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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The students on the panel last night shared some of their application experiences. The one who'd already committed was accepted to 10 schools and selected NC A&T. Another said he was accepted to 5 schools and is waiting on financial packages. A third said he hasn't heard back yet but applied to Cornell, Stanford, Georgia Tech, and UMD, among others.

Seconding the PP who was also at the open house. It was very impressive![/quote]

+1 I was there, too, and the kids’ college acceptances were great.  Something that people are missing is that you have to have both smart/ dedicated kids, and a good H.S. to be turning out college acceptances like that.   And in a title 1 school no less. And no, it’s not just the odd kid who gets into good colleges in McKinley—I spent time talking to teachers there. A school with behavior issues, poor teachers, and crappy programs is not going to produce any of what McKinley is doing, even if they get some smart kids. So they are doing something right. I get it—some people want a school where every single kid is going to a top college (btw, that’s not JR either). But a smart and dedicated kid can and will find their peers at McKinley. There is something going on at McKinley that is kind of awesome. [/quote]

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