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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This could help students at more diverse high schools get in if that is used as a proxy for diversity. [/quote]

It already is. Of course, it’s still usually the kids with the most money in the school zone getting the advantage.  Being the most privileged kid at the most disadvantaged high school is a great way to get into a competitive college. What’s the saying about Alexandria? Yale or jail. [/quote]

This is not really the case. We’re at such a school and kids get zero counseling or help with school selection. My daughter spoke to a counselor for ten min at the start of senior year and that was it. The counselors focus on getting kids to graduate, they don’t have the bandwidth to care about what colleges the kids go to.  Looking at Naviance, a lot of top schools never accept the high stats kids who apply from our school and [b]it’s probably because they think the kids aren’t prepared.[/b] [/quote]

And if you're honest, most are not prepared.  Pretty much the only ones are those who self-study outside of school.  My kids go to a similar (in their case DCPS) high school and the quality of instruction is basically pretty terrible (two of my kids' classes don't even currently have teachers). [/quote]

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