Whitman HS - 2018 Class Destinations
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Anonymous
It is a rich white public school with no magnet. The private schools and magnet programs are much tougher. The other MCPS schools have special programs or the top students stand out in a sea of mediocre. MCPS does grade inflation (no district gives a whole 1.0 increase for honors courses and that scale table without number grades - yikes!) Regional admissions have to try and recalculate MCPS grades. They hate that they took away final exams, and offer AP’s to nearly everyone now, while honors is “not remedial” meaning most take them, especially a school like Whitman. There isn’t much of a way to stand out. |
Anonymous
Amherst - 2 Williams - 0 Pomona - 0 Swarthmore - 0 |
Anonymous
| I know a kid who got in early admission to Penn from Whitman, so that was not reported. |
Anonymous
| Why not? Isn't this a list of matriculations? |
Anonymous
Also from RMIB and Poolesville. |
Anonymous
The list is from the school newspaper and there is an option to not have your name/decision included. |
Anonymous
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"13 out of 500 is very low."
The 13 are, most likely, the ones who have real plans for the year. There will be more who actually end up with a gap year. Although I would guess, most schools will end up with more gap years than Whitman. |
Anonymous
I expect that's what the realtors want them to believe. |
Anonymous
Also one going to Wesleyan and two to Bowdoin. And I have it on good authority that one of the gap year kids is going to Williams. |
Anonymous
| So many mean comments on here. Just because these students live in an affluent area, doesn't mean that they are all rolling in cash or only want to go to a "top" school. Not surprising that so many are going to UMD - a smart choice for an excellent affordable education. Congrats to the class of 2018 wherever life may take you next! |
Anonymous
Tell that to the Europeans who've been doing it for decades. I think it depends on the child, but can be a great idea, both from a standpoint of one more year to mature, and/or a year to decompress before diving back in to the pressure cooker that college has become. |
Anonymous
One of the best honors programs in the country. Great merit aid/scholarships for high stats kids. Athens is awesome. |
Anonymous
In other words, s/he's planning to reapply to Ivies, prob going to use early-action on Princeton. |
Anonymous
| Correct me if I'm wrong but Georgia is popular because of merit aid, right? Something about giving in-state tuition rate (which is seriously dirt cheap) to high stats OOS kids. |
Anonymous
Non-Georgia residents may be offered annual, fully-renewable scholarships, providing a waiver of tuition and fees equal to half the differential between in-state and out-of-state costs. This opportunity currently provides a minimum value to each student of $9,287 per year. Students must score a minimum of 1950 SAT/1380 SATR (new SAT) or an ACT Composite of 29 to be eligible for consideration. Awards will be made to out-of-state residents presenting strong academic credentials. Students must maintain full-time enrollment and a 3.0 UGA GPA. |