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Anonymous wrote:Do the dc independent schools regularly send kids to wl?

Yes they do.

A very few kids each year, and not the ones who were getting into Yale.

At first glance one would say that this is stating the obvious...but then.....the school wouldn't know who is/is not getting into Yale when they recommend W&L. I would suppse what's meant here is that students who don't qualify for Yale..but then....they would need to go somplace? Point being, not sure what the post is intended to say.

Perhaps, but there is also the fact that W&L does not worship at the altar of diversity to the same extent as Yale do you have a different mix. Everyone is similarly qualified.

So athletes don't get an edge in admissions? The children of alumni? The very wealthy?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do the dc independent schools regularly send kids to wl?

Yes they do.

A very few kids each year, and not the ones who were getting into Yale.

At first glance one would say that this is stating the obvious...but then.....the school wouldn't know who is/is not getting into Yale when they recommend W&L. I would suppse what's meant here is that students who don't qualify for Yale..but then....they would need to go somplace? Point being, not sure what the post is intended to say.

Perhaps, but there is also the fact that W&L does not worship at the altar of diversity to the same extent as Yale do you have a different mix. Everyone is similarly qualified.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do the dc independent schools regularly send kids to wl?

Yes they do.

A very few kids each year, and not the ones who were getting into Yale.

At first glance one would say that this is stating the obvious...but then.....the school wouldn't know who is/is not getting into Yale when they recommend W&L. I would suppse what's meant here is that students who don't qualify for Yale..but then....they would need to go somplace? Point being, not sure what the post is intended to say.

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Anonymous wrote:Do the dc independent schools regularly send kids to wl?

Yes they do.

A very few kids each year, and not the ones who were getting into Yale.

Anonymous wrote:Do the dc independent schools regularly send kids to wl?

Yes they do.

Do the dc independent schools regularly send kids to wl?

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I have a friend who went there and is Jewish from Boston and liked it and his dad went there too. Seems weird to me. W+L has deep south values/vibe.

Anonymous wrote:Curious: how would a secular Jewish kid feel at W&L?

You needn't be Christian to understand the value of a W&L degree.

Have they become better at branding themselves like Chicago? just 10 years ago chicago was running 35-40% acceptance rates...now it's below 10 i believe. To use a markets term, their 'alpha' when it comes to driving acceptance rates lower is higher than the average elite school.

Chicago acceptance rate is somewhat of an anomaly, though, because even though the acceptance rate was higher than most schools of its caliber, it was always a very academically rigorous, self-selecting population. The "uncommon" application served as a barrier to application spam for students who really didn't want to go there. And just because people got in didn't mean they stayed in.

I met a 40-something guy at a cook-out once who told me he went to W&L. He was wearing Lilly Pulitzer pants, and he was not gay.

W&L is secular, so the school is not religious.

I have a friend who went there and is Jewish from Boston and liked it and his dad went there too. Seems weird to me. W+L has deep south values/vibe.

Anonymous wrote:Curious: how would a secular Jewish kid feel at W&L?

The comprehensive "smart rank" ranking

http://colleges.findthebest.com/

Suggests that schools with more balanced values have moved ahead of iconic schools (such as Brown) that have embraced liberal orthodoxy.

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Anonymous wrote:Excellent academics but very conservative and traditional.

The use of the word "but" there suggests you think these are negative attributes?

Well said. Change "but" to "and" for a different perspective.

Curious: how would a secular Jewish kid feel at W&L?

Yes, many would.

If you don't, maybe you've found your school!