Anonymous wrote:Again… this is just gross.

I love the criticism. Parents (like me) in their early 40’s…. College admissions is completely different now. For example UPenn has almost 60,000 applications now. Penn’s acceptance rate in the late 90’s was over 20%. Now it’s single digits. And this data is self-reported so not entirely accurate especially with the rise of common app and test-optional admissions which greatly increased application numbers at many top schools.

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Anonymous wrote:APS kids exemplify what Ivies don't need to look hard for: UMC kids who are above-average but not exceptional and disproportionately White.

No surprise they take a battering in the Ivy admissions process.

"Take a battering"????
Just how many students from one district SHOULD be getting accepted to the Ivies?

One might like to see admissions rates from APS at least consistent with the overall admissions rates.

Oh well. There’s always JMU.

Where are the overall admission rates?

DP. I think the poster probably looked at the admission rates published by the individual schools and thinks that the APS admission rate should match. I’m not sure if I’m explaining this clearly but that’s how I read it.

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Anonymous wrote:APS kids exemplify what Ivies don't need to look hard for: UMC kids who are above-average but not exceptional and disproportionately White.

No surprise they take a battering in the Ivy admissions process.

"Take a battering"????
Just how many students from one district SHOULD be getting accepted to the Ivies?

One might like to see admissions rates from APS at least consistent with the overall admissions rates.

Oh well. There’s always JMU.

Where are the overall admission rates?

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Anonymous wrote:APS kids exemplify what Ivies don't need to look hard for: UMC kids who are above-average but not exceptional and disproportionately White.

No surprise they take a battering in the Ivy admissions process.

"Take a battering"????
Just how many students from one district SHOULD be getting accepted to the Ivies?

One might like to see admissions rates from APS at least consistent with the overall admissions rates.

Oh well. There’s always JMU.

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Anonymous wrote:APS kids exemplify what Ivies don't need to look hard for: UMC kids who are above-average but not exceptional and disproportionately White.

No surprise they take a battering in the Ivy admissions process.

"Take a battering"???
Just how many students from one district SHOULD be getting accepted to the Ivies?

+1. These schools have their pick of the best students from not only the US, but the world.

Anonymous wrote:APS kids exemplify what Ivies don't need to look hard for: UMC kids who are above-average but not exceptional and disproportionately White.

No surprise they take a battering in the Ivy admissions process.

"Take a battering"????
Just how many students from one district SHOULD be getting accepted to the Ivies?

APS kids exemplify what Ivies don't need to look hard for: UMC kids who are above-average but not exceptional and disproportionately White.

No surprise they take a battering in the Ivy admissions process.

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Because instate tuition is pretty good in VA so lots of people choose UVA and others?



No. Most of the Ivies are cost-free for students with household incomes under $150k. It's a better deal financially for all but the upper 5% to chose an Ivy.



And how many Arlington students with household incomes under $150K do you think are applying?

Seriously! Families with these incomes cannot afford to live in Arlington unless they live in a cheap apartment.

Again… this is just gross.

Anonymous wrote:According to Arlington Magazine for Class of 2025:

Brown - 2.2%
Columbia - 1.2%
Cornell - 9.5%
Dartmouth - 2.8%
Harvard - 5.1%
Penn - 4.5%
Princeton - 1.4%
Yale - 3.9%

Looks like the APS admissions rates are lower than the overall rates for all but Harvard and Cornell. Within APS W-L did better than Yorktown. Why don’t APS students fare better?

Is this your measure of school quality?

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Anonymous wrote:Because instate tuition is pretty good in VA so lots of people choose UVA and others?

No. Most of the Ivies are cost-free for students with household incomes under $150k. It's a better deal financially for all but the upper 5% to chose an Ivy.

And how many Arlington students with household incomes under $150K do you think are applying?

Anonymous wrote:Ah yes. The true barometer of a district by the acceptance rate of eight of the most elite schools in the country.

Why stop there? Why not tell us Duke's, Stanford's, MIT's and UChicago's?

Yes! Although I’m fascinated by people who do think it’s an important way to judge a school.

Ah yes. The true barometer of a district by the acceptance rate of eight of the most elite schools in the country.

Why stop there? Why not tell us Duke's, Stanford's, MIT's and UChicago's?

Anonymous wrote:According to Arlington Magazine for Class of 2025:

Brown - 2.2%
Columbia - 1.2%
Cornell - 9.5%
Dartmouth - 2.8%
Harvard - 5.1%
Penn - 4.5%
Princeton - 1.4%
Yale - 3.9%

Looks like the APS admissions rates are lower than the overall rates for all but Harvard and Cornell. Within APS W-L did better than Yorktown. Why don’t APS students fare better?

A swing and a miss. What is surprising is Harvard is the second highest acceptance rate after Cornell.