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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I ask because I think that most children accepted at an elite college could have made it into that same college from any of the top private high schools in this area.  I say this because most students that get into elite colleges get in either because they are smart and a good student and/or because they have some hook (legacy, diversity, athletics) separate from the high school they attended.[/quote]
I think the argument you're trying to prove (that school does not matter for college admission) may miss an important point about strong high schools.  Yes, college admission is driven largely by what the student herself brings to the table, and not the name of the high school that issues her diploma -- no argument there from me.  But I think a strong high school helps a student "be all she can be" in many ways a weaker high school might not: for example,[b] by encouraging her to apply herself, teaching her good study skills, ensuring she does not get lost in the pack, helping her find her extracurricular passion, giving her good advice about college applications, etc.[/b]So, yes, a talented and hard-working student could make it to an elite college from any high school.  But some high schools will do a better job than others at ensuring a student fully develops her talents and learns to work hard.

The hard part in picking a high school is to figure out which one will be best at developing your particular child's talent.  It will be different high schools that are best for different students too.[/quote]

Totally agree, but the question here is a different one.  Do any of the top private high schools in this area offer something different that is not available at other top private high schools in this area?  There is a right fit for everyone, but I'd like to know if there was something unique in the DC's school that allowed them to develop his/her talents and work hard?[/quote]

Didn't she answer that question.[/quote]

If she did, the highlighted portion is a rather strange answer - there was no school named, but the unnamed school is supposedly unique in:

" encouraging her to apply herself, teaching her good study skills, ensuring she does not get lost in the pack, helping her find her extracurricular passion, giving her good advice about college applications, etc."

No other top private school would have done THAT?[/quote]

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