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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m not sure if disappointment is the right word, but I know that I was not alone in being “shocked” as the matriculation at my DC’s Big 3 private school became evident to me (after more than 7 years at the school). Though the school doesn’t publish a matriculation list (and certainly doesn’t make any promises), I’d been led to believe that most of students matriculated to Ivy caliber colleges.  It’s now clear to me that a majority are not even matriculating to Top 25 schools.  We’ve adjusted to this reality and have calibrated expectations accordingly, but it was a shock at the time.  My advice to anyone who considers matriculation lists important is don’t trust anecdotal “word of the street” information – most of it is wrong.[/quote]

Your reply is so spot on.  My DC is also at a Big 3, we had expectations that students matriculated at ivy caliber colleges.  Our expectations were based on the school's reputation for academic excellence.   As corny as it sounds, I actually thought that the name of the school would open doors that applying from an okay public school wouldn't.
 
The shock is no longer raw, we're still in the process of adjusting to this reality.  To be honest, it's been hard to deal with this.[/quote]

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