Which schools in area send most to Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Stanford? GDS

[Anonymous]

pbraverman wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have heard GDS and Sidwell only. Anyone know otherwise?

I'm not sure whether this question is serious. If it is...

The idea that a school's placement history at "name schools" (or SAT scores) will necessarily rub off on any specific student is folly. There is a case to be made in the opposite direction, in fact — namely, that if your child is one of three applying to Penn, and she's worked her way through a gritty high school, she'll have a better shot getting in than if she's one of 30 at a posh independent school.

My wife has an undergraduate Ivy degree, and I have one from graduate school. We both believe that our non-Ivy experiences were far superior on almost measure one would apply.

I'd suggest considering a college that fits your child when that time arrives, rather than the other way around. The odds of getting into one of those colleges, cumulatively, is less than one in 10. Why set a child up for failure based on parent dreams?

COLLEGE IS NOT THE END GAME.



+1000 Great post

(and those STA numbers are good but the poster fails to note that some are indeed linked to legacy)

Peter
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[Anonymous]

No idea what OP had in mind in starting this thread, but I suppose the implication is that attending whatever school places the most kids in the ivy league someone increases the odds of a kid form that school going there. I agree completely with Peter's post above, but perhaps with one exception. If I had a kid hell bent on a top ivy league education and who looks like he/she has the drive/ability to get there, I might deliberately avoid the schools high schools with the most placements historically if you believe that is a reflection of the competitive pool at such schools. My guess is that if he/she stands out form a school regarded as very good but that doesn't typically send as many kids to the ivy league (assuming top standardized test scores, etc. too) , he/she probably has a somewhat better chance.