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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tulane, Miami, Richmond, Pitt[/quote]

Pitt is a surprisingly big at TJ. Apparently you will get in. And you will get good merit aid. The last year I saw 85 kids applied and 82 got in.  And a surprising number attended. I don’t have it in front of me now. Someone in the guidance department is plugging Pitt hard. Or it is a really good got to safety engineering school (not parenting a kid who wants engineering, so I never dig into this).  Pitt is my big surprise in the TJ numbers. You look down the list of top admitting schools, and it is U A, VT, WM, VC, and Pitt.  One of these things is not like the others.

Also Ohio State and [b]Purdue and out. [/b]Georgia Tech always surprises me with how few kids go. A lot get in.  No one ever attends (I think 1 kid last year). And it is an excellent school. Not sure why. [/quote]

Why is Purdue out?[/quote]

PP, and it’s not.  That’s a typo. Sorry.

And the thing is, TJ kids do get into GA Tech. In 2016 (which is my most recent college release from TJ). 42 kids got in. 1 attended.  61 got into Michigan, which US News ranks a couple slots lower. And something like 20 kids went.  And it’s not entirely merit aid. I know several kids who are going to Michigan with no merit aid. So why not GA Tech?  I am genuinely curious, because it is a great school. [/quote]

Smart kids don’t necessarily pick the higher ranked school out of 2 schools that are ticks apart. It’s about fit. Here are a few reasons that some  MAY choose not to Attend Georgia tech. For others these may not matter or there could be  other factors pushing MI up for them.

It’s in the south
50+% male
It’s inner city/crime rate
It’s tech focused (not all TJ grads want a tech school)
Slightly lower graduation rate
Surroundings  /university town  
Distance from DC[/quote]

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