Harvard, Yale "feeders"

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[Post New]09/01/2015 13:18
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Anonymous
What's so great about Harvard and Yale? Contrary to popular belief, attending those schools does not guarantee success in life, and success is life does not require an Ivy League education. In the end, graduates from those schools will work along side of graduates from state universities that didn't make it onto anyone's top 20 list. It just doesn't mean what you think it does.
[Post New]09/01/2015 13:27
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:What's so great about Harvard and Yale? Contrary to popular belief, attending those schools does not guarantee success in life, and success is life does not require an Ivy League education. In the end, graduates from those schools will work along side of graduates from state universities that didn't make it onto anyone's top 20 list. It just doesn't mean what you think it does.


True. The better question is which undergrad program will best position DC to get into best graduate programs. DC have better opportunities NOT coming from HYP.
[Post New]09/01/2015 13:28
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Anonymous
PP - intended to say may have better opportunities.
[Post New]09/01/2015 13:34
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote: Folks: This question was answered years ago. GDS sends more kids to Harvard than any other school in the country


Fewer than TJ in Fairfax County, which is local and free. What you make clear is you're an arrogant fool.
[Post New]09/01/2015 13:35
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Anonymous
Actually I ran the numbers and chances are better coming from Whitman, BCC and Wilson.
[Post New]09/01/2015 13:39
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote: Folks: This question was answered years ago. GDS sends more kids to Harvard than any other school in the country


Fewer than TJ in Fairfax County, which is local and free. What you make clear is you're an arrogant fool.


I think poster was joking.

Most children have a better shot at getting into Harvard than into TJ.
[Post New]09/01/2015 13:41
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Anonymous wrote:Actually I ran the numbers and chances are better coming from Whitman, BCC and Wilson.


That is often the case. Also the big privates have more legacy kids which means fewer candidate slots from that school.
[Post New]09/01/2015 13:59
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote: Folks: This question was answered years ago. GDS sends more kids to Harvard than any other school in the country


In the country, probably not. But Among DC privates, GDS' strong ties to Harvard are well known.
[Post New]09/01/2015 14:06
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote: Folks: This question was answered years ago. GDS sends more kids to Harvard than any other school in the country


In the country, probably not. But Among DC privates, GDS' strong ties to Harvard are well known.


Please just stop. You're really looking like a fool now.
[Post New]09/01/2015 14:06
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Anonymous
give it a rest pp. GDS doesn't get any more kids into HYP than any other decent private around here.
[Post New]09/01/2015 14:14
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What's so great about Harvard and Yale? Contrary to popular belief, attending those schools does not guarantee success in life, and success is life does not require an Ivy League education. In the end, graduates from those schools will work along side of graduates from state universities that didn't make it onto anyone's top 20 list. It just doesn't mean what you think it does.


True. The better question is which undergrad program will best position DC to get into best graduate programs. DC have better opportunities NOT coming from HYP.


Does anybody have any speculative information on which undergrad schools feed into the best graduate programs?
Thanks
[Post New]09/01/2015 14:37
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What's so great about Harvard and Yale? Contrary to popular belief, attending those schools does not guarantee success in life, and success is life does not require an Ivy League education. In the end, graduates from those schools will work along side of graduates from state universities that didn't make it onto anyone's top 20 list. It just doesn't mean what you think it does.


True. The better question is which undergrad program will best position DC to get into best graduate programs. DC have better opportunities NOT coming from HYP.


Does anybody have any speculative information on which undergrad schools feed into the best graduate programs?
Thanks

I am certain that the answer depends entirely on the field of study.
[Post New]09/01/2015 14:55
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote: Folks: This question was answered years ago. GDS sends more kids to Harvard than any other school in the country

Fewer than TJ in Fairfax County, which is local and free. What you make clear is you're an arrogant fool.

The most recent numbers I've seen (2013-14 class) showed just two (2) TJ kids attending Harvard, out of 455 seniors graduating. Not sure how that compares to other local schools.
[Post New]09/01/2015 15:08
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Anonymous
A little dated, from 2010, but OP is looking for a list like this:

http://www.forbes.com/2010/04/29/best-prep-schools-2010-opinions-trinity-school.html
[Post New]09/01/2015 15:22
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Anonymous
The only feeders are Andover and Exeter.
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