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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can only speak anecdotally, but it seems like DCPS kids (I only know JR and Walls) seem to punch above their weight in college admissions.

I hear horror stories from parents in VA about how their kid was rejected by VT or UVA and their kids have incredible grades, stats, etc...and then I look at the kids I know from JR and Walls getting accepted into those schools with scores, stats, etc. that are nothing incredible.  I don't know what majors kids are applying for which could impact it or what...that is why it is all anecdotal.

We also know a number of parents with kids at SJC and JR and they will make the same comment...that kids that have been friends (or even siblings) and were similar at Deal and have similar classes at JR and SJC and similar test scores...the JR kids seem to get "better" college acceptances.

Perhaps DCPS schools are all considered challenged...I honestly don't know.

One final comment on DC TAG...if you look beyond the expensive state flagships (UVA very expensive OOS...Michigan and Cal schools also expensive OOS), then DC TAG can be meaningful.  There are a number of state flagships like University of Nebraska, University of South Carolina and others that offer in-state tuition as merit inducement for OOS candidates.  In that instance, you receive in-state tuition, plus DC TAG and can attend those schools for very little out-of-pocket $$$s on a net basis.[/quote]

Going to a large DC public school creates a different type of student that one who attended SJC. I wouldn’t assume that they are a lesser choice or less qualified. They’ve had a very different experience and bring that with them. [/quote]

A lot of universities don’t want to deal with students who are NOT able to think critically and thus Catholic school students are often disfavored.  [/quote]

Sorry but did you forget the “not” in that last statement?  Having had an inside look at both the SJC curriculum and the JR curriculum, I can only conclude that it is the high performing JR students who engage in much more rigorous critical thinking during their 4 years of high school.  Not only do SJC students take fewer courses overall (7 instead of 8 each year), one of those is a religion course which is nothing more than catholic indoctrination.  Moreover, the rigidity of catholic schools and  the whole “limited world view” of a religious perspective just gets in the way of developing independent thinkers.  SJC parents may think their students are learning critical thinking, but they are learning it within some very rigid guardrails.  [/quote]

You know nothing about Catholic high schools.[/quote]

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