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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]STA sends about 20 percent of its class to Ivies, 20 percent to top ranked SLACS, and about 20 percent of its class to Chicago and Tulane.  [/quote]

The "Big 3" don't tell you how many of those students are recruited athletes, donor families, highly connected or under represented minorities. Take those numbers with a grain of salt. [/quote]
 I think the issue isn't URM, or recruited athletes or donor families, those can come from public too. [b]It is the issue of legacy. I think it is telling how many students get into MIT, if any, as MIT does not use legacy as an element of consideration within their admissions.[/b][/quote]
Exactly this: Legacy
The low MIT numbers show that.
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No, it doesn’t. It’s about culture. STA follows a liberal arts curriculum and is most appealing for boys and parents who value that. This population is not interested in sending their boys to MIT.

In addition, to be competitive at MIT or any of the schools that specialize in STEM, you need a different approach to STEM than is offered by STA.

Our son is very strong in STEM and, as STA parents, we are conscious that he will need to make a choice soon. If he wants to focus on STEM, we’ll need to think about magnet schools.

We are HYP alums who would prefer that our son take the liberal arts route, but friends who are on faculty at prestigious STEM schools have told us he will be at a disadvantage in STEM fields if he attends Harvard or Yale.

Princeton has a respected school of engineering, so that might be a compromise, but if he wants to work in computer science, even Princeton will disadvantage him.

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No, he will be just fine if he goes to Princeton, (or Harvard) for CS. Dear god.
I think it is interesting to note that Maret and GDS and Potomac all have at least some kids who go to excellent engineering/science/CS place like Harvey Mudd or MIT. They are liberal arts focused as well, yes?
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STA had sent kids in the same frequency as the other schools named (one every few years) but not at the level of TJ or even Blair and MCPS publics. [/quote]

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