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Around five Ive League attendees per graduating class is average for the schools in the wealthier Northern Virginia suburbs. But the figure fluctuates. Some pick UVA or W&M over the ivy league. [/quote]

Is that really true for FCC HS, McLean, Langley, Yorktown? [/quote]

Sounds about right.  All these schools are under 2000 students.  McLean has six students headed to Ivies this fall.  Another turned down Brown for U.Va. and I suspect others may have turned down Cornell.  If you added back the TJ students to their in-boundary schools, the numbers at those four schools usually would be higher.  Compare that to a school in New Jersey, where Rutgers doesn't have as good of a reputation as even Penn State (pre-scandal) or Pitt, much less U.Va or W&M.  In any event, there are lots of good schools besides the Ivies and a handful of publics.  I was surprised that W-L wasn't sending more kids to U.Va. this year, but overall it seems the graduates fared well.

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