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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a former college admissions officer and the parent of 4 kids who have graduated from or are current students at another DC-area independent school.  On the basis of this experience, which includes 3 times through the college application process with our older kids, I would respectfully suggest that matriculation lists are a pretty useless measure of whether a school is a good match for your child.  A matriculation list will tell you nothing about which students were hook applicants (e.g., development cases, legacies, recruited athletes, URM candidates), nor will it tell you anything about the strength of the school's college counseling program.  More fundamentally, it will not tell you anything about how well-prepared these students are for college.

I would also note that at every school in this area -- including the very selective school my children attend/ed -- there are some kids who are academic high-flyers, others who are smack in the middle of the class, and still others who are struggling.  Choosing a school should really be about your child's needs and whether a particular school can offer your child the opportunities and resources to thrive.  That is a very individual assessment and metrics based on AP tests, SAT scores and matriculation stats don't yield much in the way of helpful insights.  [/quote]

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