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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What I mean is that Wilson kids do have some different strengths - not sure if these matter to the Ivy’s but it is a good way to add some color and personality to the incoming freshman college class. Wilson kids are very street smart. [b]They have a good appreciation and understanding of diversity.[/b] The successful ones are very resourceful and good at advocating for themselves. The ones without private college counselors have to navigate the maze of college admissions by themselves. The high achieving kids at Wilson may not have as much advanced content knowledge as the high achieving kids at good suburban and private high schools but they are very tenacious and driven to succeed. [/quote]

They're scrappy!

I'd make this statement about diversity even stronger. Wilson students have a strong fluency in discussing race/socioeconomic relations. It's one thing to read about discrimination or racial inequities in a book. But to see it in your environment and discuss, debate, and try to solve it? It puts them on a totally different level. I say this as an African American parent at Wilson. Many of those students give me hope for the future.[/quote]

Wonderful! How about strong fluency in calculus, statistics, hard sciences, academic research, history, literature, foreign languages etc. Do they have that, like their future competitors, particularly those from China, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore and elsewhere in East Asia rising?  Somehow, learning that discussing race/socioeconomic relations is their strong suit isn't doing much for me.

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Apparently you can't read. The question was about the different strengths of Wilson students. A fluency in discussing and solving racial/socioeconomic disparities was mentioned as ONE of those strengths.  Perhaps you haven't been paying attention but anyone who plans to be successful in the future needs those skills. Funny that you would bring up countries that are pretty homogenous as comparison points.   Maybe homeschool for you is better?[/quote]

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