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[quote=sparky][quote=Anonymous]
I think it's heartwarming that you are so carefully considering your little sister's academic path.

However, you need to inform yourself a little more.

Re: chances of getting into an Ivy.
Please know that colleges have quotas for high-performing public and private schools, so the mere fact that a student is in an excellent school will not necessarily improve her chances of going to the Ivy League. She will have to compete against really excellent students. If she goes to an average public school, and her family background is such that she is an excellent student compared to the rest of her cohort, then she will stand out and have a much better chance of being selected. Do you see? There's a strategy here.

Re: competition and pleasant school experience.
I know students in MCPS magnets, and the atmosphere is not unpleasantly competitive. There will be significant academic pressure in ALL excellent schools, be they magnets, or the top-ranked publics, or the best privates. That's because they're populated by families who care deeply about academics, period.

Re: Ivy selection now vs years ago.
It's a lottery, OP. You are probably a recent grad, and it's wonderful you went to Princeton, but admission rates are so low for the non-million-dollar-donor, star athlete, or legacy (parent-child, not sibling), that you can be extraordinarily gifted and accomplished and still not be admitted. Harvard rejects more valedictorians than it accepts, due to lack of seats.

So... please remind yourself throughout this process that your sister can live a highly successful life, with all the trappings of wealth and intellect that you would wish for her, without an Ivy League degree.

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I haven't graduated yet ;)[/quote]

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