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[quote=Anonymous][quote]I'm the PP with a child in Latin's MS (the PP who posted about doubling up on math). What the list of schools says to me is that there is a wide range at Latin, which I think is terrific! [b]It is a truly diverse place in all aspects.[/b] I agree that there are many schools on that list where I wouldn't be thrilled to have my child go, but guess what? They won't go to those places if we're not happy with them! There are lots of schools on that list that I'd be delighted with: Brown, William and Mary, Cornell, Wesleyan, Haverford, McGill, Georgetown, UCLA, UMD College Park, U Wisconsin Madison. (There are probably others but I didn't scrutinize the entire list carefully.) On what planet are those schools "mediocre"? Wow.

Also, I can tell you from firsthand knowledge that every year more high achievers are staying from MS and entering the high school, so if the trend continues, I am completely confident that the college acceptances will reflect that more as time goes on. 
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As a fellow Latin parent, I agree with this.  I also think that Latin works at placing kids into schools where the individual child will have the best overall opportunities for future success.  I do not think that it does kids any favors to pressure them to apply, and if accepted, attend, a school which may be a "reach" in terms of both academic pressure and financial cost.  That would benefit the school at cost of the child.    Latin draws from all quadrants of the city.  It has students who have benefitted from the WOTP elementary schools and the myriad enrichment opportunities those school environments provide.  It also has students coming from much weaker ES schools in other parts of the city and often, more challenging life circumstances.  For those students, getting into what the snobs on here characterize as "second tier" liberal arts colleges ---especially if that admissions offer comes couples with significant aid in the form of grants and not loans---is an enormous success story.   [/quote]

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