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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]SAM2, usually your posts are pretty reasonable and credible.  But here you're just wrong - check the archives.  Having said that, 19:58 is right about most of what she or he says.  It is just one metric, and the OP should look broadly at what both schools offer.  Both have strengths and weaknesses.[/quote]
I'm not sure what you'd want me to check in the archives -- can you please explain?  All I know is that when I look at the names of the AMC commended students from Sidwell for the past few years, the majority of the names I see are not traditionally Asian-sounding.  And when I look at other schools, I see similar numbers of Asian-sounding names in the lists of commended students.  It certainly could conceivably be true that some of the Sidwell commended students were from China (and I don't know anything about Sidwell's math program so I can't say), but it's pretty clear there are plenty of non-exchange students getting those scores.

I agree with your other point about these numbers being just one metric, and not the best one for comparing schools.  Both of these schools are excellent, so there's really no need to squabble over details.  I just find the claim about Chinese ringers to sound a bit ridiculous, particularly in light of the name lists I've reviewed.[/quote]

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