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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]College placement stats for "Walls" are fantastic...

http://www.swwhs.org/student-news/college-matriculation/[/quote]

It's a shame they haven't updated these.  My DC graduated from SWW last year and after seeing some snarky comments about the college admissions rates, I looked up three years' worth of data on Naviance.  Roughly 6-8% of the class over the past three years has been admitted to an Ivy, including the full range of HYP.  The numbers were especially impressive to me because most of them were *not* ED, because many of the kids can't afford to apply without being able to compare financial aid packages and don't have a legacy boost.  I did a quick search but can't find my original post, while included specific #s. [/quote]

I second this. I know kids from the last three graduating classes and two from about 5-6 years ago that declined top schools because they couldn't afford to enroll. 3 of these kids ended up at GW. Two of them were truly exceptional students and are now in excellent PhD programs. So counting "HYP" admits (hate that asinine shorthand) is stupid, not to mention comparing these stats to those from schools like Sidwell and GDS where most parents can afford to send their children anywhere they get in. I would know, I am one of those parents. [/quote]

Could a SWW parent here please post the last three years SWW college acceptance list? That would be so helpful![/quote]

The only point of admissions data is so you know that IF your kid has the chops, they could get in because those colleges have accepted students from that school before. This means, if your kid has the chops, they can get into those college from ANY high school in the area. So choose the high school for the high school. Colleges are choosing the kid for the kid, not because of where they go to high school.[/quote]

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