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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But as was mentioned earlier, I wonder how many kids apply to Yale from Wilson?  You can't get in if you don't apply, and if you don't have a "hook" but have the stats, admission is basically a lottery.  We live in Upper NW and even though some of us parents went to HYPS etc,  I don't get the sense that a lot of our kids are applying.  According to Bethesda Magazine, 31 kids from Whitman and 23 from BCC applied to Yale in the 2019-20 school year (4 from Whitman and 1 from BCC got in).  I don't get the sense that nearly as many kids from Wilson are even trying to get in to HYP.  [/quote]

They're applying to the elite schools (including HYPS) from Wilson. I know many. They're just not getting in. I don't know why. Maybe it's the luck of the draw.  Maybe it's "honors for all" (very little distinguishes the kids from each other anymore so the entire cohort is written off by a school). maybe the school has been burnt by past ill prepared Wilson students (quite possible given how little the kids learn to write).  Who knows.  
-Wilson parent of a junior [/quote]

Well, I just checked Naviance and only 12 applied to Yale last year, same to Harvard. So, pp's presumption is correct in that fewer Wilson kids are applying. Maybe they're not interested. My kid was not. I know top kids across the country who went to top privates and boarding schools; not one got into HYP last year and many were double legacy.

BTW - you keep bashing Wilson. There's still time to move to Whitman. [/quote]

Naviance applications are self-  reported = not reliable data.  The truth is that students, their parents and schools are under no obligation to report whom applies where, or what the result is when students complete and submit applications.  Naviance data needs to be taken not just with a grain of salt, but a bag.  I attended an Ivy and work in admissions.  [/quote]

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