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DP, and I don't think anyone's claiming there aren't differences in the size of the college-bound cohorts between MCPS high schools.  The data make that clear.

What I (and I suspect others) object to is the claim that non-W school high school kids can't possibly compete intellectually with their W-school peers.  In my own little corner of the DCC, you can't walk a block without finding a parent, and usually more than one, with a Ph.D. (tons of academics and government scientists here, along with teachers, social workers, police officers, stay at home parents, etc., although very few BigLawyers/lobbyists/consultants).  It's both ignorant and insulting to suggest that our kids are intellectually inferior to those in the W schools, and, yes, that's exactly what PPs who claim that AP/IB classes in the DCC aren't "at the same level" as W schools are saying.  In providing advice to someone who is looking to move into the area, and doesn't know much about the distinctions between schools, it's important to be honest about what you do and don't know.[/quote]

Can we please also explicitly mention the existence of smart, motivated kids whose parents don't have PhDs or even any college degrees at all.

As well as the existence of unmotivated kids whose parents have advanced degrees but whose primary strength is not in school academics. There may even be some kids like that in Bethesda.[/quote]

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