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[quote=Anonymous][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.  [b]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[/b]--I can't speak to Mont Co. or Fairfax).    [/quote]

This is something we're curious about as we think about high school.  What does college matriculation look like at Wilson?  How did you arrive at this conclusion?[/quote]

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