Wilson College Acceptances

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:LOL at all of you sad people trying to downplay the Wilson kids' achievements.

Why are you all acting as if it somehow reflects badly on you that lots of Wilson kids are smart and high achievers?

Aren't they all? That's why Wilson has Honors for All!

You're envy and pettiness is showing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They always get into some good schools. The issue is when they feel out-matched by peers who have attended far more rigorous public and private schools. It is a rude awakening for many.

But so what; at least they got into somewhere. What does it matter to you or anyone else.

Top schools like geographical and public/private diversity, and there aren't many places to look in DC other than Wilson.

But Wilson students generally don't shine at top schools compared to graduates of area privates and MD/VA publics. They are typically middle of the pack and quite a few struggle.

We'd all love to see your published research in this area. Please provide links and your CV.

Or are you just another annoyingly competitive parent getting your jollies denigrating a bunch of 18-year-olds?

+1 NP--It's clear who the real losers on this thread are. Pathetic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As long as the Yale admits outnumber the DC jail commits, we all should be happy.

I know that you're joking--but that is no longer an accurate characterization of the school. But by all means, continue your thinly veiled racial commentary--your ego seems to need it

[Anonymous]

*shrug* that’s what you guys said on the Ballou thread. “How DARE you not be happy for these kids!” “You racist!! Can’t these kids just have their moment????” and we all know how that turned out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:*shrug* that’s what you guys said on the Ballou thread. “How DARE you not be happy for these kids!” “You racist!! Can’t these kids just have their moment????” and we all know how that turned out.

+1 I’d take anything coming out of DCPS with a grain of salt. I wish it didn’t have to be this way, but they kind dug their own grave.

[Anonymous]

I am pretty sure these schools are also looking at SATs and such

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They always get into some good schools. The issue is when they feel out-matched by peers who have attended far more rigorous public and private schools. It is a rude awakening for many.

But so what; at least they got into somewhere. What does it matter to you or anyone else.

Top schools like geographical and public/private diversity, and there aren't many places to look in DC other than Wilson.

But Wilson students generally don't shine at top schools compared to graduates of area privates and MD/VA publics. They are typically middle of the pack and quite a few struggle.

PP, in the interests of taking your unproven assertions seriously...are you saying here that the top colleges in the country - who largely have their choice of students, and who have, over the years taken dozens of Wilson students - continue to accept them knowing that they will be mediocre, middle of the pack students. Really???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As long as the Yale admits outnumber the DC jail commits, we all should be happy.

Our neighbor went to Yale from Wilson and barely lasted a year. Very sad. She still hasn't enrolled somewhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As long as the Yale admits outnumber the DC jail commits, we all should be happy.

Our neighbor went to Yale from Wilson and barely lasted a year. Very sad. She still hasn't enrolled somewhere.

There was a recent year in which the jail track definitely outpaced the Yale track.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They always get into some good schools. The issue is when they feel out-matched by peers who have attended far more rigorous public and private schools. It is a rude awakening for many.

But so what; at least they got into somewhere. What does it matter to you or anyone else.

Top schools like geographical and public/private diversity, and there aren't many places to look in DC other than Wilson.

But Wilson students generally don't shine at top schools compared to graduates of area privates and MD/VA publics. They are typically middle of the pack and quite a few struggle.

PP, in the interests of taking your unproven assertions seriously...are you saying here that the top colleges in the country - who largely have their choice of students, and who have, over the years taken dozens of Wilson students - continue to accept them knowing that they will be mediocre, middle of the pack students. Really???

A lot of colleges admission staffs like Wilson because they can score points for recruiting from an "urban" high school and often diversity, while taking students who more closely fit the profile of advantaged suburban students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As long as the Yale admits outnumber the DC jail commits, we all should be happy.

Our neighbor went to Yale from Wilson and barely lasted a year. Very sad. She still hasn't enrolled somewhere.

I know another student who was admitted to a different Ivy. She was top of her class at Wilson, but really struggled in college because she hadn't been prepared to write at the level that the college expected of its students.

[Anonymous]

Now that we talked about how many are going to take do we get to talk about how many are going to jail ? I bet more end up there than high end universities.

[Anonymous]

Who are you terrible people?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who are you terrible people?

And why are your anecdotes so weak? They all boil down to some version of, “I know a kid who went to Wilson then didn’t kill it in college.” Um, OK?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They always get into some good schools. The issue is when they feel out-matched by peers who have attended far more rigorous public and private schools. It is a rude awakening for many.

But so what; at least they got into somewhere. What does it matter to you or anyone else.

Top schools like geographical and public/private diversity, and there aren't many places to look in DC other than Wilson.

But Wilson students generally don't shine at top schools compared to graduates of area privates and MD/VA publics. They are typically middle of the pack and quite a few struggle.

PP, in the interests of taking your unproven assertions seriously...are you saying here that the top colleges in the country - who largely have their choice of students, and who have, over the years taken dozens of Wilson students - continue to accept them knowing that they will be mediocre, middle of the pack students. Really???

A lot of colleges admission staffs like Wilson because they can score points for recruiting from an "urban" high school and often diversity, while taking students who more closely fit the profile of advantaged suburban students.

Any impulse in this direction is counterweighted by colleges’ need to keep their retention and graduation rates up. They would not continue to admit students from a school with a track record of dragging those down.