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[b]Overall, a kid who does well at Edison may have an advantage at U.Va admissions over someone at Langley[/b].   To my knowledge, Edison doesn't have a track record of sending a lot of kids to Ivies.  But the Ivies are a crap shoot these days, with admissions rates under 10%.  Planning one's life around getting a kid admitted to one is a risky proposition, and there are many great schools out there.  Relax!

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How do you figure? That doesn't even make sense. Are you suggesting that an admission's office looks at an application and goes, "oh, well, this one excelled DESPITE the conditions at Edison, so let's take it."

Doesn't work that way. That's like the people who cynically send their kids to TC Williams believing the "survival" factor gives them a leg up. Yes people do think this way. I've had the conversation before. On here, no less.

That said, Edison isn't TC Williams.[/quote]

What do you mean when you say Edison isn't TC Williams?[/quote]

I mean T.C. is in a class all by itself with its own very special problems.

Whatever problems Edison may have, they're minor compared to T.C.[/quote]

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