Whitman HS - Class of 2019 College Destinations

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[Post New]05/23/2019 08:15
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Strong list. Nice depth and neat to see broadminded kids going all over the country. But maybe that’s just more to do with families having money.


Ya think?


It's both, in my experience. A whole lot of Whitman kids I know are well aware they live in a privileged bubble, surrounded mostly by people just like them. They want to get out and have some new and different life experiences, and they can do this because their parents can fund it. My kid chose a school in Texas for this reason, and it is indeed a completely different environment.
[Post New]05/23/2019 08:16
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This is impressive. Is Whitman the school that did away with a lunch period requirement? Or was that Churchill? Whichever school it is is promoting an unhealthy culture and raising pressure on every student.
[Post New]05/23/2019 08:17
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Oops didn't mean to post twice.
[Post New]05/23/2019 08:53
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Strong list. Nice depth and neat to see broadminded kids going all over the country. But maybe that’s just more to do with families having money.


Ya think?


It's both, in my experience. A whole lot of Whitman kids I know are well aware they live in a privileged bubble, surrounded mostly by people just like them. They want to get out and have some new and different life experiences, and they can do this because their parents can fund it. My kid chose a school in Texas for this reason, and it is indeed a completely different environment.


Too bad they have a persistent problem with racism
[Post New]05/23/2019 09:03
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Strong list. Nice depth and neat to see broadminded kids going all over the country. But maybe that’s just more to do with families having money.


Ya think?


It's both, in my experience. A whole lot of Whitman kids I know are well aware they live in a privileged bubble, surrounded mostly by people just like them. They want to get out and have some new and different life experiences, and they can do this because their parents can fund it. My kid chose a school in Texas for this reason, and it is indeed a completely different environment.


Too bad they have a persistent problem with racism


What! You don't have high schools on your planet in the galaxy you are from?
[Post New]05/23/2019 09:03
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Anonymous
My kids are not at Whitman but I send congrats to all these kids and wish them well as they start the next exciting stage of their young lives.

(FYI it is so much easier to be happy for other people than find reasons to hate).
[Post New]05/23/2019 09:03
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Anonymous
That's an amazing list in this day in age.

5 to Duke? 3 to Vanderbilt? I know top kids at the Big3 who really wanted to attend those schools but weren't admitted.
[Post New]05/23/2019 09:21
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Anonymous
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Anonymous wrote:Why so many to UMD?


Because it is a strong school with tuition about 1/3 the rate of many other schools. Great value even if you could afford 75k a year.


Of course! When I first opened this thread (too early in the morning), I had Wilson (DCPS) in my head. It makes a lot of sense that Whitman (MCPS) would send so many to UMD, and that not many would apply to UVA. Congrats, and good luck to the kids going to so many great schools!
[Post New]05/23/2019 10:49
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Congrats, Whitman! That's a very good list and proves that even with all the posters bemoaning the state of MCPS education, kids are still able to get into good colleges.

Does anyone have the list for RM?
[Post New]05/23/2019 10:55
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Anonymous
Congratulations to Whitman students! Well done. Very impressive.
[Post New]05/23/2019 12:28
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Anonymous
Pretty similar to any public HS in a high SES area.
[Post New]05/23/2019 12:30
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Pretty similar to any public HS in a high SES area.


Prove it.
[Post New]05/23/2019 12:33
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Pretty similar to any public HS in a high SES area.


Prove it.


Yeah, it’s really not. Although there are places in New Jersey that have these numbers for example
[Post New]05/23/2019 13:52
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Anonymous wrote:Pretty similar to any public HS in a high SES area.


No, it's not at all. Find me another school with these stats in 2019.

They're also better than all the area Catholics and just as good as stats from the Big3 privates.
[Post New]05/23/2019 14:03
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Anonymous
Wow, so impressed with this list. IMO coming from an up-county and more diverse school this list is jaw dropping. Congrats to the Whitman Class of 2019! Well Done
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