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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Only 5 Ivies in a class of 80?  Whitman did better.  Not great for an alleged top private.[/quote]

This is an asinine comment.  We have no idea in such a scenario of the quality of the class, the potential of legacy parents at either of the high schools, and other such variables.  Who cares whether ivy or not?  The college list has perfectly acceptable colleges, the kids will be happy and they received a good high school education.  Move along.

I have to say, I am amazed at the fascination on DCUM with ivy league schools.  What if at some high school there are 25 legacy parents and they help their kids get in.  How does that show up in the stats or opinions of the high school?  On average, almost 35% of legacies to ivies are admitted, compared to 8%-10% of non-legacy applicants.  [b]So juding a high school by its ivy students may really just be checking how many parents went to those colleges.[/b][/quote]

This is why the private schools in DC to me don't seem very impressive. They are loaded with legacies so, if anything, you'd expect a lot more of their students to get into elite colleges. Some of these admission lists people are bragging about here aren't that different from ones at public schools. [/quote]

This is so true. I was looking at another school''s 2019 list and only 1/ 7 admitted to three very top colleges was not from rich legacy donor family or for sports. . [/quote]

This makes schools like Thomas Jefferson seem all the more impressive. Doubt there's many big donors there or legacies or kids playing silly sports like fencing or lacrosse or the panoply of other dumb "hooks" private school families rely on. [/quote]

We usually rely on our good looks, wealth, and proper education. Good luck to your MCPS grad when they face final exams for the first time. [/quote]

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