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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In any given year, my guess is that Big 3 schools are sending at least 50 graduates to Ivy League schools.[/quote]

I don't believe it is anywhere near that high.  [/quote]

I think talking about all schools together.  Yes, probably close to 50 kids to Ivies in total - meaning add up all the kids that Sidwell, GDS, NCS and STA are sending and I bet it is close to 50 (figure 10 from NCS and STA respectively, and then 15 each from Sidwell and GDS). I see 15 on the GDS insta and assume that isn’t everyone.[/quote]
Yep, and my sense is that if you put up the college matriculations for all graduating seniors at the so-called "Big 3" schools against those of the 500+ valedictorians from Mississippi, the valedictorian group as a whole would be "worse" judging solely on US News rankings (i.e., not actually worse but I wanted to use some set standard however flawed). I have no way of knowing for sure though.[/quote]

This is such a stupid comment.  Most valedictorians from Mississippi would not even apply to Ivy League universities let alone choose to go to one over an SEC school, an honors college at a state flagship or the full ride offer to Ole Miss, or some other college within a days drive from home.  [/quote]

+1.  PP would have to be an idiot to assume that Vals from public schools in Mississippi that are 1000 miles from the nearest Ivy aspire to attend the same colleges (and have the means to pay for it) as kids attending a $50k a year private school in DC?  [/quote]

Affordability comes to mind as well. [/quote]
If you make <$75,000 (which would be top 25% HHI in Mississippi), Harvard and Stanford would be completely free. If you make <$150,000 (which would be top 5% in Mississippi), Stanford would be tuition-free. [/quote]

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