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Maybe, [b]but the Whitman or Churchill kid admitted to a top college generally will feel much more comfortable surrounded by high-achieving peers than the Einstein kid who has been a big fish in the tiny pond. [/b]  At the top university I attended,  the kids from Whitman and Churchill tended to excel, while the kids from Silver Spring struggled and probably would have been better off at U. Md.   I'm sure there are some exceptions, but why take the risk?   [/quote]

Oh please.  I grew up in a hard-luck town and went to a high school that had laughable academics-- much less rigorous than any MCPS high school (it didn't even offer a single AP class).   Yes, I was a big fish in a tiny, cruddy pond.  Yet I didn't struggle at the Ivy League university I got a full scholarship to (in fact I graduated with honors and went on to graduate work) and I loved being surrounded by "high-achieving peers."  Actually the only students who ever made me feel uncomfortable were any number of wealthy, priveleged kids who cared less about learning for its own sake than making money after graduation.  It's true I never fit in with those students, but admit it was a good experience and educational to be exposed to a different social milieu than my own. [/quote]

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