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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your child actually has a better chance of being admitted to an elite college if he/she is one of the top students (in terms of grades) at a middling school than if he is a middling student at a top school.[/quote]

Yes, but [b[u]]from what I've seen [/u][/b]the kids from the middling schools often struggle for a bit when they hit college, even the ones who were the "A" students in high school. the preparation for college level work just isn't the same.[/quote]

[b]What have you seen?  Are you a college professor, an admissions director?  Can you be more specific about what you have (actually)(with your own eyes) seen?
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RE ranking, ~meh~, who cares.  Good enough is good enough, I don't need for my kids to be in the Best of the Best schools, so long as they are in good schools.[/quote]

I'm a psychologist that counsels students in college around a number of issues, including academic. I'm also a mom of three kids, one of whom is in college at a highly competitive university. [/quote]

Gross generalization.  I'm a former high school teacher now college professor and A students from "middling" high schools can certainly do exceptionally well in college, as well as peers from top schools.  What matters is that the fundamentals are there and that the student has a strong work ethic and focus when they get to college.  Those are the essentials and hold true for students from every high school in the country.  [/quote]

Truth be told, kids from excellent schools do come better prepared with a well-rounded education.  I've had students from MoCO schools who were told they were gifted struggle.  Then there are kids from magnets who seem to have taken a much more rigorous path and do pretty well.  Yes, there are kids from average schools who do well too--but they had taken the hard road.  [/quote]

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