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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Where these HS stand with US News has absolutely no bearing on kids getting into college.  Colleges just look at the course rigor and student performance.

In fact, coming from a competitive HS can hurt kids as they stand out less among their classmates.   
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"colleges just look at the course rigor"?  
You seriously believe that a college admissions board, with thousands of candidates every year, will look up each candidate HS "course rigor?"  lol.

"coming from a competitive HS can hurt kids"?
Everyone knows TJ (even a college admissions board).  Besides, you just contradicted yourself?  You just said "course rigor" mattered, but now you're arguing that it hurts kids?

It's pretty clear you're making stuff up.[/quote]

No, PP has a point. And, you seem somewhat ignorant on this.

Admissions officers know rigor from school profile, being in MCPS (which top colleges know well, and from counselor survey/rec.

What's more relevant is if there is a history of some kids from the school getting in to the college. That would suggest the school is a known entity to the AO.

She is also correct about competitive high schools. Top colleges don't offer admission to lots of kids from one school.  It's why some private school counselors steer students away from some schools because they know there they will likely get passed over. You bring up TJ,  and it is especially true there.  The kids don't stand out like they would at tgeir home schools because the entire school is magnet, and colleges don't want to take a large amount from one school.

Students really need it all in this admissions climate-- rigor, grades, and some means of standing out in a way that suggests they would bring additional skills/talents the college wants.

The school ranking thing may be a bummer for status reasons,  but I don't think it will seriously affect college admissions. [/quote]

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