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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pretty similar to any public HS in a high SES area.[/quote]

No, it's not at all.  Find me another school with these stats in 2019.

They're also better than all the area Catholics and just as good as stats from the Big3 privates. 
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Why wouldn't other kids in this area do as well as Whitman kids?[/quote]

If by "do as well" you mean, "attend brand-name elite schools," then the answer is because their parents cannot pay for it.

Half of the Blair magnet goes to UMD-CP every year, and it's not because they couldn't get into top 20 schools.  It's because they can't (or don't want to) pay for them.

So to respond to "find me another school with those stats," you assume that money is no object.  [/quote]

+1. True.
 
Of course this is an impressive list reflecting a large group of super-achievers. But when comparing it to other public schools, it's disingenuous to ignore the money advantage. And not just in ability to afford a $250K college bill, but also in the ability to take advantage of what has essentially become the express toll lane of elite schools--Early Decision. Look, if you get into Northwestern University, that is a great achievement any way you cut it, but if you did it in ED, you had about a 25% chance of getting in, 1 in 4, not great odds but [i]significantly[/i] better than the RD kid at around 8%.

That is a great list and everyone at Whitman should be proud. But I bet a lot of those kids going to elite schools knew where they were going in December. That what separates a public school like Whitman from a place like Blair.[/quote]

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