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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC's high school (not A/E but similar) had some sort of odd deal with Georgetown, to the extent that the school's scattergram for Georgetown showed a 100% acceptance rate above a certain GPA threshold (which was approximately the 70th percentile). Pretty much every kid got funneled into applying there so that if they didn't get an Ivy, the school could still have them listed as attending Georgetown on their matriculation list[/quote]

Georgetown has a clear line on our scattergram too. But the school doesn't funnel anyone there. The kids just know it's their "I'd be happy there" safety if they're over that line. As a result, [b]there's a big cohort of kids from our HS there and they really take care of each other - easier time getting into clubs etc. IT's a really great and lucky outcome for kids who are not even top 25%[/b]. At our HS at least, there's a feeling of, this is what we got for being at this HS - a backdoor into some of these good colleges.[/quote]

🤦‍♀️ @ bolded text. The kids from these schools are the ones who made college clubs a competitive process — so they could get their loser friends in and keep brilliant public school kids out. [/quote]

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