Anonymous
Post 07/17/2015 09:52     Subject: Which PG school (public or private) puts kids on Ivy track best?
Anonymous wrote:AA kids at IVY (and any top schools) are viewed/assumed as beneficiary of AAction and not merit based.


How is this relevant to this discussion at all?
Anonymous
Post 07/17/2015 09:50     Subject: Which PG school (public or private) puts kids on Ivy track best?
AA kids at IVY (and any top schools) are viewed/assumed as beneficiary of AAction and not merit based.
Anonymous
Post 07/17/2015 09:46     Subject: Which PG school (public or private) puts kids on Ivy track best?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Huh, what do the above answers mean?

It means that it's a pointless conversation because as the past two PPs have pointed out, it's less about where you go and more about the individual student's drive, desire to attend an Ivy, and their accomplishments.


I don't fully agree. The high school does matter a lot. There is a reason schools like TJ in Alexandria have such a good reputation. But, yes the kid still needs to to have the drive and desire.
Anonymous
Post 07/16/2015 20:58     Subject: Which PG school (public or private) puts kids on Ivy track best?
Anonymous wrote:Huh, what do the above answers mean?

It means that it's a pointless conversation because as the past two PPs have pointed out, it's less about where you go and more about the individual student's drive, desire to attend an Ivy, and their accomplishments.
Anonymous
Post 07/16/2015 20:48     Subject: Which PG school (public or private) puts kids on Ivy track best?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It's not always where you go, but what you accomplish. Believe it or not, there are students who attended Flowers High School, presumably the science tech program, and got into Harvard. In addition to excellent grades and test scores, artistic and sports gifts or talents, contribute to college acceptance. Including Ivy League.


Flowers science and tech program sent someone to MIT


Heck I went to Duval one of my classmates went to Cornell, another Colgate
Anonymous
Post 07/16/2015 20:47     Subject: Which PG school (public or private) puts kids on Ivy track best?
Anonymous wrote:It's not always where you go, but what you accomplish. Believe it or not, there are students who attended Flowers High School, presumably the science tech program, and got into Harvard. In addition to excellent grades and test scores, artistic and sports gifts or talents, contribute to college acceptance. Including Ivy League.


Flowers science and tech program sent someone to MIT
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2015 18:58     Subject: Which PG school (public or private) puts kids on Ivy track best?
It's not always where you go, but what you accomplish. Believe it or not, there are students who attended Flowers High School, presumably the science tech program, and got into Harvard. In addition to excellent grades and test scores, artistic and sports gifts or talents, contribute to college acceptance. Including Ivy League.
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2015 17:34     Subject: Which PG school (public or private) puts kids on Ivy track best?
I went to Roosevelt science and tech class of 04 and quite a few of my S/T classmates attended Ivy League schools.
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2015 17:32     Subject: Which PG school (public or private) puts kids on Ivy track best?
Huh, what do the above answers mean?
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2015 17:26     Subject: Which PG school (public or private) puts kids on Ivy track best?
Anonymous wrote:Let's not.


+1
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2015 16:10     Subject: Which PG school (public or private) puts kids on Ivy track best?
Let's not.
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2015 16:06     Subject: Re:Which PG school (public or private) puts kids on Ivy track best?
For privates likely Seton/DeMatha with a hook like a sport.
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2015 16:05     Subject: Which PG school (public or private) puts kids on Ivy track best?
Likely Eleanor Roosevelt science and tech
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2015 12:29     Subject: Re:Which PG school (public or private) puts kids on Ivy track best?
Where did Michael Steele send his kids?
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2015 12:21     Subject: Which PG school (public or private) puts kids on Ivy track best?
Any of you have any success stories?