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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How many kids from Yorktown's Class of 2017 ended up at Ivies?[/quote]

Curious why you think this is a relevant measuring stick? In your world, acceptance to an ivy may be a measure of success, but that is hardly a universal ambition.[/quote]

I'm not PP, but I do think this "Ivy or UVA or bust" mentality is fairly prevalent among families who've stretched to afford homes in the "best" school boundaries, to give their kids a perceived leg up in college admissions, and thus life. It's pretty foolish, but to deny that this sentiment exists, or to minimize it, is just naive.

The most ridiculous thing of all is that it really doesn't matter. MC and UMC kids from this area, whose families can afford single family homes in Arlington, but who don't get into top schools, are still going to do better than pretty much 99% of all kids in the US with very minimal effort. That's the real tragedy: that financial security and success has very little to do with merit, here and across our country. [/quote]

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