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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Unhooked kids do get into Ivies from the more competitive local publics--I know quite a few, including unhooked DC who got into a so-called top Ivy. ...[/quote]
If the Bethesda Magazine numbers are accurate, then not nearly as many are getting admitted to Ivies as from the local private schools.  Certainly on a percentage-of-applicants basis, and perhaps even on an absolute-number basis.[/quote]
On only a quick scan, it does look like some local publics can place 3-4 to Ivies and other selective schools. Percentage of applicants basis can be misleading...the same 25-30 kids from a school could be applying to the same 8-12 colleges. With common applications now, it doesn't require a lot more labor to apply to many more but does require several more application fees. Sidwell's nature won't be to publish that; however, just that would not cast the brightest light. You mean to tell me 25-30 kids from Sidwell don't apply to all 8 Ivies (or most) for a diversified shot? I'd chuckle to hear it suggested that isn't the case. That is certainly a demographic where a few hundred dollars more in application fees is not over burdensome. Is Sidwell lousy on a year where it goes 4 for 25 at an Ivy? I would not think so, and thinking so would be unfair.[/quote]
I'm not sure I follow the thrust of your post. I probably need my afternoon coffee.

I hear your point that kids from Sidwell and other private schools might apply to multiple Ivies, which can make it challenging to get an apples-to-apples comparison of admissions rates.  But given the significant wealth in this area, I suspect many students at local public schools -- especially at the top end of the class because of correlation with SES -- will also have enough family money to be able to afford to apply to multiple Ivies.

On a tangentially related topic, I also suspect many of those public school students will have legacy hooks too.  It seems to be a common assumption around here that many private school kids accepted to top colleges have legacy advantages, and I don't doubt that's a common factor.  But people often seem to ignore the fact that there are plenty of Ivy-educated parents in this area who send kids to the many strong public schools.[/quote]

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