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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a parent with a child at one of these top 10 schools, let me just say:

These high school rankings are stupid and deeply offensive.[/quote]

+1. I think the ranking of high schools is very stupid. College admissions boards don't care if you went to a highly ranked high school (except to the extent they think you faced challenging circumstances that you overcame), and when you enter the workforce, no one cares what high school you went to.  Depending on the profession, people might care about what college or graduate school you went to, but not your high school. [/quote]

Wrong! UVA takes kids from lower performing schools with lower scores. A kid from SLHS has a better chance of getting in than a kid from OHS with the same scores. A kid from Richmond has a better chance getting in when compared to a kid from NOVA with the same scores.[/quote]

So...how did TJ have more than 150 admits to U. Va. last year, while Wakefield only had 8?  Attending the lower-performing schools may not be quite the path to admission you imply.    [/quote]

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