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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Jesus, how obtuse are you people? Consider what most kids in DC do.

FWIW, I had terrific scores and grades and I went to a school in that same range as those listed above because it is where I got the best scholarship. In my HS, which was probably similar to Latin, my acceptance into that school and scholarships (as well as those of others like me) was a source of pride for the teachers.

Maybe it seems unsophisticated now, but for the first person in a family going to college it is a big deal.  [/quote]

A valid point.  But for those of us in a different demographic (ie, high income, not the first in our family to attend college), this is a disappointing list.[/quote]

Then why are you even considering Latin? It is clearly not for you. [/quote]

Because other than Latin and Basis, where is a white person in PP's demographic supposed to go if they don't want Walls/private/move?[/quote]

NP but OMG. Suffice to say I think the 'where can the white kids go' comment was sarcastic/tongue in cheek.

We went to Basis for precisely that reason, and we think we made the right decision in terms of getting into college and for our type of kid.  But another poster was right, there has been a HUGE demographic shift in the last few years - when we made the decision the high SES kids at Latin were still peeling off for privates for high school and this was not an economic option for us.

The MS DC CAS scores were in the top 3 the last two years - along with Deal and Basis.  And the kids are staying.  Nevertheless, you might want to read the thread about why Latin dropped from a Tier I to a Tier 2 school because it does NOT say good things about how it handles its most academically advanced kids, or year to year progress of individual kids as opposed to the entire MS........... And a lot of Latin parents are blowing off actual statistics.

But the economic composition of the high school and the MS are completely different (the MS is now around 20% FARMS, around where Deal is), the DC CAS scores at the high school are much lower, and as this shift kicks in as long as they get their act together on the advanced kids (which I hope they do, but they failed to acknowledge a 4 year downward trend in their letter of both MGP and declining numbers of kids scoring advanced in the MS), I think and hope you will see college acceptances more like Walls and the top Wilson students who are not so pressured by economics........[/quote][/quote]

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