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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So seriously, the standard we're setting for McKinley Tech is "how many of its students are going to Caltech?"

Love that.[/quote]

No, McKinley Tech is fine for many science-focused students.  But for the kids who have the potential for CalTech, DCPS does not offer a good solution.  Don't those students matter too?[/quote]

CalTech is only 980 students total...so only about 245 per class.  It is my understanding that not a single kid from any DC school (public, private or charter) was admitted to CalTech for the 2023 class.  That said, very few applied.

DCPS sends kids to MIT, Ivy League, Stanford, UC schools, Michigan, UVA, etc. every year.  Yes, probably 90%+ of those students attend Walls or JR (though McKinley sent some as well...believe the Valedictorian last year is at Cornell).  You would agree those are strong schools.[/quote]

By 2023 year, do you mean kids who were admitted in the spring of this year? Because I know that a student at BASIS DC was admitted to Caltech this past spring.[/quote]

Yes…so that is a good reference…none of the privates nor JR or Walls had any.  Nice there was one DC kid.[/quote]

I’m sorry I think your bar is just too high.  Who even knows how many kids at JR or Walls applied to CalTech?  Lots of kids from those schools study engineering or math at Cornell, Princeton, UMichigan, Carnegie Mellon, UVA, UPenn, UC schools, etc.  [/quote]

Plus, that is far away from DC! Distance is a factor for most when choosing a college. If you are not from Cali, CalTech and the other Cali schools are probably not too high on your list. Especially for east coast kids. Their are just too many other options closer to home.[/quote]

We are digressing.  Walls and JR send 20+ kids to UC and other CA schools each year, as well as University of Washington in Seattle.  CalTech is just a tough one because the school is so small and wants national/international math competition winners.[/quote]

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