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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think it is that much of a mystery. I know a family exactly like this. If you consider that the big private schools send a good number of kids to the top schools every year, then someone in that class gets to punch that ticket. Let's say the school sends 10 (which is the case at our school). The kids need to be in that top 10 and for very bright kids that is where they end up.
What I would say is that these families have figured out that you need to be in the most rigorous classes, so they figure out the math track in middle school so they go into 9th grade already accelerated. That is the only difference I have noticed. They are also full pay.[/quote]

I have a friend whose kids were accelerated in math at a top NY private school in middle school. It happened because the kids are freaking brilliant at math, not because their parents pulled strings. Will I be surprised when these kids get into an ivy? No. The family is “normal”, doesn’t brag, sweet kids. You’d never know how gifted the kids are unless you can talk about calculus with a 12 year old. [/quote]

Some of these students are very advanced and gifted.  I don't see anything wrong with them being accepted into very competitive institutions.   The MIT math department wants kids that can best take full advantage..what is wrong with that?[/quote]

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