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[quote=Anonymous]OP -- definitely public. When admissions comes down to the margins (as it does for most everyone at an ivy) and they're deciding between accepted their 8th candidate from NCS or the 1st from a public school, the spot will go to the public school candidate with a deferral to the NCS student simply to "diversify" the incoming class.

What grade is DC in - I'm guessing 8th or younger? If this is what your DC wants to try for, I say go for it. It gets scoffed on on this board with lots of "oh it doesn't matter where you go," but Ivy admission is possible and just requires a plan. I'd sit down and figure out what APs are available to your DC in what grades with a plan of how many he/she will take (as many as possible realistically) in each grade so as to maximize. The aim should be for a #1 or #2 ranking. There are lots on here and on collegeconfidential.com that'll say the "top" kids in their HS didn't get into an ivy but when they get into it, they say those kids were ranked no 10 or no 20. That won't cut it -- DC should be aiming for the #1 rank or at least the top 0.5% or top 1% of the class. I'd say if you don't have those things with an SAT at the top of the range for each ivy, don't even bother. Too many kids think they have a hook that is SO special but really -- unless your kid is an olympian, a hook isn't enough and is a non starter if the grades aren't the very top. But if you do have those things -- an ivy is a possibility; and even if it doesn't work out -- there's a very very good shot that another top school like MIT does work out once the stats are sky high.

Good luck![/quote]

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