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Honey. The good high schools don't need to trot out their anomalous college placements. TC has a graduation rate of under 80 percent.

It's very well known that if you're white and bright you can survive TC and leverage the stigma into a top college placement. But please don't imply that TC is a college prep environment because, really it is not, except for a subset of students. Some of us don't want our children to be in such a cynical education environment.

But, hey, if it makes you feel better to keep yelling "But! Penn! Columbia!" then more power to you.[/quote]

I think you're just baiting the other poster to make yourself feel better about your own decisions.

We're not in Alexandria, but I can assure you that both the privates and the higher-ranked publics let parents know early and often where their seniors are being admitted.   And why is it "cynical" for a school that serves many challenged students to celebrate the achievements of those who have thrived?

I think you're just baiting the other poster to make yourself feel better about your own decisions.   
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Privates do this as a marketing thing. They're also uniformly college prep. The fact that TC attempts to mimic this marketing without following through on the other part is laughable.

The "cynical" bit refers to parents who see TC as a pathway to elite colleges because they'll be perceived as having overcome a bad school. Yes, some parents think this way. It's part of the problem. The rationing of excellence is sad.

No, I'm perfectly secure in my own decisions. My strong feelings about this stem from my anger at having to leave Alexandria after trying, and failing, to make some changes. [/quote]

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