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Anonymous wrote:I don't think UVA is any less competitive than getting into an Ivy school. Especially Cornell which is also a state school. Apparently if you go to a less competitive school you might have better luck getting in since you stand out more, but that is just a rumor.

I don't disagree that UVA is any worse than Cornell in terms of academics. Cornell is not a state school. That is a false statement.

DH and I are both from states where the state schools were not ranked as high as state schools like UVA and UMich. People used to say all the time that U of X was just as good as Cornell. The people who reside in the state may want to believe it but I don't think anyone out of state would think so. I never met anyone who attended UVA until I moved to Virginia. I never knew it was ranked high on us news until I got here.

because you didn't know that is important? people who count know it is ranked high. such a stupid post. "you expect no less than UVA". So if your kids go to W&M or Virginia Tech you are going to disown them??? Look at the average income for graduates of all of those schools.

Anonymous wrote:I don't think UVA is any less competitive than getting into an Ivy school. Especially Cornell which is also a state school. Apparently if you go to a less competitive school you might have better luck getting in since you stand out more, but that is just a rumor.

I don't disagree that UVA is any worse than Cornell in terms of academics. Cornell is not a state school. That is a false statement.

DH and I are both from states where the state schools were not ranked as high as state schools like UVA and UMich. People used to say all the time that U of X was just as good as Cornell. The people who reside in the state may want to believe it but I don't think anyone out of state would think so. I never met anyone who attended UVA until I moved to Virginia. I never knew it was ranked high on us news until I got here.

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Anonymous wrote:

Overall, a kid who does well at Edison may have an advantage at U.Va admissions over someone at Langley. To my knowledge, Edison doesn't have a track record of sending a lot of kids to Ivies. But the Ivies are a crap shoot these days, with admissions rates under 10%. Planning one's life around getting a kid admitted to one is a risky proposition, and there are many great schools out there. Relax!

How do you figure? That doesn't even make sense. Are you suggesting that an admission's office looks at an application and goes, "oh, well, this one excelled DESPITE the conditions at Edison, so let's take it."

Doesn't work that way. That's like the people who cynically send their kids to TC Williams believing the "survival" factor gives them a leg up. Yes people do think this way. I've had the conversation before. On here, no less.

That said, Edison isn't TC Williams.

What do you mean when you say Edison isn't TC Williams?

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How do you figure? That doesn't even make sense. Are you suggesting that an admission's office looks at an application and goes, "oh, well, this one excelled DESPITE the conditions at Edison, so let's take it."

Doesn't work that way. That's like the people who cynically send their kids to TC Williams believing the "survival" factor gives them a leg up. Yes people do think this way. I've had the conversation before. On here, no less.

That said, Edison isn't TC Williams.

Admissions offices follow a variety of different approaches. Some may indeed give the advantage to the Edison student in a tie-breaker situation.

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Overall, a kid who does well at Edison may have an advantage at U.Va admissions over someone at Langley. To my knowledge, Edison doesn't have a track record of sending a lot of kids to Ivies. But the Ivies are a crap shoot these days, with admissions rates under 10%. Planning one's life around getting a kid admitted to one is a risky proposition, and there are many great schools out there. Relax!

How do you figure? That doesn't even make sense. Are you suggesting that an admission's office looks at an application and goes, "oh, well, this one excelled DESPITE the conditions at Edison, so let's take it."

Doesn't work that way. That's like the people who cynically send their kids to TC Williams believing the "survival" factor gives them a leg up. Yes people do think this way. I've had the conversation before. On here, no less.

That said, Edison isn't TC Williams.

Anonymous wrote:"How BAD is Edison High School?"
Are you kidding??? Could your question be more loaded? I guess if there are kids who don't look like yours or speak the same language, it must be sub-par. Do everyone a favor and stay where you are.

And to the pp who attended an Ivy league school. You should probably divorce your husband because he wants your kids to attend schools with diversity and prefers to spend less time commuting and more time with family. Sounds like a horrible guy. Ditch him and find a dude who lives in McLean.

Gratuitous slap at McLean. Many of us who live here do so in order to spend less time commuting and more time with family, and not to bash people who live in other communities.

Overall, a kid who does well at Edison may have an advantage at U.Va admissions over someone at Langley. To my knowledge, Edison doesn't have a track record of sending a lot of kids to Ivies. But the Ivies are a crap shoot these days, with admissions rates under 10%. Planning one's life around getting a kid admitted to one is a risky proposition, and there are many great schools out there. Relax!

Anonymous wrote:"How BAD is Edison High School?"
Are you kidding??? Could your question be more loaded? I guess if there are kids who don't look like yours or speak the same language, it must be sub-par. Do everyone a favor and stay where you are.

And to the pp who attended an Ivy league school. You should probably divorce your husband because he wants your kids to attend schools with diversity and prefers to spend less time commuting and more time with family. Sounds like a horrible guy. Ditch him and find a dude who lives in McLean.

Every Fairfax County ranking has Edison in the bottom tier. It was not intended to be a loaded question.

Our kids are young and most people we meet seem to plan on moving before middle school.

You don't have to move -- just place out for the AP program.

Our babysitter gradued from Edison. Seemed like a fine school, with a lot of seemless diversity. Great kids. A lot of them were lifeguards at our pool. Never heard a bad word about the place.

"How BAD is Edison High School?"
Are you kidding??? Could your question be more loaded? I guess if there are kids who don't look like yours or speak the same language, it must be sub-par. Do everyone a favor and stay where you are.

And to the pp who attended an Ivy league school. You should probably divorce your husband because he wants your kids to attend schools with diversity and prefers to spend less time commuting and more time with family. Sounds like a horrible guy. Ditch him and find a dude who lives in McLean.

I don't think UVA is any less competitive than getting into an Ivy school. Especially Cornell which is also a state school. Apparently if you go to a less competitive school you might have better luck getting in since you stand out more, but that is just a rumor.

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Anonymous wrote:We are trying to decide if we should move. Our house is zoned for Edison High. I drive by the school everyday and it looks fine. Most people we know seem to move before or during early elementary. If a child is motivated and does well there, is it safe to expect him to get into a decent college? I would want and expect our kids to go to at least UVA.

Is there a place where I can see where last year's graduating class went to college?

Please move. You sound like you belong elsewhere.

DH and I are both ivy league educated. I attended a supposedly top high school in a very wealthy area. I didn't particularly think my high school was that great. However, if you graduated top 10% of the class, you got into Cornell.

DH went to a very average high school, probably somewhat similar to Edison. The top 3 kids went to ivy league schools. The rest of the school went to state schools. The school district was very poor but it happened to be poor white people and everyone spoke English.

I want to move but am having a hard time convincing DH. We live in one of the more expensive houses in the area. We bought our house expecting to send our kids to private school. DH does not want to give up his short commute. We could afford to move to McLean or Arlington. DH doesn't want to. He prefers our children to attend schools with diversity. He also seems to think our kids will have a better shot at getting into an ivy if they are at a school like Edison vs TJ or Langley.

Anonymous wrote:We are trying to decide if we should move. Our house is zoned for Edison High. I drive by the school everyday and it looks fine. Most people we know seem to move before or during early elementary. If a child is motivated and does well there, is it safe to expect him to get into a decent college? I would want and expect our kids to go to at least UVA.

Is there a place where I can see where last year's graduating class went to college?

Please move. You sound like you belong elsewhere.

We are trying to decide if we should move. Our house is zoned for Edison High. I drive by the school everyday and it looks fine. Most people we know seem to move before or during early elementary. If a child is motivated and does well there, is it safe to expect him to get into a decent college? I would want and expect our kids to go to at least UVA.

Is there a place where I can see where last year's graduating class went to college?