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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What? One kid from DCI gets into Yale a couple of years ago and you say, "Theyé sending kids to Yale"?

A kid from Eastern High School was accepted to Columbia two years ago.

I guess we need to say, "Wow.  Eastern must be great--they are sending kids to the Ivy League!"[/quote]

Multiple kids attending Ivy League Schools from DC, including 2 at yale now and a couple considering it this year, fwiw.
But it's not just Yale and Ivy League.  DCI admissions were amazing for 2021, 2022 and the current class.[/quote]

Too many overqualified kids applying to all the top schools and if you are an IB student who did really well, you stand out among the pack.  This is especially true if you go to a school that takes all.  Most of the kids who do well in IB in this country (small percentage compared to AP) [b]are coming from private or test in programs. [/b]

If DCI has kids scoring high on IB, that is a big accomplishment. [/quote]

Come on. DCI students take their IB exams 4 or 5 months after applying to colleges. Guidance counselors don't encourage them to take two junior year (which Geneva permits) or to double up on AP exams for corresponding subjects either, common practices in strong IBD programs in the US. The kids who are cracking elite colleges from DCI are heavily URMs and low SES kids who get a break, possibly a big break, in admissions.  Not buying the line about private or test-in programs. Where are you getting the data?  The IB programs in the burbs in this metro area overwhelmingly public and not test-in.  In fact, they mostly draw in self-selecting students who've met academic prerequisites (e.g. having done well in 8th grade algebra). You can look on the Fairfax and Arlington schools web sites if you doubt this.  [/quote]

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