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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.fcps.edu/news/fcps-high-schools-ranked-among-best-virginia-and-nation-us-news-and-world-report

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/virginia/districts/fairfax-county-public-schools-109481[/quote]

Just curious - what’s the point of these off-topic links? [/quote]

DP here. The top schools on this list are pretty interchangeable with best college outcomes. Sure, McLean may or may not have slightly better or just more kids or more kids posting than Langley but the list is probably right. I think it has more to do with higher SES. Well educated and wealthier parent population with generally produce better results.[/quote]

At the same time, college admissions officers don’t just want to admit kids from the wealthiest school with the highest average SAT scores. Kids from other schools often have more interesting backgrounds and stronger achievements.  [/quote]

Middle class kids can't afford OOS flagships like Michigan, they and the can't afford private universities and SLACS. Schools like Eidson and West Springfield and South County will have more families with HHIs in the 150-250k range for whom those schools aren't an option, so the results will be heavily skewed towrards Virginia schools and cheaper OOS options. That doesn't mean that a kid from a family who can afford 80k a year in one of those high schools isn't positioned just as well as the same kid in Langley. [/quote]
Nearly all T30 privates meet full need, and usually cost even less than UVA for 150-250k HHI families. The hardest part is getting accepted, not affording it. [/quote]

My daughter was a Shipman Scholar at Michigan.  We didn't pay a penny of tuition, and ended up buying her a car and spent extra money for food and entertainment and a great off campus place.  Surely it is not typical to be a Shipman - but it is worth checking out available scholarships.  [/quote]

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