Good FCPS vs. Arlington schools

[Anonymous]

Speaking of the Arlington magazine, they had 2013 college admissions info and it was pretty interesting. W-L kicked ass (with a few exceptions). Seemed like much better admissions rates than Yorktown or McLean. Is that because of the IB program perhaps?

[Anonymous]

White parents who don't think their kids can compete academically with Asian kids tend to end up in North Arlington calling the AAP programs in FCPS "crazy." As far as AAP programs go, FCPS programs are considered "best of breed."

Source?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No TJ or Langley in APS.

Yorktown = McLean

W-L = Marshall/South Lakes

Wakefield = Mount Vernon

Kids in Arlington can go to TJ.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Speaking of the Arlington magazine, they had 2013 college admissions info and it was pretty interesting. W-L kicked ass (with a few exceptions). Seemed like much better admissions rates than Yorktown or McLean. Is that because of the IB program perhaps?

I noticed that too. With all the drivel going on on this board about Yorktown superiority over W-L and Wakefield. From a percentage points of reference Wakefield did better or equal to Yorktown. But W-L and McLean did equally as well. Washington and Lee = superior


Signed, Yorktown bound parent...?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Speaking of the Arlington magazine, they had 2013 college admissions info and it was pretty interesting. W-L kicked ass (with a few exceptions). Seemed like much better admissions rates than Yorktown or McLean. Is that because of the IB program perhaps?

Unlikely. SAT scores at Yorktown and McLean are much higher than at W-L.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No TJ or Langley in APS.

Yorktown = McLean

W-L = Marshall/South Lakes

Wakefield = Mount Vernon

Kids in Arlington can go to TJ.

It's in Fairfax and Arlington admissions are capped.

[Anonymous]

There's very little in Arlington Magazine that qualifies as journalism. It's basically a collection of real estate ads by Arlington real estate brokers with filler about "best gelato in Clarendon."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Speaking of the Arlington magazine, they had 2013 college admissions info and it was pretty interesting. W-L kicked ass (with a few exceptions). Seemed like much better admissions rates than Yorktown or McLean. Is that because of the IB program perhaps?

Unlikely. SAT scores at Yorktown and McLean are much higher than at W-L.

Yes, and SOLs are better at Y and M too. And yet, it seemed that higher % and/or higher # of students from W-L were admitted to most top schools. Take a look at the article. Interesting. Maybe comparing the average SAT/SOL for a large, diverse school against a homogenous school doesn't show the full picture when it comes to college admissions. What would be more interesting would be the SAT scores for the W-L/Y/M students applying to the same school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There's very little in Arlington Magazine that qualifies as journalism. It's basically a collection of real estate ads by Arlington real estate brokers with filler about "best gelato in Clarendon."

true! but these were stats reported by the HSs, not any fluff commentary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No TJ or Langley in APS.

Yorktown = McLean

W-L = Marshall/South Lakes

Wakefield = Mount Vernon

Marshall and Yorktown are equivalent. South lakes is in the proper comparison.

Nothing compares to McLean in Arlington.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No TJ or Langley in APS.

Yorktown = McLean

W-L = Marshall/South Lakes

Wakefield = Mount Vernon

Kids in Arlington can go to TJ.

They can't pass the test.

The most kids are from McLean area, then kilmer, then chantilly

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No TJ or Langley in APS.

Yorktown = McLean

W-L = Marshall/South Lakes

Wakefield = Mount Vernon

Kids in Arlington can go to TJ.

They can't pass the test.

The most kids are from McLean area, then kilmer, then chantilly

You are pretty amusing, PP!

[Anonymous]

They can't pass the test , many average whites goto Arlington

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They can't pass the test , many average whites goto Arlington

The image of you in my head gets more interesting with every post. For example, this post tells me that you clearly didn't go to TJ yourself, but you do have skin in the game. Hmmm...maybe also that you aren't white and English isn't your first language. How am I doing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Speaking of the Arlington magazine, they had 2013 college admissions info and it was pretty interesting. W-L kicked ass (with a few exceptions). Seemed like much better admissions rates than Yorktown or McLean. Is that because of the IB program perhaps?

Unlikely. SAT scores at Yorktown and McLean are much higher than at W-L.

Yes, and SOLs are better at Y and M too. And yet, it seemed that higher % and/or higher # of students from W-L were admitted to most top schools. Take a look at the article. Interesting. Maybe comparing the average SAT/SOL for a large, diverse school against a homogenous school doesn't show the full picture when it comes to college admissions. What would be more interesting would be the SAT scores for the W-L/Y/M students applying to the same school.

Indeed. Admissions rates at individual schools in a particular year don't tell you very much.