’t even put a lawn sign. I don’t like putting any personal information out there for the world to see. Those who know us know already. No one else matters.