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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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I find that very difficult to believe that a school in Boondock, StateX and TopOfTheList, Virginia will be treated equal on a college admissions board.  I think it's more likely that some schools will use the rank as a weighting factor on the GPA as a possible cutoff, since Boondock straight-A may not be the same as a TopOfTheList A's and B's?[/quote]

Difficult as it is for you to believe, it is true. Just sat in on a U Chicago admission talk. Essentially the elite colleges do know what you could do at your high school. A strong-but-not-exceptional record at a top school, to them, means you didn't try all that hard. An exceptional record at a not strong school means you tried as hard as you were could.
There is also an interest in regional diverstity; to put it sarcastically, The Harvards of the world don'l like to be considered a finishing school for "Georgetown Day". But no worries, legacy admissions and well places endowments can over come that![/quote]

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