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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our kids are at a small, rigorous private school (150 kids per year) in a large city that's not in DMV.

It's pretty sought after in our city to get into, 90% of applicants apparently get rejected. You pretty much have to be an A student in middle school with lots of ECs and passions to get in. So you can imagine it's hard to be in the top 10% or event top 25% of this student body.

The course load is very stimulating and difficult. The papers feel like my college papers (I went to Ivy undergrad). It is hard to get an A. They don't purchase AP curriculums from the College Board, but make their own versions that our in-state colleges treat as comparable to AP in terms of rigor.

We're very happy with the education and college prep our kids are getting but [b]we realize it will be better to focus on colleges that know our HS well since they'll have the right context for our grading system (no inflation) and rigor.[/b]

I'd suggest you [b]work with your college counselor to identify the list of colleges that are what your child is looking for, and that knows the rigor and depth of your school.[[/b]/quote]

Agree with this 100%. Our kid's private school sounds similar. [/quote]

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