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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And the students are not all getting 5s on APs.  Far from it.[/quote]

At what school are all the kids getting 5s on APs?  The point is that there are plenty of classes that are challenging, many of which are in the social sciences and so have a decent amount of writing.

I would also emphasize the extracurricular opportunities that are academic in nature and that have a strong writing component--the Beacon, mock trial, and debate.  Is this the same as mandatory writing requirements that you would get in a private school?  No.  But they are pretty intensive and the feedback kids get (from faculty advisors and their peers) is excellent.

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The PP was referring to the JR kids getting accepted to the Top10 schools...not the general JR population.
Again, 60% of JR students on average score 3 or higher.[/quote]

It is a small minority of JR students getting into the top 10 schools.

Honestly, I think JR kids have an easier time getting into top 10 schools because colleges want public school kids now.  But, I've seen that they are not as prepared when they get to college.  Private school kids write essays all year and research papers once a year starting in 6th grade.  It's new when JR kids have to do it in college, but they figure it out eventually.
Why is this thread focusing on the top 5% of students. The top group of kids (maybe the top 30 students by GPA) would be fine anywhere.
What is JR like for the kid who is not able to handle a course load of 10+ APs. What options do they have. From what I have heard the non AP courses are fairly low level. It would be nice if the honors classes were actually honors[/quote]

Then you heard wrong. I had a top student graduate, who is at a top college, and I have a student there now who is A/B -- probably 70/30. DC loves the classes this year precisely because of the interesting discussion, which DC brings up at dinner. Has 3 APs but really enjoys the 3 electives. The options for college will be in the top 75 colleges based on past students. One of the teachers just started a new policy re cheating this week.

Further, a small number of kids at ANY school get into top-10 schools, which you'd know if you bothered to read the college forum. People on this thread are stupid, SMH. 
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