Whitman HS destination 2021

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Remarkable how few are going to UMD, the primary state school.

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Do you think these kids are going to Ivies because they went to Whitman? Don’t you think these kids with the same parents, family support, legacy status and athletic abilities would get into the same colleges regardless of where they went to high school? I don’t think it’s Whitman that doing it. It’s the kind of parents who choose to send their kids to Whitman.

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Anonymous wrote:Remarkable how few are going to UMD, the primary state school.

And half of the Blair magnet goes to UMD. This isn’t because the Blair kids are less talented than the Whitman kids.

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Anonymous wrote:Remarkable how few are going to UMD, the primary state school.

This is not the full list. Usually over 50 go to UMD
I am sure when the full list is out, it will be the same

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Anonymous wrote:Remarkable how few are going to UMD, the primary state school.

And half of the Blair magnet goes to UMD. This isn’t because the Blair kids are less talented than the Whitman kids.

Not half, about 30-40

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Anonymous wrote:Remarkable how few are going to UMD, the primary state school.

This is not the full list. Usually over 50 go to UMD
I am sure when the full list is out, it will be the same

It is more than that. It's always over 100 each year.
For example, last year 267 Whitman students applied and 174 got accepted.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ll admit that it’s a very impressive list. No other non-magnet public school in the DMV compares. Well over 20 admissions to the Ivies, Stanford, and MIT. You won’t find that at Langley or McLean. No way.

20/500? That’s 4%. So, if you do really well at one of the areas best publics, you have a 4% chance of attending an Ivy+. Then, you have to take into account the number who got admitted based on a hook, like legacy and athletics. That’s probably half, at least. So, not that impressive.

I personally know three kids (there are more) from Langley going to Ivies this year. They’re all athletic recruits.

It’s more than 4 percent on that list going Ivy+. And there are MANY on that list going top 25. You can poo poo all you want, but it’s a damned good list.

DP, but the bragging rights here, if it’s really necessary to go down that route, rightfully belong to individual students attending schools of their choice, not some Whitman parent living vicariously, and not very graciously, through others (and whose own kids may never get anywhere near HYPSM or another Ivy).

For the record, I’m the one who you accused of “bragging.” My kids went to one of the better reputed NOVA public high schools. They didn’t go to Whitman. I don’t know anyone with Whitman connections, in fact. I just saw the heading on this thread and clicked out of curiosity.

You’re just as silly as OP. Congratulations.

“Better reputed”

Eat me. The point is that Whitman appears to do better than the "better reputed" NOVA high schools in college placement.

This is true. But it has been explained here that 1) Whitman has more legacies; 2) NOVA has TJ that draws some top McLean/Langley students.

TJ is being watered down by the school board. You might see the gap between Whitman and Langley/McLean disappear in a few years.

You’re also more likely to apply to or decide to attend an Ivy when your in-state option is UMCP rather than UVA or W&M.

Only people with low expectations would aim for state schools.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ll admit that it’s a very impressive list. No other non-magnet public school in the DMV compares. Well over 20 admissions to the Ivies, Stanford, and MIT. You won’t find that at Langley or McLean. No way.

20/500? That’s 4%. So, if you do really well at one of the areas best publics, you have a 4% chance of attending an Ivy+. Then, you have to take into account the number who got admitted based on a hook, like legacy and athletics. That’s probably half, at least. So, not that impressive.

I personally know three kids (there are more) from Langley going to Ivies this year. They’re all athletic recruits.

It’s more than 4 percent on that list going Ivy+. And there are MANY on that list going top 25. You can poo poo all you want, but it’s a damned good list.

DP, but the bragging rights here, if it’s really necessary to go down that route, rightfully belong to individual students attending schools of their choice, not some Whitman parent living vicariously, and not very graciously, through others (and whose own kids may never get anywhere near HYPSM or another Ivy).

For the record, I’m the one who you accused of “bragging.” My kids went to one of the better reputed NOVA public high schools. They didn’t go to Whitman. I don’t know anyone with Whitman connections, in fact. I just saw the heading on this thread and clicked out of curiosity.

You’re just as silly as OP. Congratulations.

“Better reputed”

Eat me. The point is that Whitman appears to do better than the "better reputed" NOVA high schools in college placement.

This is true. But it has been explained here that 1) Whitman has more legacies; 2) NOVA has TJ that draws some top McLean/Langley students.

TJ is being watered down by the school board. You might see the gap between Whitman and Langley/McLean disappear in a few years.

You’re also more likely to apply to or decide to attend an Ivy when your in-state option is UMCP rather than UVA or W&M.

Only people with low expectations would aim for state schools.

Agree. U. Penn is right down there with Grand Canyon and Trump U.

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Anonymous wrote:Only people with low expectations would aim for state schools.

you're a moron and, sadly, there may be nothing you can do about it

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More impressive than privates.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ll admit that it’s a very impressive list. No other non-magnet public school in the DMV compares. Well over 20 admissions to the Ivies, Stanford, and MIT. You won’t find that at Langley or McLean. No way.

20/500? That’s 4%. So, if you do really well at one of the areas best publics, you have a 4% chance of attending an Ivy+. Then, you have to take into account the number who got admitted based on a hook, like legacy and athletics. That’s probably half, at least. So, not that impressive.

I personally know three kids (there are more) from Langley going to Ivies this year. They’re all athletic recruits.

It’s more than 4 percent on that list going Ivy+. And there are MANY on that list going top 25. You can poo poo all you want, but it’s a damned good list.

DP, but the bragging rights here, if it’s really necessary to go down that route, rightfully belong to individual students attending schools of their choice, not some Whitman parent living vicariously, and not very graciously, through others (and whose own kids may never get anywhere near HYPSM or another Ivy).

For the record, I’m the one who you accused of “bragging.” My kids went to one of the better reputed NOVA public high schools. They didn’t go to Whitman. I don’t know anyone with Whitman connections, in fact. I just saw the heading on this thread and clicked out of curiosity.

You’re just as silly as OP. Congratulations.

“Better reputed”

Eat me. The point is that Whitman appears to do better than the "better reputed" NOVA high schools in college placement.

This is true. But it has been explained here that 1) Whitman has more legacies; 2) NOVA has TJ that draws some top McLean/Langley students.

TJ is being watered down by the school board. You might see the gap between Whitman and Langley/McLean disappear in a few years.

You’re also more likely to apply to or decide to attend an Ivy when your in-state option is UMCP rather than UVA or W&M.

Only people with low expectations would aim for state schools.

Funny, I grew up in DC and a state school was my first choice when I applied 40 years ago.

My kid went to a "big 3" and wanted to go to a state school as their first choice.

I don't think either of us had or have low expectations.

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Agree. U. Penn is right down there with Grand Canyon and Trump U.

U. Penn is not a state school.

But Michigan, UCLA, Cal, Wisconsin, (heck, I'll throw UF in there too) are.

They are all great schools and a lot of fun, too.

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Agree. U. Penn is right down there with Grand Canyon and Trump U.

U. Penn is not a state school.

But Michigan, UCLA, Cal, Wisconsin, (heck, I'll throw UF in there too) are.

They are all great schools and a lot of fun, too.

What a lofty expectation for college, having "fun". Please shoot me now.

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Agree. U. Penn is right down there with Grand Canyon and Trump U.

U. Penn is not a state school.

But Michigan, UCLA, Cal, Wisconsin, (heck, I'll throw UF in there too) are.

They are all great schools and a lot of fun, too.

What a lofty expectation for college, having "fun". Please shoot me now.

I have very awesome memories of college AND did well! Fun is one of the criteria I tell my kid to think about when choosing a college

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Anonymous wrote:I’ll admit that it’s a very impressive list. No other non-magnet public school in the DMV compares. Well over 20 admissions to the Ivies, Stanford, and MIT. You won’t find that at Langley or McLean. No way.

20/500? That’s 4%. So, if you do really well at one of the areas best publics, you have a 4% chance of attending an Ivy+. Then, you have to take into account the number who got admitted based on a hook, like legacy and athletics. That’s probably half, at least. So, not that impressive.

I personally know three kids (there are more) from Langley going to Ivies this year. They’re all athletic recruits.

It’s more than 4 percent on that list going Ivy+. And there are MANY on that list going top 25. You can poo poo all you want, but it’s a damned good list.

DP, but the bragging rights here, if it’s really necessary to go down that route, rightfully belong to individual students attending schools of their choice, not some Whitman parent living vicariously, and not very graciously, through others (and whose own kids may never get anywhere near HYPSM or another Ivy).

For the record, I’m the one who you accused of “bragging.” My kids went to one of the better reputed NOVA public high schools. They didn’t go to Whitman. I don’t know anyone with Whitman connections, in fact. I just saw the heading on this thread and clicked out of curiosity.

You’re just as silly as OP. Congratulations.

“Better reputed”

Eat me. The point is that Whitman appears to do better than the "better reputed" NOVA high schools in college placement.

This is true. But it has been explained here that 1) Whitman has more legacies; 2) NOVA has TJ that draws some top McLean/Langley students.

TJ is being watered down by the school board. You might see the gap between Whitman and Langley/McLean disappear in a few years.

You’re also more likely to apply to or decide to attend an Ivy when your in-state option is UMCP rather than UVA or W&M.

Only people with low expectations would aim for state schools.

Agree. U. Penn is right down there with Grand Canyon and Trump U.

The comment about aiming for state schools is moronic, but U Penn is not a state school. So this reply makes no sense.