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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.potomacschool.org/academics/college-counseling/matriculation

Huge # going to UVA, Wake Forest, W&M, and surprisingly many going to W&L. Here's the list for Virginia schools:

College of William & Mary (18)
George Mason University
James Madison University (3)
Marymount University
Northern Virginia Community College
Old Dominion University
University of Mary Washington (2)
University of Richmond (2)
University of Virginia (30)
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Tech (6)
Virginia Wesleyan University
Washington and Lee University (11)[/quote]

Parents could have enrolled their kids at Langley or McLean with the same or better results.  This is also for 4 years.  [/quote]

Bingo. Or even better come out to Loudoun. We have similar UVA/WM numbers. [/quote]
No, you don't.[/quote]

I assure you our mediocre, run of the mill public high school sends 7-8 kids to UVA each year. Sorry you wasted all that money. [/quote]
Now run the percentages rather than the number of individuals. [/quote]

I would expect better admissions statistics from a $200k private school. I wonder what would be the most effective use of $200k to maximize elite college admissions: attending a top NOVA public school while spending $200k on tutors, private counselors, test prep, and extracurriculars, or spending that $200k on tuition at Potomac School. The truly wealthy families at Potomac are probably doing both.[/quote]

OP didn’t post the full list. Just VA schools for some weird reason. 
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She linked it and many of us clicked the link. Considering it's 4 years of data, it's shocking how many schools only have 1 student attending. 
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I read the link and was actually impressed with the matriculation results—not something I expected from a school I've always considered mediocre at best. Potomac clearly excels at providing an expensive private education for parents who need that prestige factor, but I'll give credit where it's due: [b]they're actually getting some kids into top-tier schools[/b]. [/quote]

Former Potomac parent here-“they” aren’t doing much of anything. Almost all of the kids getting into Ivys and top 20’s are legacies and athletes, with only a few outliers like class president, debate champions, NMF, Regeneron scholars and the like gaining entry without having the other hooks. Same as it ever was.[/quote]

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