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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The following is a College Confidential post from August 2103, comparing Harvard-Westlake and Polytechnic, and apparently - from its style - written by a student:

Differences:

HW has much bigger size of class, HW 300, v Poly 100.

HW has two categories of students, the uber-rich, and the uber-smart. Poly is more uber-smart and pretty rich.

Matriculation numbers, if you are looking at HYPS is more impressive for Poly than HW, but part of it is because denominator for students per grade is lower at Poly while the numerator of uber-smart at HW is watered down by the uber-rich, average kids.

Average SAT score - higher for Poly over HW for same reason.

HW much better sports/athletics.

Poly more crunchy, bohemian. HW - new money, industry types. Poly - older money. HW - designer clothes. Poly - individualistic clothes.

HW with bigger student body, might provide a greater number of kids you have similar interests with. Poly - fewer kids to choose from.

HW - more kids, so more difficult to get spots in plays and sport. Poly - smaller so everyone who wants to can play whatever sport they want and most everyone can be in the musical or plays.

HW - kids bussed in from farther; their friends may live farther. Poly - mainly local kids and the far kids get driven in rather than bussed. Both places: fairly stressful with academics and work load.

Parents and kids from both schools are happy.[/quote]

I meant 2013.  Also, if you have any more questions about the L.A. schools - or schools anywhere for that matter - College Confidential is probably a better source.[/quote]

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