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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't give a fig about Ivy admissions.  What freaks me out is that only 30 of 103 applicants from Yorktown (29%) made it in to William and Mary, if these numbers to be believed.  That is FAR less than 10% of the class.  And 44 our of 160 made it into UVA -- again, well fewer than 10% of the class.  It is hard for me to believe that most of the top 10% is not applying to these two excellent state schools.  The oft-repeated adage from this forum that UVA and W&M will take everyone in the top 10% just doesn't seem to hold true, at ALL.  [/quote]

I am not sure why you expect better results.  Langley and McLean attract more academically oriented families and Yorktown also loses top kids to W-L and HB Woodlawn every year.  Some kids at YHS do well, but overall it under-performs relative to the income levels in North Arlington.  This is nothing new. If it bothers you, send your kid to another school. [/quote]

Is "more academically oriented families" code word for Asian?  Because you FCPS families are deluding yourseves if you think the outcomes for your UMC white kid are different at Mclean or Langley than they are at Yorktown or WL.[/quote]

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