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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here is the list from the website.

Top Choices for Prep graduates from 2007-2009:
Georgetown University	22
University of Notre Dame	14
Boston College	13
University of Pennsylvania	9
University of Virginia	8
Cornell University	5
UNC at Chapel Hill	5
Stanford University	5
Tufts University	5
College of the Holy Cross	4
College of William & Mary	4
Duke University	3
Johns Hopkins University	3
Princeton University	3
Carnegie Mellon University	2
Harvard University	2[/quote]

I know Amherst,Swathmore and Williams are being coded as THE most selective for getting in(outside of the Ivies) but there are a few on this list that are just as selective.  Like OMG John's Hopkins, College of William and Mary and Cornell who receives about 37,000 applications and only selects around 2000 and nearly 1200 are able to attend.  These places are extremely selective.  These three? forget about it.  If GP is placing one or more into these schools then I would say it has something working in its favor.  Ok and lets face it.  Your kid goes to GP and ends up at Georgetown where most of GP's graduates go, who's crying about that?  Also you have public Ivies on this list like U of NC Chapel Hill.  If this is the list for the matriculation of GP graduates then it is not bad at all.  After having done some research on St. Albans and Sidwell I will admit they are a little bit elevated, mostly because of the notable alumni.  GP is not far behind enough not mention them in the same sentence with the others.  Come on now, GP is hanging in.

Does anyone have a comment on these honors programs at the Catholic High Schools?  Seriously, they have put out to some Ivies as well. [/quote]

Where did you get your stats?  Cornell or JHU or W&M have admits rate under 5% (2000/37000)?  The stats we are looking at in our college books put Cornell at about 25% and W&M higher (although maybe out of state is lower).  Even Harvard and Princeton are at 9% and they are the lowest.[/quote]

I am a huge Princeton Reveiw Fan.  I study it pretty regularly. I also enjoy the www.collegeboard.com web site.  Its pretty interesting.  The (2000/37000) figure was for Cornell.  I have a relative attending Cornell and everyone in the family went out on a mission to proove that he had beat more than 30,000 applicants to get in.  Various family members got evidence from everywhere to make their point.  Cornell is very selective.  [/quote]

You may want to study a little harder.  US News reports that there were 6,800 admits out of 33,000 for a 21% acceptance rate at Cornell.  JHU was at 25% last year.  W&M was at 34%.  Certainly selective but not the numbers you were citing.[/quote]

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