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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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) are coming from private or test in programs.

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

Also if these kids are fluent in another language, they also stand out from the pack. [/quote]

Fluent?  Maybe some of the Spanish track students. If speak Chinese or French well and chat with DCI seniors on the advanced track in these languages you know that the kids are far from proficient, let alone fluent. [/quote]

Of course we are talking Spanish.  Everyone knows it’s not Chinese or French and DCUM has this obsession on focusing so much in these 2 languages when the overwhelming students at DCI are on the Spanish track with native speakers.

BTW, we are in a feeder with a strong Spanish program.  We do not speak any Spanish or support at home.  We do have programming in Spanish with movies, shows, etc.,  Anyway, DS rocked on the recent MAP test in 3rd grade.  94% nationally in Spanish.  Some kids pick up languages more easily than others and being in a strong program with many native speakers helps.  You don’t need to do extra supplementation and we are not planning on it as of yet.[/quote]

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