Langley college decisions

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Seems like some Langley parents chasing their own tails on this thread. They are desperate to make the case that Langley is “better” than other schools but then claiming it’s harder to get into UVA and other schools coming from Langley.

Race to nowhere?

Eh, it’s an anonymous board. You don’t know who is making which point.

I don’t think Langley’s education is different than any other FCPS school, it’s just a pretty intense student body when half the class graduates with honors and that can make rankings and admissions a little wonky.

I watched some of the Langley graduation livestream yesterday and half the class definitely did not graduate with honors. I would ballpark it at less than 25% of the class. Is it a 4.0 weighted GPA?

According to my Langley senior, yes, half the class had a 4.0 or above. I’m sure this varies some from class to class.

Your senior is correct - we noticed this at graduation yesterday. It's been like this for years now. I posted on another forum about how absurd it is, especially when kids who just barely missed that 4.0 cutoff aren't recognized. They should go back to awarding one valedictorian and one salutatorian and call it a day for everyone else.
DP

How do AP and honors classes get calculated? Is it a 5 for an A in an AP class and a 4 for a B?

But note that if you move to FCPS with credit for honors and AP they don’t offer, it doesn’t bump your gpa. My kid’s 4.0 became a 3.8 here.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Seems like some Langley parents chasing their own tails on this thread. They are desperate to make the case that Langley is “better” than other schools but then claiming it’s harder to get into UVA and other schools coming from Langley.

Race to nowhere?

As a Langley parent, I would say this is somewhat true. My qualification would be that, in the end, students have the education they’ve earned. Wherever Langley students attend college, they are well prepared.

This is a really good point that people should consider. If a kid is theoretically at a disadvantage getting into certain colleges or universities because there might be more applicants from a school like Langley, but is better prepared to thrive at the school the kid ends up attending, don't they still enjoy the benefits of that solid HS education?

DP, and yes. I actually attended Langley myself, back in the day. While the college I attended was not DCUM's version of "exclusive/top," I still feel the education I received while in high school was far more valuable in the long run. I wouldn't trade that experience for anything.

+1. My student is attending an OOS public and, while he wasn't top of the class at LHS, he is pretty well-prepared for college.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Seems like some Langley parents chasing their own tails on this thread. They are desperate to make the case that Langley is “better” than other schools but then claiming it’s harder to get into UVA and other schools coming from Langley.

Race to nowhere?

Eh, it’s an anonymous board. You don’t know who is making which point.

I don’t think Langley’s education is different than any other FCPS school, it’s just a pretty intense student body when half the class graduates with honors and that can make rankings and admissions a little wonky.

I watched some of the Langley graduation livestream yesterday and half the class definitely did not graduate with honors. I would ballpark it at less than 25% of the class. Is it a 4.0 weighted GPA?

According to my Langley senior, yes, half the class had a 4.0 or above. I’m sure this varies some from class to class.

This is because people self select into Gen Ed, honors, and AP. So lots of people are getting A’s in the track they choose. Back in my day, there was one track, and there were A, B, and C students in each class.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems like some Langley parents chasing their own tails on this thread. They are desperate to make the case that Langley is “better” than other schools but then claiming it’s harder to get into UVA and other schools coming from Langley.

Race to nowhere?

Eh, it’s an anonymous board. You don’t know who is making which point.

I don’t think Langley’s education is different than any other FCPS school, it’s just a pretty intense student body when half the class graduates with honors and that can make rankings and admissions a little wonky.

I watched some of the Langley graduation livestream yesterday and half the class definitely did not graduate with honors. I would ballpark it at less than 25% of the class. Is it a 4.0 weighted GPA?

According to my Langley senior, yes, half the class had a 4.0 or above. I’m sure this varies some from class to class.

This is because people self select into Gen Ed, honors, and AP. So lots of people are getting A’s in the track they choose. Back in my day, there was one track, and there were A, B, and C students in each class.

I agree and this is an issue with Cum Laude society at other schools too. Yes, you may have a 4.7 but did you take AP Calc, AP Bio, AP comp/gov? Or AP psych and art? The problem with these “honors” is that kids who took the safe route get acknowledged and kids who challenge themselves don’t. All while we preach to them to not be afraid of failure and seek challenge and rigor.

[Anonymous]

Is there a kind soul that would be willing to share the list from this year's Senior Scope?

Just the list of colleges (no personal info) and the number of students enrolling.

Even a short list of the top ten colleges with number enrolling would be helpful.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Seems like some Langley parents chasing their own tails on this thread. They are desperate to make the case that Langley is “better” than other schools but then claiming it’s harder to get into UVA and other schools coming from Langley.

Race to nowhere?

Eh, it’s an anonymous board. You don’t know who is making which point.

I don’t think Langley’s education is different than any other FCPS school, it’s just a pretty intense student body when half the class graduates with honors and that can make rankings and admissions a little wonky.

I watched some of the Langley graduation livestream yesterday and half the class definitely did not graduate with honors. I would ballpark it at less than 25% of the class. Is it a 4.0 weighted GPA?

According to my Langley senior, yes, half the class had a 4.0 or above. I’m sure this varies some from class to class.

Your senior is correct - we noticed this at graduation yesterday. It's been like this for years now. I posted on another forum about how absurd it is, especially when kids who just barely missed that 4.0 cutoff aren't recognized. They should go back to awarding one valedictorian and one salutatorian and call it a day for everyone else.
DP

How do AP and honors classes get calculated? Is it a 5 for an A in an AP class and a 4 for a B?

FCPS gives a .5 bump for an honors class and a 1.0 bump for an AP/IB class. But a particular college or university may decide to recalculate and use unweighted GPAs since not all schools will offer AP or IB classes, or the same number of AP or IB classes.

Is there a class rank at Langley? How would one know if they were in the top 5% or 10% or 20%?

No class rank in FCPS. But guidance counselors provide ranges so that you can tell what % you are in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is there a kind soul that would be willing to share the list from this year's Senior Scope?

Just the list of colleges (no personal info) and the number of students enrolling.

Even a short list of the top ten colleges with number enrolling would be helpful.

Just order the Langley magazine. It comes in it.

The list is pretty useless really. Only about half the students reported.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is there a kind soul that would be willing to share the list from this year's Senior Scope?

Just the list of colleges (no personal info) and the number of students enrolling.

Even a short list of the top ten colleges with number enrolling would be helpful.

I am also interested. Another poster put the long list of McLean High without numbers so you have no idea if 1 kid or 5 kids are heading to Penn.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is there a kind soul that would be willing to share the list from this year's Senior Scope?

Just the list of colleges (no personal info) and the number of students enrolling.

Even a short list of the top ten colleges with number enrolling would be helpful.

Of the reported schools, about 80 kids going to the the names DCUM loves. Maybe 50 of you don’t count UVA.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is there a kind soul that would be willing to share the list from this year's Senior Scope?

Just the list of colleges (no personal info) and the number of students enrolling.

Even a short list of the top ten colleges with number enrolling would be helpful.

Of the reported schools, about 80 kids going to the the names DCUM loves. Maybe 50 of you don’t count UVA.

There's no consensus as to the "names DCUM loves."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is there a kind soul that would be willing to share the list from this year's Senior Scope?

Just the list of colleges (no personal info) and the number of students enrolling.

Even a short list of the top ten colleges with number enrolling would be helpful.

Of the reported schools, about 80 kids going to the the names DCUM loves. Maybe 50 of you don’t count UVA.

There's no consensus as to the "names DCUM loves."

Would it be top 25? Ivies plus schools like NYU, Georgetown, Carnegie Mellon?

[Anonymous]

Pp here. US News puts UVA as #25 tied with Carnegie Mellon. USC, NYU and Tufts are next. I would consider that the end of the DCUM favorites. JMO.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems like some Langley parents chasing their own tails on this thread. They are desperate to make the case that Langley is “better” than other schools but then claiming it’s harder to get into UVA and other schools coming from Langley.

Race to nowhere?

Eh, it’s an anonymous board. You don’t know who is making which point.

I don’t think Langley’s education is different than any other FCPS school, it’s just a pretty intense student body when half the class graduates with honors and that can make rankings and admissions a little wonky.

I watched some of the Langley graduation livestream yesterday and half the class definitely did not graduate with honors. I would ballpark it at less than 25% of the class. Is it a 4.0 weighted GPA?

According to my Langley senior, yes, half the class had a 4.0 or above. I’m sure this varies some from class to class.

This is because people self select into Gen Ed, honors, and AP. So lots of people are getting A’s in the track they choose. Back in my day, there was one track, and there were A, B, and C students in each class.

+ 1 The transcript is important!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Here is the list of McLean college destinations from the latest copy of The Highlander.

Would be great to get the same list for Langley, if anyone can provide.



Note: this list is self reported by 290 of the students. So not a complete picture of the graduating class. But depending upon your purposes, may serve as a reasonable sample size. Also it excludes students attending international universities or that have other plans.

UVA 32
Virginia Tech 16
George Mason 13
William and Mary 12
Northern Virginia Community College 9
JMU 8
VCU 7
Indiana University 7
University of Arizona 6
UC System 6
University of Michigan 6
Northeastern 5
University of Pittsburgh 5
Penn State 5
Boston University 4
Cornell 4
University of Tennessee 4
Mary Washington 3
Georgetown 3
University of Maryland 3
Washington University in St. Louis 3
Carnegie Mellon 3
Clemson 3
Brigham Young 3
University of Vermont 3
University of Washington 3
WVU 3
University of Wisconsin 3
Christopher Newport 2
Old Dominion 2
University of Connecticut 2
University of Delaware 2
UC Denver 2
George Washington 2
American University 2
University of Florida 2
Emory 2
University of Illinois 2
Naval Academy 2
Boston College 2
Worcester Polytechnic 2
Michigan State 2
NYU 2
Rensselaer Polytechnic 2
Rochester Institute of Technology 2
Syracuse 2
High Point University 2
Muhlenberg College 2
Brown 2
University of South Carolina 2
University of Utah 2
Emory & Henry 1
Richmond 1
Stanford 1
Pomona 1
UC Boulder 1
Florida State 1
Eckerd 1
Flagler College 1
University of Miami 1
Saint Leo 1
Central Florida 1
Florida Atlantic 1
Georgia Institute of Technology 1
University of Georgia 1
University of Hawaii 1
Northwestern 1
University of Chicago 1
Jacobs School of Music 1
Purdue 1
Rose-Hulman Institute 1
Notre Dame 1
Kansas State 1
Tulane 1
Frederick Community College 1
Towson 1
Washington College 1
University of Mississippi 1
University of Montana 1
Amherst College 1
Berklee College of Music 1
Brandeis 1
Emerson 1
Stonehill College 1
UMass Amherst 1
Wellesley 1
University of New Hampshire 1
Seton Hall 1
Long Island University 1
Cooper Union 1
University of Rochester 1
Ithaca College 1
School of Visual Arts 1
Duke 1
Wake Forest 1
East Carolina 1
Case Western 1
Kenyon 1
Oberlin 1
Oregon State 1
University of Pennsylvania 1
Haverford College 1
Immaculata University 1
Drexel 1
Rhode Island School of Design 1
Roger Williams University 1
Naval Academy 1
Furman 1
College of Charleston 1
Vanderbilt 1
Rice 1
Texas A&M 1
Beloit 1

Maybe I missed them but no Harvard, Yale or Princeton?

The prior list included the information from the Highlander and the Instagram page and included the MHS student going to Yale.

[Anonymous]

The Yale-bound student was also listed in the Highlander but omitted from PP's list - she was actually the editor-in-chief of the Highlander.