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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Every kid that got into an ivy or top 10 LAC from DD's elite private day school last year was: recruited athlete, faculty kid (HS is 30 min from an ivy) or alumni kid. No joke.

Non hooked kids who were top of the class academically got into good LACs (Richmond, Washington & Lee, Bucknell) or highly ranked publics (Michigan, UCLA). [/quote]

You're certainly not from DC if the school is 30 min from an Ivy. I know that's not the situation at St. Albans, NCS, Sidwell, GDS, Potomac, Maret, Visitation or Gonzaga.[/quote]

Yes we are, by our private jet.  [/quote]

I posted about my kids' school.  We are outside DC area; I meant 30 minutes to an Ivy by car and did NOT post about the jet.  The school's academics are very good, the teachers are excellent and we are not at all unhappy with the education DD has received. Its one of the oldest all-girls schools in the country and shows up well on those lists that attempt to identify the best high schools.

However as we approach the college admissions process (DD is a junior) I am realizing its a bit of a veneer.  I know the families from the classes above us and the details about their hooks (ie kid A is going to Columbia; she is on the same sports team as DD and her dad wears a tattered Columbia hat to all the games. Kid B plays lacrosse and is going to Princeton but is not in honors classes). I guess I am realizing a) how hard it is to get in to the tippy top schools and b) how much privilege really plays a role in the process.

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