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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I actually find DCUM college forum to be a reflection of a section or a fragment of the reality we saw at Whitman HS in Bethesda.

There are kids who are way, waaay more accomplished in terms of what they are getting done than you hear about on this board. The reason is that the parents are protecting their interests and not spreading ideas. Whereas their kid has to push really hard with extraordinary extras and very early academic achievements to be something seen as above and beyond the "standard" straight A student who plays violin in the orchestra and is the captain of some expensive sport.

I learned a lot from just tiny bits of information that my DD picked up when she was in MS and HS and we catered it to her interests and ambitions in a way that put her top of her class when she graduated and went to a top 10 college (attending now).

So take what you can I say - there's plenty to be learned here if you can spot and put aside some of the bragging / inconsistencies and fabrications. [/quote]

I have 2 kids who have gone through Whitman. What we noticed then was the kids who ended up at Ivies were legacies or athletic recruits or both. Some even straight up lied about race and EC’s to get into top schools. [/quote]

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