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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, I do know them. It's a lot easier to do well when there is no competition. It's not rude, it's just the truth.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It really depends OP. If you're talking suburban public, it's easier to get good grades. If you're talking urban public, most of the top colleges really respect a kid who can get good grades/scores coming from a "scruffy" school. For example, I know kids who graduated from [b]Wilson H.S. and SWW in DC who did well for college acceptance.[/b] They would have been 'run of the mill' kids in private.[/quote]

But that kid will have a hard time graduating college with good stats. [/quote]

BS. Do you know these kids? What a rude assumption.[/quote][/quote]

I have no pony in this race, but perhaps the truth lies somewhere in between and -- for my money - this is exactly why colleges should not abandon significant reliance on standardized testing.   There certainly are issues with standardized tests, but they can also be a great equalizer in just these situations and others.  Our DC did very well at a private that is not a Big X school -- great grades, presumably great recs, etc.  Some may have questioned if they were warranted because of "less competition."  But when the standardized tests show mastery over and again on subject mater tests, AP tests, or other national standards, it becomes quite clear that just because one school may see fewer outstanding students than another, it doesn't mean that the teachers can't recognize real talent or that they inflate their opinion of "run of the mill kids."    The current debate on standardized tests focuses on whether they too narrowly exclude certain students or certain groups of students from being recognized for their potential, but they also can affirmatively allow students from urban publics and less known privates demonstrate that their education was on a par with the best suburban and big name private high schools.   I cannot speak to the level of preparation for college from certain public schools, but I can confirm from personal experience that lesser known privates can do just a good of a job as those that many deem most prestigious. [/quote]

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