Anonymous
Post 05/27/2025 12:42     Subject: Re:The Potomac School Matriculation

Anonymous wrote:looks like a lot of Potomac families are over paying private school tuition.


A lot of Potomac parents didn't go to great colleges but they still became rich. YMMV.
Anonymous
Post 05/27/2025 12:38     Subject: Re:The Potomac School Matriculation

looks like a lot of Potomac families are over paying private school tuition.
Anonymous
Post 05/27/2025 12:29     Subject: The Potomac School Matriculation

Anonymous wrote:This is 4 years' worth of data. OP really should have led with that info.

Doesn't that just make it more significant and reliable...?
Anonymous
Post 05/27/2025 12:28     Subject: Re:The Potomac School Matriculation

This is for the last 4 years. Not this years class.
Anonymous
Post 05/27/2025 12:28     Subject: The Potomac School Matriculation

This is 4 years' worth of data. OP really should have led with that info.
Anonymous
Post 05/27/2025 12:24     Subject: The Potomac School Matriculation

Public schools only:
College of William & Mary (18)
George Mason University
James Madison University (3)
Northern Virginia Community College
Old Dominion University
University of Mary Washington (2)
University of Virginia (30)
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Tech (6)

Ranking:
#1 UVa
#2 WandM
#3 VTech
#4 JMU
#5 UMW
#6 Everyone else
Anonymous
Post 05/27/2025 12:22     Subject: The Potomac School Matriculation

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:https://www.potomacschool.org/academics/college-counseling/matriculation

Huge # going to UVA, Wake Forest, W&M, and surprisingly many going to W&L. Here's the list for Virginia schools:

College of William & Mary (18)
George Mason University
James Madison University (3)
Marymount University
Northern Virginia Community College
Old Dominion University
University of Mary Washington (2)
University of Richmond (2)
University of Virginia (30)
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Tech (6)
Virginia Wesleyan University
Washington and Lee University (11)


Why is that surprising? (I don't know anything about W&L)

Why did you only include VA colleges?

Because those are the schools Potomac kids are probably in-state for.


OP included private schools too.
Anonymous
Post 05/27/2025 12:22     Subject: The Potomac School Matriculation

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:https://www.potomacschool.org/academics/college-counseling/matriculation

Huge # going to UVA, Wake Forest, W&M, and surprisingly many going to W&L. Here's the list for Virginia schools:

College of William & Mary (18)
George Mason University
James Madison University (3)
Marymount University
Northern Virginia Community College
Old Dominion University
University of Mary Washington (2)
University of Richmond (2)
University of Virginia (30)
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Tech (6)
Virginia Wesleyan University
Washington and Lee University (11)


W&L is a T20 LAC that's in VA. Unless that number was like 1 or 2 historically, not too surprised.

Richmond is just a few ranking spots away and almost none going to Richmond, though.
Anonymous
Post 05/27/2025 12:18     Subject: The Potomac School Matriculation

Wow, almost none going to JMU. So much for the hype.
Anonymous
Post 05/27/2025 12:18     Subject: The Potomac School Matriculation

Anonymous wrote:https://www.potomacschool.org/academics/college-counseling/matriculation

Huge # going to UVA, Wake Forest, W&M, and surprisingly many going to W&L. Here's the list for Virginia schools:

College of William & Mary (18)
George Mason University
James Madison University (3)
Marymount University
Northern Virginia Community College
Old Dominion University
University of Mary Washington (2)
University of Richmond (2)
University of Virginia (30)
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Tech (6)
Virginia Wesleyan University
Washington and Lee University (11)


Parents could have enrolled their kids at Langley or McLean with the same or better results. This is also for 4 years.
Anonymous
Post 05/27/2025 12:17     Subject: The Potomac School Matriculation

Anonymous wrote:https://www.potomacschool.org/academics/college-counseling/matriculation

Huge # going to UVA, Wake Forest, W&M, and surprisingly many going to W&L. Here's the list for Virginia schools:

College of William & Mary (18)
George Mason University
James Madison University (3)
Marymount University
Northern Virginia Community College
Old Dominion University
University of Mary Washington (2)
University of Richmond (2)
University of Virginia (30)
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Tech (6)
Virginia Wesleyan University
Washington and Lee University (11)


W&L is a T20 LAC that's in VA. Unless that number was like 1 or 2 historically, not too surprised.
Anonymous
Post 05/27/2025 12:15     Subject: The Potomac School Matriculation

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:https://www.potomacschool.org/academics/college-counseling/matriculation

Huge # going to UVA, Wake Forest, W&M, and surprisingly many going to W&L. Here's the list for Virginia schools:

College of William & Mary (18)
George Mason University
James Madison University (3)
Marymount University
Northern Virginia Community College
Old Dominion University
University of Mary Washington (2)
University of Richmond (2)
University of Virginia (30)
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Tech (6)
Virginia Wesleyan University
Washington and Lee University (11)


Why is that surprising? (I don't know anything about W&L)

Why did you only include VA colleges?

Because those are the schools Potomac kids are probably in-state for.
Anonymous
Post 05/27/2025 12:15     Subject: The Potomac School Matriculation

So?
Anonymous
Post 05/27/2025 12:15     Subject: The Potomac School Matriculation

Anonymous wrote:https://www.potomacschool.org/academics/college-counseling/matriculation

Huge # going to UVA, Wake Forest, W&M, and surprisingly many going to W&L. Here's the list for Virginia schools:

College of William & Mary (18)
George Mason University
James Madison University (3)
Marymount University
Northern Virginia Community College
Old Dominion University
University of Mary Washington (2)
University of Richmond (2)
University of Virginia (30)
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Tech (6)
Virginia Wesleyan University
Washington and Lee University (11)


Why is that surprising? (I don't know anything about W&L)

Why did you only include VA colleges?
Anonymous
Post 05/27/2025 12:10     Subject: The Potomac School Matriculation

https://www.potomacschool.org/academics/college-counseling/matriculation

Huge # going to UVA, Wake Forest, W&M, and surprisingly many going to W&L. Here's the list for Virginia schools:

College of William & Mary (18)
George Mason University
James Madison University (3)
Marymount University
Northern Virginia Community College
Old Dominion University
University of Mary Washington (2)
University of Richmond (2)
University of Virginia (30)
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Tech (6)
Virginia Wesleyan University
Washington and Lee University (11)