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[quote=Anonymous][quote]On the one hand, I see so many times that X, Y and Z are the best schools (high pass rates, high SATs, not many low performers or poor kids)... and we all want our kids to go to these schools with proven track records (results).

On the other hand, I hear that it is really hard to get into our local state schools (i.e. WM, VT, UVA) from these schools b/c your kids are compared to the other high achieving kids. But, supposedly, it is easier to get into these colleges from the lesser pyramids b/c you look better compared to the other kids in the class.

Sure, if you are a super involved, super smart kid, you'll get attention and invites to great colleges wherever you go. But, what if you are a pretty smart kid who needs good teachers to inspire you and would prefer to avoid a lot of behavior scariness in the peer group.... then what? You won't be among the top kids at the "great" HSs [/quote]

It is not the end of the world to live in VA and go to a school that is not UVA, WM or VT.  Outside of those three schools, students are not going to have to worry too much about comparisons to peers in their own HS.  Buy a house you can afford in a cluster that you like, and encourage your pretty smart kid to do her best.  99.99% of colleges aren't going to have a large pool of applicants from any one VA high school, so they are going to take the grades, test scores and ECs for what they are.  They can't compare your kid to kids from her HS who didn't apply! [/quote]

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