Thoughts on DCI, Latin or BASIS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agree, wide range of schools and lots of them. Congrats.

Here is what I find unimpressive- there are many small, expensive, private colleges with low ratings on that list. This is exactly the kind of school that lures low or middle income kids with the promises of scholarships. After the first year or when the gpa dips a little, the scholarships are gone and the kid is on the hook for $$$. NPR recently did a report on this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree, wide range of schools and lots of them. Congrats.

Here is what I find unimpressive- there are many small, expensive, private colleges with low ratings on that list. This is exactly the kind of school that lures low or middle income kids with the promises of scholarships. After the first year or when the gpa dips a little, the scholarships are gone and the kid is on the hook for $$$. NPR recently did a report on this.

Here it is: http://breakingground.wamu.org/lower-income-higher-ed/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Latin does not have a very impressive list of college acceptances either. No idea of basis and DCI is too new.

Here is the link: http://latinpcs.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/WLPCS-College-Acceptances-2015.pdf

As an upper middle class parent, I also think this list of colleges is unimpressive. There are only 8 colleges on that list that I would be ok (not thrilled) with for my children. However, this list of colleges is probably more than acceptable for children raised in poverty, or are first generation college students.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Latin does not have a very impressive list of college acceptances either. No idea of basis and DCI is too new.

Here is the link: http://latinpcs.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/WLPCS-College-Acceptances-2015.pdf

As an upper middle class parent, I also think this list of colleges is unimpressive. There are only 8 colleges on that list that I would be ok (not thrilled) with for my children. However, this list of colleges is probably more than acceptable for children raised in poverty, or are first generation college students.

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[Anonymous]

I'm the PP who posted about students getting to BC Calc by doubling up. You're right, I guess you wouldn't need to, but I personally know several students there doing this. Maybe it's intended to get past BC Calculus and I misspoke--my kid is still in MS so this is all in the future for me. Good to know there's a path to get to beyond BC Calc.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Latin does not have a very impressive list of college acceptances either. No idea of basis and DCI is too new.

Here is the link: http://latinpcs.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/WLPCS-College-Acceptances-2015.pdf

As an upper middle class parent, I also think this list of colleges is unimpressive. There are only 8 colleges on that list that I would be ok (not thrilled) with for my children. However, this list of colleges is probably more than acceptable for children raised in poverty, or are first generation college students.

So Brown you'd be merely be ok with but "not thrilled" about? Northwestern? Cornell? UCLA? Maybe so, but just asking whether you saw these schools on the list--there are some very good schools here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Latin does not have a very impressive list of college acceptances either. No idea of basis and DCI is too new.

BASIS DC's oldest students are currently juniors. So too new for that metric as well.

[Anonymous]

what about math at DCI?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:what about math at DCI?

This link gets you to course descriptions for DCI MS classes including math. https://docs.google.com/document/d/15fwY9V-4a-tHsKDt46eRHJrLCcSXVwFBqW6PQfYS_4M/edit?pref=2&pli=1

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Latin does not have a very impressive list of college acceptances either. No idea of basis and DCI is too new.

Here is the link: http://latinpcs.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/WLPCS-College-Acceptances-2015.pdf

As an upper middle class parent, I also think this list of colleges is unimpressive. There are only 8 colleges on that list that I would be ok (not thrilled) with for my children. However, this list of colleges is probably more than acceptable for children raised in poverty, or are first generation college students.

So Brown you'd be merely be ok with but "not thrilled" about? Northwestern? Cornell? UCLA? Maybe so, but just asking whether you saw these schools on the list--there are some very good schools here.

Different poster, but I notice a total absence of good state schools aside from UCLA. I'm more interested in those. No UVA no UC Berkeley no Uf no Michigan. Lots of small privates with low reputations and high tuition.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Latin does not have a very impressive list of college acceptances either. No idea of basis and DCI is too new.

Here is the link: http://latinpcs.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/WLPCS-College-Acceptances-2015.pdf

As an upper middle class parent, I also think this list of colleges is unimpressive. There are only 8 colleges on that list that I would be ok (not thrilled) with for my children. However, this list of colleges is probably more than acceptable for children raised in poverty, or are first generation college students.

So Brown you'd be merely be ok with but "not thrilled" about? Northwestern? Cornell? UCLA? Maybe so, but just asking whether you saw these schools on the list--there are some very good schools here.

Different poster, but I notice a total absence of good state schools aside from UCLA. I'm more interested in those. No UVA no UC Berkeley no Uf no Michigan. Lots of small privates with low reputations and high tuition.

I think that probably reflects the financial aid need of the graduates to date.

State schools offer very little financial aid to out of state students beyond loans. The privates with high tuition offer more grants/scholarships, especially to URM (which have been the majority of WL's graduates thus far). For a family with modest income and little college savings those privates will generally be much more affordable to attend than a state school.

The demographics of current WL middle school students is much different - whiter and higher SES overall. I would imagine the college acceptances will change over time as children from families with more resources apply to colleges.

[Anonymous]

^^^ +1. Many of these bright but low SES/1st generation college students were probably offered nice financial aid packages.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Latin does not have a very impressive list of college acceptances either. No idea of basis and DCI is too new.

Here is the link: http://latinpcs.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/WLPCS-College-Acceptances-2015.pdf

As an upper middle class parent, I also think this list of colleges is unimpressive. There are only 8 colleges on that list that I would be ok (not thrilled) with for my children. However, this list of colleges is probably more than acceptable for children raised in poverty, or are first generation college students.

So Brown you'd be merely be ok with but "not thrilled" about? Northwestern? Cornell? UCLA? Maybe so, but just asking whether you saw these schools on the list--there are some very good schools here.

Different poster, but I notice a total absence of good state schools aside from UCLA. I'm more interested in those. No UVA no UC Berkeley no Uf no Michigan. Lots of small privates with low reputations and high tuition.

I think that probably reflects the financial aid need of the graduates to date.

State schools offer very little financial aid to out of state students beyond loans. The privates with high tuition offer more grants/scholarships, especially to URM (which have been the majority of WL's graduates thus far). For a family with modest income and little college savings those privates will generally be much more affordable to attend than a state school.

The demographics of current WL middle school students is much different - whiter and higher SES overall. I would imagine the college acceptances will change over time as children from families with more resources apply to colleges.

This. That is probably where they got the best financial aid. Small privates they are not that selective will probably like a high achieving under represented minority.

I also saw the NPR piece earlier and three schools don't trouble me at all. The student at Michigan state was formerly homeless in DC. It's a state school, not private. Private generally has better aid. I am first generation college, though from a blue collar background (not the extreme circumstances like in the article). This is what I found.

[Anonymous]

10:12 Thank you so much for the link! Just what I needed.

[Anonymous]

Here is a recent article that profiles a few Latin seniors and their college plans. One got a full ride to George Washington University

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/03/31/a-college-admissions-edge-for-the-wealthy-early-decision/