Intel on Latin in HS

[Anonymous]

Not many leave partly because most who apply don't get into Walls. We'd have moved on if DS had made the cut.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This year Walls has kids going to Yale (2), Stanford, Princeton, Penn (2), and Cornell (4).

The senior class at Walls is more than twice the size of Latin, so--even if you just look at Ivies or near Ivies (and, sure, there are lots of other good schools)--Latin did fine this year.

More interesting is to see the kids at Latin who aren't going to college.

OK, so why do some of the strongest Latin 8th graders leave for Walls year after year? Got it, no point. Myopic fools.

Do they? I’m another long time Latin parent of multiple children. This isn’t what I’ve observed.

Some do leave, for sure. But not that many. It depends on the year and the social scene and what kind of high school experience (ie bigger than Latin) kids want. But it’s not as many as these PPs are making it out to seem.

Would it surprise you that our kid turned down a spot at walls to stay at Latin - crazy right!!

At the end of the day your future high schooler should be making the decision with your help. And different kids want different things out of their HS experience.

I don’t think college admissions are going to vary that widely for a similar student at either school who doesn’t have a hook or athletic recruitment.

[Anonymous]

Strong students will do well no matter what high school they’re in. Just pick depending on where your kid will be happiest.