Langley 2020 College Destinations

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Mostly average colleges. Not impressed. I find that families with means and kids who can’t gain acceptance to elite universities, assert average out of state colleges as equal substitutes. Nah, not drinking that Kool Aid.

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No one was saying OOS is a substitute for elite institutions. Sorry you’re so negative, though, regardless.

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Anonymous wrote:Mostly average colleges. Not impressed. I find that families with means and kids who can’t gain acceptance to elite universities, assert average out of state colleges as equal substitutes. Nah, not drinking that Kool Aid.

I think the point was to share the happiness of these students looking to begin the next chapter in their lives.

So why deliver a verdict on their destinations? Literally no one has claimed that the OOS schools are "equal substitutes" for the most selective schools. I bet your own kids feel like they can never satisfy you, either, even if they are at Yale.

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Anonymous wrote:It's not Virginia Tech University. It's Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. Or just Virginia Tech. Sheesh.

Get a life.

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Anonymous wrote:This is so cute! Congratulations to the students.

https://youtu.be/KDxF2QnY6Aw

Loved this, OP! Thanks for posting. As an LHS mom for 10 years, I’m very proud of our incredibly hard-working students! 🥰

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Longtime LHS mom here too. Great kids and I'm excited for all of them. I wish the rest of the class had submitted videos.

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Anonymous wrote:Yeah, those backyards flexing.
No AA or Hispanic students present in the video?

I guess Asian and middle eastern kids just don’t count as diverse to you. Unreal.

DP. Why so touchy? PP wasn't wrong. Lot of acreage on display.

I was responding to the obvious question about diversity. As you know.

The pp didn't say there was no diversity, the pp said no AA or Hispanic students, which was true. You assumed pp said there was no diversity.

The point is: what difference does it make and why are some of you so incredibly hung up on Hispanic and AA "representation"? Schools draw geographically. In this region there are few AA and/or Hispanics. End of story.

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Anonymous wrote:Truth is, nobody really gives a sh#t where most of these rich kids go.

And yet, here you are, professing how little you care. Why even click on the thread? So insecure.

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Here’s Mclean HS:

https://instagram.com/mhs_commitment_day2020?igshid=1o72ku0rwleaq

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No one going to NoVA?

Probably a few but they didn't record a video. This was about 1/3 of the LHS graduates.

Langley has a status culture. Kids feel pressure to wear the right clothes/shoes, carry the right handbag, drive the right car. At least the friends I know who went there always felt that way. I would not be surprised if some parents opted out of the video because of where their kids were (or weren't) going. Feel free to blast me, Langley parents, but it is true.

I have to laugh when I read this nonsense. The kids there wear what all the other kids wear - girls wear leggings, oversized sweatshirts, and sneakers. Boys wear jeans, hoodies, and sneakers. NO ONE CARRIES "HANDBAGS." And cars run the gamut.

I went to Langley myself, many years ago, and never felt any of this "pressure" you claim. Stop perpetuating this idiotic (sub)urban myth.

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No one going to NoVA?

Probably a few but they didn't record a video. This was about 1/3 of the LHS graduates.

Langley has a status culture. Kids feel pressure to wear the right clothes/shoes, carry the right handbag, drive the right car. At least the friends I know who went there always felt that way. I would not be surprised if some parents opted out of the video because of where their kids were (or weren't) going. Feel free to blast me, Langley parents, but it is true.

I’m a current Langley student and this is bullshit. We wear what we want and it’s usually sweats.
Parents had no input for this video. You sent in your video clip or you didn’t.

There are only about 90 +/- kids in the video, but there are about 400+/- LHS graduates.

And as the PP said, you either sent in a video clip or didn't. It wasn't mandatory and a lot of kids didn't bother.

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Anonymous wrote:So all that money and they are still going to state colleges ??

Ok

Sounds like something smart people do.

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Oakton HS

https://instagram.com/oaktonclass2020?igshid=19yxl8e81ib82

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Anonymous wrote:Mostly average colleges. Not impressed. I find that families with means and kids who can’t gain acceptance to elite universities, assert average out of state colleges as equal substitutes. Nah, not drinking that Kool Aid.

WTH are you babbling about? No one is trying to impress you, or anyone else. These kids are excited to share their college destinations. Sounds like you have a major case of sour grapes.

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No one going to NoVA?

Probably a few but they didn't record a video. This was about 1/3 of the LHS graduates.

Langley has a status culture. Kids feel pressure to wear the right clothes/shoes, carry the right handbag, drive the right car. At least the friends I know who went there always felt that way. I would not be surprised if some parents opted out of the video because of where their kids were (or weren't) going. Feel free to blast me, Langley parents, but it is true.

I have to laugh when I read this nonsense. The kids there wear what all the other kids wear - girls wear leggings, oversized sweatshirts, and sneakers. Boys wear jeans, hoodies, and sneakers. NO ONE CARRIES "HANDBAGS." And cars run the gamut.

I went to Langley myself, many years ago, and never felt any of this "pressure" you claim. Stop perpetuating this idiotic (sub)urban myth.

+1 it’s 2020. Girls don’t wear juicy couture pants and zipups. The most expensive shoes I see are vans and adidas. They don’t wear mini skirts. It’s not 2007. Yes they still have fancy cars. Preppy clothes seem to have fallen by the wayside too. I haven’t seen a kid in vineyard vines, lily pulitzer, Ralph Lauren etc in about 4 years.

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Edison HS

https://instagram.com/ehs_seniors_2020?igshid=18hipj0r1j7or