Anonymous wrote:What these tell me is that a ton of kids at W-L and Yorktown apply where they shouldn’t bother. Look at the UVA numbers and compare that to the size of the class. Some of those kids were never remotely good enough and wasted their money.

Nope. It's that they are in a pool of lots and lots of kids who are equally qualified. Many of these kids who were rejected likely would have been accepted had they attended Podunk HS in rural Virginia, where they might have been a big fish instead of being one of many many little fish in the Arlington schools. This is the downside of a good school system, and the incredibly negative impact of megaschools. UVA is only going to accept just so many kids from a given school. The larger the student body, the less chance your child has of being one of those.

Anonymous wrote:The list is fine. No public school is going to have the outcomes of an elite private filled exclusively with hand-picked kids and the ability to tell any troublemakers to move on.

My takeaway? These kids are applying to a lot of schools!

Having sent my kid to one of those schools, I can tell you that the education was good, but nothing you do is going to change the fact that most kids aren’t all that elite anywhere.

I definitely was surprised to see that the kids from the HS in Bethesda Magazine list apply to a large variety of schools across the country in large numbers. This is less true of the Arlington schools. Some of that can be explained by the strong in-state options in VA, but it’s still a bit surprising given how much wealth there is in Arlington.

What these tell me is that a ton of kids at W-L and Yorktown apply where they shouldn’t bother. Look at the UVA numbers and compare that to the size of the class. Some of those kids were never remotely good enough and wasted their money.

The list is fine. No public school is going to have the outcomes of an elite private filled exclusively with hand-picked kids and the ability to tell any troublemakers to move on.

My takeaway? These kids are applying to a lot of schools!

Having sent my kid to one of those schools, I can tell you that the education was good, but nothing you do is going to change the fact that most kids aren’t all that elite anywhere.

This really shows why UVA is the coin of the realm for parents in that county, with William and Mary a suitable stand in, perhaps, for nerdier kids.

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Anonymous wrote:On the bright side, some good numbers for Emory and Northeastern. NEU accepting 42% of applicants, the class of 2024 should take notice.

Pass.

Well you could always go to UVA or W&M.

Over Northeastern? Could I get that in writing, with a guarantee?

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Anonymous wrote:Are there any apples to apples comparisons out there with FCPS or MoCo?

Bethesda Magazine has this same list for the 5-6 Bethesda/Potomac high schools. It’s on another thread. The numbers look much better for MoCo.

For UVA?

For the good schools.

And the gap for UVA isn't even that big given how much lower the admit rates are for OOS applicants. 27.5% of APS students were admitted (in state) vs 20.5% of Bethesda/Potomac students (out of state).

Well obviously it’s big between in state rate and out of state rate and even more so for Bethesda/Potomac rate.

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Anonymous wrote:On the bright side, some good numbers for Emory and Northeastern. NEU accepting 42% of applicants, the class of 2024 should take notice.

Pass.

Well you could always go to UVA or W&M.

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Anonymous wrote:Are there any apples to apples comparisons out there with FCPS or MoCo?

Bethesda Magazine has this same list for the 5-6 Bethesda/Potomac high schools. It’s on another thread. The numbers look much better for MoCo.

For UVA?

For the good schools.

And the gap for UVA isn't even that big given how much lower the admit rates are for OOS applicants. 27.5% of APS students were admitted (in state) vs 20.5% of Bethesda/Potomac students (out of state).

Why are people surprised. It’s been like this for years. You think people pay for private school because they are stupid?

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Anonymous wrote:Are there any apples to apples comparisons out there with FCPS or MoCo?

Bethesda Magazine has this same list for the 5-6 Bethesda/Potomac high schools. It’s on another thread. The numbers look much better for MoCo.

For UVA?

For the good schools.

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Anonymous wrote:These numbers are truly awful. Of course, it’s great to have UVA as an amazing in state option (and a wonderful option in W&M too), but other than that ...whoa. The best high school in Arlington would be a mediocre high school in FCPS. What is wrong with this school system? There are so many type a people on this county who micromanage their kids’ lives. All for what? Tulane?

McLean HSs weren’t any different when they used to publish their #s.

+1 Seems pretty normal to me. A handful going to Ivies, more to the tier below that, largest numbers to state Us. I don't know what people expect from a solid public high school. And, much of the population there is in the income tier of "can't afford the big-name privates, make too much for significant aid" so they go to the state universities or lower-tier privates that will give big aid.

This is standard for solid public schools in VA. Not in other parts of the country.

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Anonymous wrote:Are there any apples to apples comparisons out there with FCPS or MoCo?

Bethesda Magazine has this same list for the 5-6 Bethesda/Potomac high schools. It’s on another thread. The numbers look much better for MoCo.

For UVA?

Anonymous wrote:On the bright side, some good numbers for Emory and Northeastern. NEU accepting 42% of applicants, the class of 2024 should take notice.

Pass.

Anonymous wrote:Are there any apples to apples comparisons out there with FCPS or MoCo?

Bethesda Magazine has this same list for the 5-6 Bethesda/Potomac high schools. It’s on another thread. The numbers look much better for MoCo.