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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm guess all of these my kid did great in college admissions with 9th grade Algebra cheerleaders did not have kids on a STEM path?  Because I am very doubtful that an Ivy (or any top 30 college) wants a 9th grade Algebra student, who never got above Pre-Calc in Engineering, math, physics, computer science, etc.

Another thing I don't get.  If my kid gets a 5 on the AP BC Calculus exam his junior year and hits the high 700s on the math SAT, then takes college level multivariable/ matrix algebra his senior year (check, check, check) at a strong FCPS high school, what makes his As in math worth less than a B- in math from a top private?  Seems like he mastered the material your 9th grade Algebra student did-- plus three additional years worth of material. [/quote]

[b]How do the SATs compare between the top privates and the top publics (including TJ) in this area?[/b]

And to the fcps teacher at the "top" high school whose kids are in a "top" private, are you saying you and your fellow math teachers are substandard?[/quote]

DC's public magnet SAT median score is around 2240 w/ 40% NMSF rate. We are in Moco. I have hard time imagining private kids running circles around them.

I do believe, however, private kids do much better with top tier college admission than most public schools - even the magnets. Colleges love full paying kids and parents with connections. [/quote]

Most college prep schools have about 30% financial aid.  Many of those kids (and not the legacies) are the ones that are in the top of their class.  [b]My friend had 80% financial aid to a private for 10 years and then a free ride to Stanford. [/b] [/quote]

so subsidized by other full pay families. that's great.  [/quote]

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