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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]

That may explain lower matriculation rates to HYP and Top 25s (ex. UVa, W&M), but it doesn't explain lower acceptance rates.  UNLESS, admissions directors at top 25 universities and colleges KNOW that UVa and W&M are attractive alternatives and thus, pre-emptively, are more likely to reject the applicant from Virginia.  Top schools don't enjoy accepting students who ultimately decide not to go to their institution.  If that is the case, I would expect to see similar dynamics in North Carolina, Michigan, Texas and California -- states with in-state options within the Top 25 Universities.  [/quote]

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