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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't mean to put a dampener on what sounds like a booster oriented thread, but in interviewing one or two Latin students a year for my Ivy in the past several years, I haven't been blown away by the academics or extra-curriculars they've brought to the table. The top Latin HS students seem to take 3 or 4 AP classes/exams, earning mostly 3-4s.  Hardly anybody seems to take 6+ exams, earning mostly 5s (the minimum that would pass muster at my Ivy).

It's obviously a nice school community, and the kids clearly get a decent education, but [b]they're not shooting for the stars in college admissions yet (although the odd kid still aims high).  They like to see graduates land at East Coast public universities and small liberal arts colleges around the country. [/b] If that's yours scene, terrific. If not, Wilson, Walls and BASIS pretty clearly offer more rigor/college options for high fliers.

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WLPCS was shooting for really generous aid packages, so far as we could see (DC attended WLPCS for middle school during the first years, before everybody continued to high school, but kept in touch with lots of kids there). We heard about lots of kids getting full rides at excellent 2nd-tier schools.

Personally, I think that prioritizing financial aid over Ivies is a great choice. Especially for undergraduate educations for a population that doesn't resemble Sidwell's parent body economically. As you may know, FA is tough for families with incomes over $50,000 (unless we're talking about HYP, but first you have to get in to HYP), and by agreement none of the Ivies offers merit aid.

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