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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The only schools that have 20% acceptance rates to Ivies are the elite boarding schools in the NE (Andover, Choate...). Maybe some big city magnets.[/quote]
Not really.  Here is one example -- http://matriculationstats.org/day-schools-outside-of-nyc  NCS and STA both top 20% for Ivy colleges.  No data for Sidwell, but I'm betting it's well north of 20% too.[/quote]
But private school =/= Big 3. There's a whole universe of private schools out there that don't send anywhere near that many kids to Ivies.[/quote]
Right, but now it seems you're moving the goal posts.  The original (inaccurate) claim was that only "elite boarding schools in the NE" and "maybe some big city magnets" have 20% Ivy acceptance rates.  That was clearly false.

Also, the fact that many private schools do not have 20% acceptance rates to Ivy colleges does not rebut the underlying point about Ivy legacies in public schools.  It's a red herring.[/quote]

When you're comparing raw numbers of kids from Whitman who go to Ivies vs. kids in privates, it's absolutely valid to bring in a few other privates besides the Big 3. We all know that the Big 3 select for high test scores and achievement-orientation in a way that Whitman can't.

Not sure what you mean about legacies - this particular conversation doesn't seem to be addressing legacies although other posts have done.[/quote]

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