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[quote=Anonymous][/quote][b]This is a posting by someone who has decided to hijack several threads recently. If you look in the stickies for the independent school thread, in the FAQ for private school admissions sticky there is [/b]a link to a chart someone put together for national merit semi finalist performance going back over a decade. The percentage totals of some of the DC private schools in particular (St. Albans, NCS, Sidwell, and GDS) are higher then any of the very well-regarded public schools in this area with the exception of the Maryland and Virginia magnets. And that makes sense, as private school admission is in large part based on standardized test scores, as is magnet school admission.

Seeing that a school such as Sidwell or St. Albans or GDS routinely has a percentage of semifinalists over 10% over the years can tell you there are very strong students admitted to that school. No surprise, of course, as this is a very well educated area and those are selective schools with good academic reputations. Regardless of national merit semi finalist numbers, however, the real question should be whether you believe your child's school is giving them a strong, challenging, yet also positive educational experience. I believe many public and private schools in this area meet that standard, and produce graduates who are extremely well prepared to excel in their future academic pursuits. Unfortunately, because NMSF numbers are one of the few "objective" metrics that are publicly available, people put outsized significance on them in trying to measure what is a "excellent" school.[quote]

Mirror, mirror, on the wall who's the fairest hijacker of them all?

We think your comment is distracting and irrelevant.  Get a move on![/quote]

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