Last year, one girl at Holton got into pretty much all the Ivies, but chose Spelman with full scholarship. How are we counting for such cases in your « statistics »?

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Anonymous wrote:It varies year yo year but I do keep an eye on Potomac vs Holton. Potomac is markedly stronger, controlling for female vs female

Wrong! Holton has much better results. Too many Potomac grads go to UVA -- they could have saved $$ + gone to any public h.s.

last 4 year

Holton avg 77 students-
Harvard - 5
Yale - 2
Princeton - 4
Stanford - 3
calTech - 0

Holton avg 108 studnet -
Harvard - 12
Yale - 3
Princeton - 4
Stanford - 8
calTech - 1

statistically more Potomac kids going to elite universities.

Nobody got into Columbia, Dartmouth, UPenn? What about top SLACs?

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Anonymous wrote:It varies year yo year but I do keep an eye on Potomac vs Holton. Potomac is markedly stronger, controlling for female vs female

Wrong! Holton has much better results. Too many Potomac grads go to UVA -- they could have saved $$ + gone to any public h.s.

Potomac sends too many to a top 25 university (with top 10 law school and top 15 mba) in a vibrant and scenic college town where most get the benefits if in-state tuition. How dare they!

I’d be freaking ecstatic for my DC to get in.

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks. DD is actually leaning towards Madeira for a few reasons. I am trying to get behind it but I’m worried about college admissions.

Madeira is a great school. So is Potomac. I think the difference in college admissions is more about the kids who are admitted that an admissions bump due to the school. I’d let her choose.

I am a Potomac parent, but one of kids who are not in this bucket that everyone is aspiring to and we didn't choose Potomac for the college admissions but for the education. That's just my disclaimer. With that said, other than the Stanford admits and maybe one Harvard one in the last two years, pretty much all the Ivy and Top 10 (multiple Duke, Penn, NW) are based on academics--not athletics, legacy, or in most cases URM. Would those same students have gotten in from public? Maybe, but people on this board should not assume those students got in due to legacy and athletics (athletics are a complete joke at Potomac). They are just straight up smart, hard-working, very impressive kids. And OP: that can be very hard on average kids like mine by the way. They set the tone and it is a pressure cooker due to the high level academics (people who don't know anything about it, just shouldn't comment). Madeira is less intense, but does have slighly less "impressive" college acceptances.

Anonymous wrote:Thanks. DD is actually leaning towards Madeira for a few reasons. I am trying to get behind it but I’m worried about college admissions.

Madeira is a great school. So is Potomac. I think the difference in college admissions is more about the kids who are admitted that an admissions bump due to the school. I’d let her choose.

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Anonymous wrote:It varies year yo year but I do keep an eye on Potomac vs Holton. Potomac is markedly stronger, controlling for female vs female

Wrong! Holton has much better results. Too many Potomac grads go to UVA -- they could have saved $$ + gone to any public h.s.

Do you have any clue how competitive UVA is for northern Virginia applicants?

I know about UVA, but it is not aspirational for parents paying huge bucks for private.

Umm, yes it is. I’m a Potomac parent and I know lots of families who have wanted UVA from the beginning. I would be thrilled if one of my kids ended up there.

From what I have heard Madeira seems a bit chiller and a more enjoyable HS experience? Potomac sounds like a pressure cooker for no reason at all.

I really wouldn’t look at Ivy admissions as a deciding factor, as much of it is based on legacy, URM, athletics.

(Btw no skin in the game for me, I have a LS child)

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It varies year yo year but I do keep an eye on Potomac vs Holton. Potomac is markedly stronger, controlling for female vs female

Wrong! Holton has much better results. Too many Potomac grads go to UVA -- they could have saved $$ + gone to any public h.s.

Do you have any clue how competitive UVA is for northern Virginia applicants?

I know about UVA, but it is not aspirational for parents paying huge bucks for private.

Methinks you are the UVA hater on the Colleges & Universities thread. Hi, hater!

last 4 year

Holton avg 77 students-
Harvard - 5
Yale - 2
Princeton - 4
Stanford - 3
calTech - 0

Potomac avg 108 studnet -
Harvard - 12
Yale - 3
Princeton - 4
Stanford - 8
calTech - 1

statistically more Potomac kids going to elite universities.

Fixed it.

OP, if your DD loves the feel of Madeira I worry she would be miserable at pressure cooker schools like Potomac or Holton. I say let her choose and relax about college admissions.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It varies year yo year but I do keep an eye on Potomac vs Holton. Potomac is markedly stronger, controlling for female vs female

Wrong! Holton has much better results. Too many Potomac grads go to UVA -- they could have saved $$ + gone to any public h.s.

last 4 year

Holton avg 77 students-
Harvard - 5
Yale - 2
Princeton - 4
Stanford - 3
calTech - 0

Holton avg 108 studnet -
Harvard - 12
Yale - 3
Princeton - 4
Stanford - 8
calTech - 1

statistically more Potomac kids going to elite universities.

Going out on a limb here: you've never taking a course in statistics.

taken...you've never taken a course in...

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It varies year yo year but I do keep an eye on Potomac vs Holton. Potomac is markedly stronger, controlling for female vs female

Wrong! Holton has much better results. Too many Potomac grads go to UVA -- they could have saved $$ + gone to any public h.s.

last 4 year

Holton avg 77 students-
Harvard - 5
Yale - 2
Princeton - 4
Stanford - 3
calTech - 0

Holton avg 108 studnet -
Harvard - 12
Yale - 3
Princeton - 4
Stanford - 8
calTech - 1

statistically more Potomac kids going to elite universities.

Going out on a limb here: you've never taking a course in statistics.

Hotlon -> 14/(77x4) = 4.5% to HYPS
Potomac -> 27/(108x4) = 5.8% to HYPS

thanks for the lesson

Anonymous wrote:The ‘21 college list for Madeira was pretty impressive. Is it posted on their website?

I found this….
https://www.madeira.org/academics/college-counseling/college-destinations-3-madeira/

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks. DD is actually leaning towards Madeira for a few reasons. I am trying to get behind it but I’m worried about college admissions.

The nice thing about Madeira is that it starts at ninth grade. Otherwise the other schools are better.

Not according to recently published rankings. Madeira ranks higher than Potomac.

https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-private-high-schools/s/virginia/

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks. DD is actually leaning towards Madeira for a few reasons. I am trying to get behind it but I’m worried about college admissions.

The nice thing about Madeira is that it starts at ninth grade. Otherwise the other schools are better.

Not according to recently published rankings. Madeira ranks higher than Potomac.