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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For example, I know kids who graduated from Wilson H.S. and SWW in DC who did well for college acceptance. They would have been 'run of the mill' kids in private.[/quote]

Parent of a "Big 3" student with lots of friends at Wilson and Walls. I know you were trying to be complimentary, but it comes off as patronizing. The students who do well at Walls and Wilson would do equally well at any of the selective private schools.  They certainly wouldn't be run of the mill.  Smart driven children are going to thrive anywhere that they are offered the opportunity to shine, regardless of their parents' ability to pay $40k/year.  [/quote]

+1 -- from another parent of grads/students at Big 3 with friends at Wilson and Walls and Ellington[/quote]

Most students at Wilson, Walls, and Ellington could not get into the "Big 3" but I agree that two students with similar stats going into Sidwell and Walls (for example) would probably have similar success in college admissions since so much depends on the student. They would not, however, finish high school with the same class rank, which is what the previous poster was referring to. The rest of the argument depends on whether you believe that a student with a lower class rank might be crowded out of their college of choice because the college exercises some sort of quota for each school. That seems unlikely.[/quote]

I can't speak to Wilson/Ellington, but you are full of s*** to assert that most students at SWW could not get into the Big 3.  Our DC was admitted to GDS (the only private school she applied to) but turned it down for SWW.  Several of her classmates are similarly situated.  She had a number of middle school friends who went to a Big 3 after not getting back the admissions test phase at SWW.  Get over yourself.  These are the kinds of postings that confirm our DC's view that the private school families are spoiled, entitled, and insufferable.[/quote]

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