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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The parents school are the biggest indicator of who gets in where. For the most part kids are following in their parents footsteps, if you went to an Ivy your kid will end up at the equivalent school or slightly lower. In our community, I haven’t see a senior end up at a school ranked higher than their parent’s alma mater .[/quote]

I agree with this - it does seem to be the case coming from private independent![/quote]

It has gotten much harder to get into top ranked colleges than it used to be simply because a lot more people are applying now. Much less impressive to have gone to an Ivy 30+ years ago than it would be now. Competition is tougher. When I was applying to college in the 1990s, a lot of my peers were first in their families to attend college and many set their sights much lower and stayed local to the midsize city public u or went to state flagship. Now that my kids are applying to college, that is no longer the case and kids are applying far and wide and it’s much more competitive.[/quote]

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