College Admissions for 7 Top Montgomery County High Schools

[Anonymous]

The following is a chart of the colleges and universities where 2015 graduates from seven Bethesda-area high schools applied and were accepted, based on data provided by the schools over the summer.

http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Magazine/September-October-2015/College-Admissions-Chart/index.php?cparticle=1&siarticle=0#artanc

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The following is a chart of the colleges and universities where 2015 graduates from seven Bethesda-area high schools applied and were accepted, based on data provided by the schools over the summer.

http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Magazine/September-October-2015/College-Admissions-Chart/index.php?cparticle=1&siarticle=0#artanc

This is pretty unimpressive showing for the top high schools in MoCo. I would imagine similar results for the top high schools in Fairfax.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The following is a chart of the colleges and universities where 2015 graduates from seven Bethesda-area high schools applied and were accepted, based on data provided by the schools over the summer.

http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Magazine/September-October-2015/College-Admissions-Chart/index.php?cparticle=1&siarticle=0#artanc

This is pretty unimpressive showing for the top high schools in MoCo. I would imagine similar results for the top high schools in Fairfax.

LOL

Princeton 20 out of 216 - 9.3% acceptance rate. National - 7.0%
Yale 15 out of 190 - 7.9% acceptance rate. National - 6.5%
Harvard 4.6%. National - 5.3%
Stanford 6.9%. National - 5.1%

Looks like they're doing pretty well to me. Unless you think MoCo is so special that it should far exceed the national averages.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The following is a chart of the colleges and universities where 2015 graduates from seven Bethesda-area high schools applied and were accepted, based on data provided by the schools over the summer.

http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Magazine/September-October-2015/College-Admissions-Chart/index.php?cparticle=1&siarticle=0#artanc

This is pretty unimpressive showing for the top high schools in MoCo. I would imagine similar results for the top high schools in Fairfax.

LOL

Princeton 20 out of 216 - 9.3% acceptance rate. National - 7.0%
Yale 15 out of 190 - 7.9% acceptance rate. National - 6.5%
Harvard 4.6%. National - 5.3%
Stanford 6.9%. National - 5.1%

Looks like they're doing pretty well to me. Unless you think MoCo is so special that it should far exceed the national averages.

Not the PP, but, yeah, I would actually expect that the 7 high schools representing one of the richest and best educated portions of the entire country would beat the spread by more than that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The following is a chart of the colleges and universities where 2015 graduates from seven Bethesda-area high schools applied and were accepted, based on data provided by the schools over the summer.

http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Magazine/September-October-2015/College-Admissions-Chart/index.php?cparticle=1&siarticle=0#artanc

This is pretty unimpressive showing for the top high schools in MoCo. I would imagine similar results for the top high schools in Fairfax.

LOL

Princeton 20 out of 216 - 9.3% acceptance rate. National - 7.0%
Yale 15 out of 190 - 7.9% acceptance rate. National - 6.5%
Harvard 4.6%. National - 5.3%
Stanford 6.9%. National - 5.1%

Looks like they're doing pretty well to me. Unless you think MoCo is so special that it should far exceed the national averages.

Not the PP, but, yeah, I would actually expect that the 7 high schools representing one of the richest and best educated portions of the entire country would beat the spread by more than that.

Too much competition. If you have a really smart kid and want to go Ivy, think about another high school with less competition. It's really that simple. I've seen it work time and time again. Even at these top schools, kids get shut of out UMCP. Schools with less competition (smart kids) are getting great offers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The following is a chart of the colleges and universities where 2015 graduates from seven Bethesda-area high schools applied and were accepted, based on data provided by the schools over the summer.

http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Magazine/September-October-2015/College-Admissions-Chart/index.php?cparticle=1&siarticle=0#artanc

This is pretty unimpressive showing for the top high schools in MoCo. I would imagine similar results for the top high schools in Fairfax.

LOL

Princeton 20 out of 216 - 9.3% acceptance rate. National - 7.0%
Yale 15 out of 190 - 7.9% acceptance rate. National - 6.5%
Harvard 4.6%. National - 5.3%
Stanford 6.9%. National - 5.1%

Looks like they're doing pretty well to me. Unless you think MoCo is so special that it should far exceed the national averages.

Just because PPs said national, the applicant pool to many colleges, and especially the four pulled out above, is global.

The acceptance rate for the Bethesda-based HS is 33% higher than the overall acceptance rate for Princeton (to use one example); I would call that far exceeding the Tigers' overall acceptance rate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The following is a chart of the colleges and universities where 2015 graduates from seven Bethesda-area high schools applied and were accepted, based on data provided by the schools over the summer.

http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Magazine/September-October-2015/College-Admissions-Chart/index.php?cparticle=1&siarticle=0#artanc

This is pretty unimpressive showing for the top high schools in MoCo. I would imagine similar results for the top high schools in Fairfax.

LOL

Princeton 20 out of 216 - 9.3% acceptance rate. National - 7.0%
Yale 15 out of 190 - 7.9% acceptance rate. National - 6.5%
Harvard 4.6%. National - 5.3%
Stanford 6.9%. National - 5.1%

Looks like they're doing pretty well to me. Unless you think MoCo is so special that it should far exceed the national averages.

Just because PPs said national, the applicant pool to many colleges, and especially the four pulled out above, is global.

The acceptance rate for the Bethesda-based HS is 33% higher than the overall acceptance rate for Princeton (to use one example); I would call that far exceeding the Tigers' overall acceptance rate.

Right, and 35% higher for Stanford, the most selective school in the country. Wouldn't you say that an acceptance rate one-third higher than the national average is good?

It is a little shocking when you see the raw numbers of only 20 out of 216 accepted to Princeton, and then realize that's significantly better than the overall acceptance rate. Also a good reality check.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The following is a chart of the colleges and universities where 2015 graduates from seven Bethesda-area high schools applied and were accepted, based on data provided by the schools over the summer.

http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Magazine/September-October-2015/College-Admissions-Chart/index.php?cparticle=1&siarticle=0#artanc

This is pretty unimpressive showing for the top high schools in MoCo. I would imagine similar results for the top high schools in Fairfax.

LOL

Princeton 20 out of 216 - 9.3% acceptance rate. National - 7.0%
Yale 15 out of 190 - 7.9% acceptance rate. National - 6.5%
Harvard 4.6%. National - 5.3%
Stanford 6.9%. National - 5.1%

Looks like they're doing pretty well to me. Unless you think MoCo is so special that it should far exceed the national averages.

Just because PPs said national, the applicant pool to many colleges, and especially the four pulled out above, is global.

The acceptance rate for the Bethesda-based HS is 33% higher than the overall acceptance rate for Princeton (to use one example); I would call that far exceeding the Tigers' overall acceptance rate.

Right, and 35% higher for Stanford, the most selective school in the country. Wouldn't you say that an acceptance rate one-third higher than the national average is good?

It is a little shocking when you see the raw numbers of only 20 out of 216 accepted to Princeton, and then realize that's significantly better than the overall acceptance rate. Also a good reality check.

You can sugarcoat it as much as you want but the data is depressing with most kids ending up at local schools and regional schools.

[Anonymous]

The DC area also has a number of private schools that send more than their fair share of students to ivies. Even absent any fixed quotas, there are only so many kids that these schools want from one region.

[Anonymous]

Congrats to all the students - well done! Thought it would be interesting to see matriculations, rather than acceptances.

[Anonymous]

^^ "Though," not "Thought"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The following is a chart of the colleges and universities where 2015 graduates from seven Bethesda-area high schools applied and were accepted, based on data provided by the schools over the summer.

http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Magazine/September-October-2015/College-Admissions-Chart/index.php?cparticle=1&siarticle=0#artanc

This is pretty unimpressive showing for the top high schools in MoCo. I would imagine similar results for the top high schools in Fairfax.

LOL

Princeton 20 out of 216 - 9.3% acceptance rate. National - 7.0%
Yale 15 out of 190 - 7.9% acceptance rate. National - 6.5%
Harvard 4.6%. National - 5.3%
Stanford 6.9%. National - 5.1%

Looks like they're doing pretty well to me. Unless you think MoCo is so special that it should far exceed the national averages.

Just because PPs said national, the applicant pool to many colleges, and especially the four pulled out above, is global.

The acceptance rate for the Bethesda-based HS is 33% higher than the overall acceptance rate for Princeton (to use one example); I would call that far exceeding the Tigers' overall acceptance rate.

Right, and 35% higher for Stanford, the most selective school in the country. Wouldn't you say that an acceptance rate one-third higher than the national average is good?

It is a little shocking when you see the raw numbers of only 20 out of 216 accepted to Princeton, and then realize that's significantly better than the overall acceptance rate. Also a good reality check.

You can sugarcoat it as much as you want but the data is depressing with most kids ending up at local schools and regional schools.

15:06 here. Where is the sugarcoating? The four schools pulled out are globally elite institutions that attract an equally globally elite applicant pool. The acceptance rates should be low. Also, can you explain why ending up at a local or regional school is depressing? A degree from Bucknell (not a globally elite school) has opened many doors for me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The following is a chart of the colleges and universities where 2015 graduates from seven Bethesda-area high schools applied and were accepted, based on data provided by the schools over the summer.

http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Magazine/September-October-2015/College-Admissions-Chart/index.php?cparticle=1&siarticle=0#artanc

This is pretty unimpressive showing for the top high schools in MoCo. I would imagine similar results for the top high schools in Fairfax.

LOL

Princeton 20 out of 216 - 9.3% acceptance rate. National - 7.0%
Yale 15 out of 190 - 7.9% acceptance rate. National - 6.5%
Harvard 4.6%. National - 5.3%
Stanford 6.9%. National - 5.1%

Looks like they're doing pretty well to me. Unless you think MoCo is so special that it should far exceed the national averages.

Not the PP, but, yeah, I would actually expect that the 7 high schools representing one of the richest and best educated portions of the entire country would beat the spread by more than that.

I think you need to keep in mind what proportion of the overall national acceptance rate is private schools. What would be really interesting is comparing these seven MoCo schools to the average acceptance rate at these schools for all other public school applicants.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The following is a chart of the colleges and universities where 2015 graduates from seven Bethesda-area high schools applied and were accepted, based on data provided by the schools over the summer.

http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Magazine/September-October-2015/College-Admissions-Chart/index.php?cparticle=1&siarticle=0#artanc

This is pretty unimpressive showing for the top high schools in MoCo. I would imagine similar results for the top high schools in Fairfax.

LOL

Princeton 20 out of 216 - 9.3% acceptance rate. National - 7.0%
Yale 15 out of 190 - 7.9% acceptance rate. National - 6.5%
Harvard 4.6%. National - 5.3%
Stanford 6.9%. National - 5.1%

Looks like they're doing pretty well to me. Unless you think MoCo is so special that it should far exceed the national averages.

Not the PP, but, yeah, I would actually expect that the 7 high schools representing one of the richest and best educated portions of the entire country would beat the spread by more than that.

I think you need to keep in mind what proportion of the overall national acceptance rate is private schools. What would be really interesting is comparing these seven MoCo schools to the average acceptance rate at these schools for all other public school applicants.

Some private schools are worse than most public schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The following is a chart of the colleges and universities where 2015 graduates from seven Bethesda-area high schools applied and were accepted, based on data provided by the schools over the summer.

http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Magazine/September-October-2015/College-Admissions-Chart/index.php?cparticle=1&siarticle=0#artanc

This is pretty unimpressive showing for the top high schools in MoCo. I would imagine similar results for the top high schools in Fairfax.

LOL

Princeton 20 out of 216 - 9.3% acceptance rate. National - 7.0%
Yale 15 out of 190 - 7.9% acceptance rate. National - 6.5%
Harvard 4.6%. National - 5.3%
Stanford 6.9%. National - 5.1%

Looks like they're doing pretty well to me. Unless you think MoCo is so special that it should far exceed the national averages.

Just because PPs said national, the applicant pool to many colleges, and especially the four pulled out above, is global.

The acceptance rate for the Bethesda-based HS is 33% higher than the overall acceptance rate for Princeton (to use one example); I would call that far exceeding the Tigers' overall acceptance rate.

Right, and 35% higher for Stanford, the most selective school in the country. Wouldn't you say that an acceptance rate one-third higher than the national average is good?

It is a little shocking when you see the raw numbers of only 20 out of 216 accepted to Princeton, and then realize that's significantly better than the overall acceptance rate. Also a good reality check.

You can sugarcoat it as much as you want but the data is depressing with most kids ending up at local schools and regional schools.

What would be a non-depressingly appropriate acceptance rate for local kids at Stanford? Three times the national average at 15%? As special as our kids all are, I'm not sure they're 300% more special than every other population of kids across the country.