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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread is ridiculous.   One simply cannot equate college admittances solely to the school itself.  What about the STUDENT????   Regardless of the school, if the STUDENT doesn't have the scores/grades they simply won't get in.  HOWEVER, before the knives come out, keep in mind that YES, there will be some legacies getting in spite of their performance.  Those of course boost the particular school's profile.  Anyone who thinks simply getting into a Big 3 is a ticket into HRP needs to drink some more expensive wine and chill out.  [/quote]

Point is that these are "good" schools -- whether they are NJ publics or DC Top 3 -- that are touting their "good" results -- but when you look at the list, you see too many who are going places out of the top 10/top 25 and you wonder what these schools consider "good."[/quote]
[b]Maybe, just maybe these kids got into excellent programs in 2nd tier colleges. Maybe they got into honors colleges in the same. Maybe they received spectacular merit scholarships and saved their families a lot of money and ensure that future law or medical school will be paid for.
[/b]Or all of the above.[/quote]

right. Also, maybe they went to the school their girlfriend or boyfriend chose to go to.
Or the one closest to home because they felt more comfortable there.
Or the lowest cost option because they didn't want a bunch of debt.
Lots of possible reasons.[/quote]

I'll add on to this:
Who really is to say those schools don't give a good education? You really think a bunch of editors from US News who sit around Georgetown all day have any idea? Are they in the classrooms comparing?  I went to what is considered a top school myself but I don't doubt that you cannot get a good education from a whole variety of places.  I think we all know very smart, capable people who went to no-name colleges.

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