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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Latin does not have a very impressive list of college acceptances either. No idea of basis and DCI is too new. [/quote]

Here is the link: http://latinpcs.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/WLPCS-College-Acceptances-2015.pdf[/quote]

As an upper middle class parent, I also think this list of colleges is unimpressive.  There are only 8 colleges on that list that I would be ok (not thrilled) with for my children.  However, this list of colleges is probably more than acceptable for children raised in poverty, or are first generation college students.[/quote]

So Brown you'd be merely be ok with but "not thrilled" about?  Northwestern?  Cornell?  UCLA?  Maybe so, but just asking whether you saw these schools on the list--there are some very good schools here.[/quote]

Different poster, but I notice a total absence of good state schools aside from UCLA. I'm more interested in those. No UVA no UC Berkeley no Uf no Michigan.  Lots of small privates with low reputations and high tuition.  [/quote]

I think that probably reflects the financial aid need of the graduates to date.

State schools offer very little financial aid to out of state students beyond loans. The privates with high tuition offer more grants/scholarships, especially to URM (which have been the majority of WL's graduates thus far). For a family with modest income and little college savings those privates will generally be much more affordable to attend than a state school.

The demographics of current WL middle school students is much different - whiter and higher SES overall. I would imagine the college acceptances will change over time as children from families with more resources apply to colleges.[/quote]

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