There are also lots of people in Arlington in $2-3m new builds and who drive Rivians. There are also folks in condos and apartments who would get tons of aid from Ivies. I don't believe it's a demographic thing and that fewer kids from APS are trying for Ivies than from McLean, which has a much better showing. I also don't think that Arlington parents are immune to prestige and are convincing their kids not to apply to Ivies because they don't believe in their ROI. Nope and nope. |
Agree with PP. So what's the deal? Are more Arlington kids going to private schools because we don't have strong AAP/magnet programs? |
Do you mean like Falls Church City, which is a Class-2 city within Arlington County ?? |
What? FCC is not in Arlington County. |
I know from neighbors with kids currently in hs there are multiple APS students going to ivy league schools from this year’s graduating classes. What’s the number to aspire to? 5 per school? Or 20-plus per school as one suggested earlier in the conversation? Do Cornell and UPenn count as acceptable ivies to those complaining?
I personally think APS’s college acceptances are respectable for a relatively affluent school district. Even if ARLnow and the commenters here disagree. |
Not everyone has to attend a “top” school. Quit with your first world problems. |
The YHS acceptances I know of from this year has been very impressive. |
I have a high school senior. Acceptances have been impressive this year. No, not everyone is getting their top choice, but kids are getting into some really good schools. Also, know that the commits you see are not necessarily the top schools the kids got into. Definitely know of kids who turned down higher ranked schools because of finances. |
Hey OP, how do you know what the college acceptance results are across APS? The only acceptances I know for sure are my own kid, and then what my kid's friends choose to share. |
We only have the lists of where students attend for the comparison schools, as well. We are comparing apples to apples. |
No, you said in your original post that you are comparing APS results today with your high school's results back when you went there. College admissions has changed quite a bit since then. Educate yourself on that first. |
FCC is not in Fairfax County and it is not a class 1 city like Norfolk or Alexandria City. FCC is a class-2 city within Arlington County, just like Fairfax City is a class 2 city within Fairfax County. FCC and Arlington even have a joint fire station on 29. Fairfax County learned this when they initially sued FCC over public water (by filing the suit in the wrong court). In Virginia, a class 2 city can have its own school system, and always has its own taxes/budget, but it uses the circuit courts and general district courts of the associated county. |
No. Because our schools are too big. Also true for FCPS. Also,,Arlington used to have smaller class sizes. But since APS is seriously underfunded class sizes continue to grow. It makes APS less appealing. |
AKA they cheap out on education. This is true for all school districts in Northern VA. These semi-affluent families would rather have a second home on a dumpy fake lake than pay to send their kids to an elite university. |
Wrong. FCC is an independent city. It is not part of Arlington Co or Fairfax Co. |