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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is "oxymoronic"? ALex.[/quote]

This. If they aren't hard to get into, what is the point?[/quote]

DCUM will never be satisfied.

If the application schools are hard to get into, it’s a crisis because “what if my kid doesn’t get into one?”

If the application schools are not so hard to get into, it’s “what’s the point?”

The fact is that Banneker, McKinley, and Duke are considerably more successful than most neighborhood high schools in DC. That’s the point. [/quote]

It’s hard to define success for Duke…it’s not particularly successful from traditional academic metrics…and the arts are a tough business.

So, if it produces Dave Chappell or other famous artists at all…I guess that’s success…but it’s still less than 1% of their grads (which is still much higher than the 0% of famous artists from 98% of all high schools).[/quote]

By conventional academic metrics, Duke is “considerably more successful than most neighborhood high schools in DC.” That’s what I said and it’s objectively true. For example, Duke has the fifth highest average SAT score in DCPS, after Walls, Banneker, J-R, and McKinley Tech.

It’s like some of you want a trophy for living in the town with the most selective academic high school. Sorry, but as a parent I don’t care about that. I want decent schools that my kid can get into. [/quote]

OK...but does anybody attend Duke because that was the best academic school they were accepted and are not attending for its unique Arts and other curricula?

I mean, you have the schools you mention above...I assume Macarthur will likely show higher SAT scores than Duke...and you also have DCI, Basis and Latin.

I also bet the Eastern IB track kids are probably at higher test scores.[/quote]

Yes, exactly! Walls, Banneker, JR, McKinley, MacArthur, Duke, DCI, Basis, Latin, Eastern IB—it sounds like you think it’s a problem that there are so many decent high schools in DC. I think it’s great![/quote]

I don't think it's a problem...but you would place Duke last on this list for academics if you are basing this on average SAT scores (which is what PP was using).

Honestly, I wouldn't even have it on the list if you are looking for academic high schools...but it would be #1 by a long shot of literally any school in the DMV if I wanted an Arts high school (and it is the one school that a number of non-DC residents are willing to pay to attend for that reason).[/quote]

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