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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't mean to put a dampener on what sounds like a booster oriented thread, but in interviewing one or two Latin students a year for my Ivy in the past several years, I haven't been blown away by the academics or extra-curriculars they've brought to the table. The top Latin HS students seem to take 3 or 4 AP classes/exams, earning mostly 3-4s.  Hardly anybody seems to take 6+ exams, earning mostly 5s (the minimum that would pass muster at my Ivy).

It's obviously a nice school community, and the kids clearly get a decent education, but they're not shooting for the stars in college admissions yet (although the odd kid still aims high).  They like to see graduates land at East Coast public universities and small liberal arts colleges around the country.  If that's yours scene, terrific. If not, Wilson, Walls and BASIS pretty clearly offer more rigor/college options for high fliers.

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Wow. Just based on the above, Latin gets my vote. 6plus APs for what- so your child can burn our before college? There is so much kool aid being drunk in the tri state area ita not even funny. Kids destined for ivies, whether at Latin or anywhere else, will find their way to them for everyone else, There've been a lot of good, well balanced kids at Latin getting into personal 'reach' schools. Thats what happened with our child. Had she gone to Walls or Wilson it still would have been other

Som kids going to the Ivies, but I'm not sure our child would have had as much interest in HS, placed as well or been so happy today.[/quote]

APs are good so you can avoid the enormous survey classes Freshman year, of your university accepts them for credit. This also allows some student to get into their subject field faster OR graduate in less than 4-5 years, which saves money. Does anyone on DCUM care about saving money?[/quote]

+1. And even in cases where it doesn't save money because students still have to do x many courses on campus, it allows your tuition money to be spent on the relatively smaller, upper level courses that may actually be taught by a professor rather than a gradudate assistant.

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