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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]New poster.  I graduated from Princeton, a school which has seen but a handful of admits from Banneker in the last decade.  I know because, almost every spring, I attend a function for DC admits and ask those organizing the event if any Banneker kids are on the invitation list.

I agree with the pps who think an overwhelmingly AA test-in HS is much less than ideal, and not just for academic reasons.   Even the Obamas speak openly about the critical importance of racial diversity in public high schools.

If Banneker had even 4 or 5 white students in the last academic year the stats would surely reflect that with with "1% White" appearing on DCPS documents detailing school demographics.

What's a crock is the view that all is well when the city's elite HS is around 90% AA and that average SAT scores at or below the national average aren't a problem at such an institution.  With affirmative action college admissions on its way out soon enough, the scores will need to rise for the school to remain competitive.  No argument there.

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I don't know that I would say it's not a problem per se, I would say that it does not prevent me from sending my son there.  SATs are one thing, instruction is another.  I am pretty sure that given my family's education and income level, our son will be fine.  Even if affirmative action does go away, colleges will still have other considerations to make sure that the class is diverse.  Diversity includes things other than race.  It's like if a white student graduates from Banneker.  That student would look great to college admissions committees because he would be considered different.[/quote]

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