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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote] But college admissions is all about hooks and placating wealthy donors to the school, so being in the top 10% must not matter right?
[/quote]  2/3 of the Ivy admits from my DCs Big 3 were hooked AND (except for some of the athletic recruits) graduated with honors. [b] Being top 10% as unhooked Big 3 applicant is necessary to distinguish oneself from the crowd of top 20%/1500+ peers applying to the same schools. [/b] [/quote]

As a big3 parent I agree with this completely.  And 90% of us won't have kids in the top 10% (duh) despite our kids being very bright, working hard etc.  Less than 8 kids in my kid's Big3 will end up in the top 10%.  [b]It takes A LOT to be in the top 8 kids academically when the entire cohort is really smart[/b].

The rest of our kids will end up in top 20, top 50 or top 100 schools.  Which is pretty much where our kids would have ended up if they stayed in public and performed well (at least at our public--Wilson--I can't speak to Mont Co. or Fairfax).    [/quote]

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