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[quote=Anonymous]When I came to DC years ago, I began interviewing a dozen Metro area high school seniors for my Ivy each fall.   I also started keeping tabs on how many DCPS graduates apply annually, and how many are offered a spot - the admissions office is willing to release these stats.

While you often hear about DCPS, and now Latin, graduates cracking Ivies, the truth isn't as rosy as many a Wilson or Walls parent would have you believe.   In a given year, there are a dozen suburban schools sending more students to my Ivy, each, than all DC public.  DCPS normally sends one, two tops.  The main problem doesn't seem to be subpar academics, it's limited guidance counseling.  The Wilson kids report that they only get 10-15 minutes with their college counselor a quarter.  The SWW and Banneker kids seem to get more help, but not much.  Latin kids have access to the best public school college counseling services around, but few are in the running yet.

Without applications savvy parents involved, a DCPS kid rarely plans ahead to build the academic, extra-curricular and "competitions" profile to stand out in an Ivy admissions pool.  This a shame, because many DCPS students have the right stuff.

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