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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]TL/DR: Feeder schools exist, but the only one in the DMV is Thomas Jefferson.

[My 2 cents: the claim that it’s cause and not effect is delusional. You can tell yourself that Andover et al have somehow combed through and selected the very brightest kids in America, but that’s just silly. Only someone very deep in the Ivy League/New England bubble would even try to argue that. The kids at those schools are bright, but they don’t even scratch the surface of the talent that’s out there.]

https://interactives.thecrimson.com/2024/news/feeders[/quote]

They select for kids almost the same way Harvard does so the kids they select are more likely to get into Harvard.  This means the scions of wealthy alumni, unusually smart kids, the best student athletes in country club sports, etc.
Combine this with one of the best writing programs in the country and overall very strong academics and it shouldn't surprise anyone.  If they blocked out the name of the school and somehow standardized transcripts to reflect rigor, Andover would still send a ton of students to Harvard.  All the New England Schools have a bit of an advnatage due to their long history of sending students to harvad.

The third highest school is a public school with 50% free reduced lunch rate. Stuyvesant.[/quote]

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