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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How many kids from Yorktown's Class of 2017 ended up at Ivies?[/quote]

One (1) - Dartmouth.[/quote]

Ouch.  That's lower than TC Williams.[/quote]

And it's also not true.  Looking at YHS Naviance now....6 got into Cornell, 1 got into Stanford, 1 got into Brown, 2 got into Dartmouth, 3 got into Duke, etc.[/quote]

That's more encouraging, although if those are acceptances and not matriculations, this may comprise only 6 actual students.  Regardless, for a graduating class of 500+ where almost everyone goes onto college, these rates are really low.   
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YHS parent here.  I know plenty of folks who think that if their kid doesn't get into HYP, UVA is the second choice.  They see no reason to pay more.  I don't share this belief, but it is prevalent, and can explain much of what you see.[/quote]

Another YHS parent here. Many folks I know with more than two kids, won't even entertain out-of-state options. One good friend had two out of four kids at top of class. Both went to UVA and didn't even apply out of state. One had perfect SAT scores (along with other stellar accomplishments) and could have gone anywhere. He is now working at the top of his field. [/quote]

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