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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it easy to get As from Northwestern? [b]Yes[/b] How is matriculation from Northwestern High School [b]Terrible[/b]? Do a number of students go on to 4 year schools [b]most don't but I believe 100% of the VPA kids did last year[/b], any Ivy admittance?[b]HAHAHAHA[/b][/quote]

If you are asking these questions, your kid shouldn't go to Northwestern....or any PGCPS high school, with the exception of the Academy of the Sciences.  
Try private.
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Thank you. We're not interested in the VPA arm. We are applying to privates though, will find out on Friday. But looking into possible back-up options.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it easy to get As from Northwestern? How is matriculation from Northwestern High School? Do a number of students go on to 4 year schools, any Ivy admittance?[/quote]

PP is right but going to a non-competitive school has it's pluses.  It is far easier to get on Student Government in lead ship roles, become editor of the school newspaper, be on the varsity sports team, be in the top 5% of the class or Valedictorian etc.  These will boost a college application.
The kid who is on track to be the Valedictorian at Parkdale (in the IB program) wouldn't even be close to the top at ERHS. 
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That was a lot of what I was thinking of when I asked... acknowledging that perhaps the easy As will make a student look a bit more competitive to colleges (assuming SAT scores will be used as some sort of equalizer). However, if Northwestern is pretty much easy in every way, is that a double-edged sword... would that make seniors look less competitive overall because schools know the student is up against a school population where most aren't even thinking about college or post-secondary education so it's just an easy leg up and thus, isn't demonstrative of a student who is truly capable?

Basically, do you go to the terrible school knowing your student will be 1 of a handful high achievers, or, go private where your student obtains a better education and aligns more with the overall school population but is now 1 of 100 high achievers?

But reading through the thread, I get the impression Northwestern is where students go only if 1) they are selected for the VPA program, 2) they have no other choice, or 3) there isn't much too much thought that goes into how high school determines post-secondary options/families just default to their inbound school/families don't want or care about a very competitive/inspiring high school experience.[/quote]

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