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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Controlling for things like standardized test scores, athletic ability, legacy status, underrepresented minority status, and accomplishment in extracurricular activities, does going to a Big 3 school help students get into very selective colleges?[/b]

I've heard parents at MoCo public schools, especially the ones other than Whitman and BCC, say the answer is yes.  They point to the fact that some colleges almost never accept students from certain public schools that churn out high achievers every year.

I've also heard parents at Big 3 schools say the answer is no.  They say that students who would be at the top of some other school end up in the middle at a Big 3 schools and get rejected more often than they should.   They also say that Big 3 schools have lots of students whose parents went to Harvard and Yale, etc., which means they get the benefit of more legacy admissions.

Let the fireworks begin!

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No controlling for these things absolutely not.  The kids from Big 3's who get into Ivy's most likely would have gotten into the same schools even if they had gone to public.  The reason you don't see more public school kids going to Ivy's is because they aren't from the same demographic.  My friend's daughter was accepted to Columbia, but she is at UVA now because they felt it was too expensive.  Obviously any family that has spent $40,000 a year for 12 years for K-12 education wouldn't think twice on spending $50,000+ for Columbia.  In public school, many families that technically could pay tuition for expensive private colleges, are just way more uncomfortable with spending the money.  [/quote]

But I thought there were plenty of really rich people and legacies sending their kids to Wilson.   Make up your minds, folks![/quote]

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