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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Its real op and other posters

Look at it this way

Kid with the same SAT scores and GPA but is the top 1/3 at a great school the top 20% at a good school the top 10% at an average school and the top 10 at a bad school

You have to be an idiot to not think that class rank has a factor into college admissions and all else being equal the only difference here is class rank in this example[/quote]

I don't know why people always assume in this hypothetical that the same kid has the same GPA and SATs at every school. Part of what differentiates various schools, and the kids at the higher-ranked scores tend to end up with higher GPAs (more weighted AP and IB courses) and higher SATs (being around smarter kids raises one's game and more likely to view the test prep as normal).

Of course there are kids who thrive in low-performing schools or wilt under the pressure at a high-performing one. But the numbers tell you that, overall, next to no one arbitrages schools based on the hope that going to Mount Vernon or Wakefield is their meal ticket to William & Mary.  [/quote]

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