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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Latin does not have a very impressive list of college acceptances either. No idea of basis and DCI is too new. [/quote]

Here is the link: http://latinpcs.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/WLPCS-College-Acceptances-2015.pdf[/quote]

I actually think the list is impressive, relative to where most of these kids would've ended up if they attended their IB school.  Isn't it primarily low SES?  Agree though that it'd be interesting to parse out college admissions results for high SES kids.[/quote]

I agree that this list is impressive. What is PP looking for? Harvard or Yale?[/quote]

Ridiculous waste of time, but felt compelled to share my list of the Latin colleges that I would be happy to have my kids attend. Maybe you don't know as much about smaller schools which can absolutely be excellent. Also remember that DC kids get $10K/year toward any state school in the country which is extremely compelling for us with a HS kid and a MS kid. We are absolutely prioritizing state schools to help us pay for college. Please note, this isn't intended to diss the schools I left off, just to note that there's plenty of schools that (what I consider as) a typical, well-educated, working in education middle class family would be pleased with.

My parents were themselves both college professors so I know a lot about the benefits of small liberal arts colleges where your professors know you well and help you as you develop through college and start working or grad school (Bard, Bates, Bennington, Franklin & Marshall, etc.). And you really would object to your children going to a comprehensive state university such as Michigan State, Ohio State, UCLA, or U Wisconsin Madison? DH went to one of these and I went to a top 25 USNWR school that is on this list and we meet far more people who went to his school. He also did better in college than I in the same field and got a full ride through grad school. I would imagine that my school sounds more impressive but he certainly could make more connections through his.

So many excellent schools on this list. Many former students have gone on to these schools. Classmates from HS. Friends. I have no interest in my kids going Ivy so maybe I have a broader world view. Or lower expectations? I really don't care because I have seen first-hand what these schools (and I'm sure others on the list) have done for people I know. Go LATIN (with which I have no affiliation other than having friends' kids attend).

Oh, and I'm aware there are some HBU's on this list and my White kids might not be typical applicants, but I would still have zero problem if they applied for those as well. Excellent schools.

American University, DC
Auburn University, AL
Bates College, ME
Bennington College, VT
Bowdoin College, ME
Brown University, RI
Bucknell University, PA
Carnegie Mellon University,
PA
College of Charleston, SC
College of William and Mary,
VA
Cornell University, NY
Davidson College, NC
Denison University, OH
DePaul University, IL
Earlham College, IN
Fisk University, TN
Fordham University, NY
Franklin & Marshall College,
PA
Georgetown University, DC
Gettysburg College, PA
Goucher College, MD
Grinnell College, IA
Haverford College, PA
Hendrix College, AR
Hofstra University, NY
Howard University, DC
Ithaca College, NY
McGill University, Canada
Miami University, OH
Michigan State University
Middlebury College, VT
Morehouse College, GA
Mount Holyoke College, MA
Mount Saint Mary’s
University, MD
Northwestern University, IL
Pepperdine University, CA
Rutgers, The State University
of New Jersey
St. John's University
St Mary's College of Maryland
SUNY Purchase, NY
Syracuse University, NY
Temple University, PA
The American University of
Paris, France
The Catholic University of
America, DC
The Citadel, SC
The College of Wooster, OH
The George Washington Univ,
DC
The Ohio State University
The University of Iowa
Trinity University in
Washington, DC
United States Coast Guard
University College Dublin,
Ireland
University of CA-Davis
University of CA-Los Angeles
University of Connecticut
University of MA-Amherst
University of MarylandCollege
Park
University of Pittsburgh, PA
University of Rochester, NY
University of Vermont
University of Washington
University of WisconsinMadison
Ursinus College, PA
Wesleyan University, CT
West Virginia University[/quote]

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