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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm black and did pretty well on SATs (almost perfect score on verbal) but I'm also 1st generation American.  There are numerous factors that are associated with lower scores among AAs, such as stereotype threat, less $ to pay for prep courses, families not even realizing prep courses are a thing (like my parents), etc.  I don't think most serious people think that there's like a genetic difference in intelligence between the groups--except, perhaps, the authors of The Bell Curve, lol.[/quote]

Also agree with PP before me.  Lower expectations for AAs are huge too.  Which is why for us it was important to have our kid surrounded by other high-achieving AA kids who are well-prepared for school.  [b]We are at one of the DCPS elementaries already mentioned, but will consider private for high school if we feel that's necessary when the time comes (in lieu of Wilson--a little spooked by talk of the 'Yale or jail' trajectory[/b]).[/quote]

This is us too and my DD is leaving Wilson for Banneker. Too many distractions along with being in the "in" crowd.  [/quote]

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