Anonymous wrote:STA must have recruited a few academic and intellectual ringers in the out years to boost or jack up overall performance. Smart move.

Um, what? All of these kids have been there since 9th grade or earlier. STA does always have some strong students enter at ninth grade--that is a competitive entry year--but that's normal at these schools and it would be stretching things to call the entering ninth graders "ringers."

Honestly, these are poor indicators of quality of education. The selection bias (literally) is huge, and the same is true for TJ. You admit a smarter class, you get better scores. Show me the school without a strong admission criteria and which draws from an average population demographically and achieves these results and I am impressed.

Tell your story the private schools, colleges and universities in our land.

Honestly, these are poor indicators of quality of education. The selection bias (literally) is huge, and the same is true for TJ. You admit a smarter class, you get better scores. Show me the school without a strong admission criteria and which draws from an average population demographically and achieves these results and I am impressed.

STA must have recruited a few academic and intellectual ringers in the out years to boost or jack up overall performance. Smart move.

Anonymous wrote:Smart senior class at STA this year! 14 National Merit Semifinalists and another 24 National Merit Commended Students, out of a class size of about 90, I think.

Senior class is 82, but usually around 75

To the fragile egos and the illiterati, if they indeed can do the math, this represents a 2 fold increase (e.g., 100 percent) -- the very definition of a blip. Rational thinking thrumps emotional outbursts

Sounds like they could benefit from a little scripted, cut and paste remedial education at TJs or Blair.

But who said it's a blip? (I don't mean which PP. I mean, how are these results far off other years?)
Last year it was something like 7 NMSFs -- the school didn't wig out and neither should people on DCUM.

Let's think of it this way: imagine if STA doubled the entrance class in Class.

To the fragile egos and the illiterati, if they indeed can do the math, this represents a 2 fold increase (e.g., 100 percent) -- the very definition of a blip. Rational thinking thrumps emotional outbursts

Anonymous wrote:But who said it's a blip? (I don't mean which PP. I mean, how are these results far off other years?)

Last year it was something like 7 NMSFs -- the school didn't wig out and neither should people on DCUM.

Fragile egos

Anonymous wrote:But who said it's a blip? (I don't mean which PP. I mean, how are these results far off other years?)

Somebody who is out to trash the school and can't take the high road and be happy for a job well done.

But who said it's a blip? (I don't mean which PP. I mean, how are these results far off other years?)

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting blip in 2010!

Why is that necessary??

Parents with more than one kid or teachers will all tell you that the academic strength of a graduating class can vary widely from year to year; it's not controversial nor surprising when it happens.

Anonymous wrote:Interesting blip in 2010!

Why is that necessary??