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Anonymous wrote:I actually think it's kind of interesting to see that there are quite a few Indian and Asian surnames are in the Dalton group. That suggests that these are not WASP types with old money. So the parents of these Dalton kids were able to break into the upper echelons somehow, probably through sheer hard work, determination, and intelligence.

I know tins of east and south asian multi-multi millionaires in NYC. New money hedge fund/PE people. It's not just wasp's these days who can be rich. That said, I agree w/ your bigger point. Why are these kids winning at the college lottery at Dalton vs. DC private school asian kids who did struggle this year with just one or two exceptions at our local DC private school

perhaps the NYC parents of asian kids donated more to colleges. Or perhaps those schools just have better college process/rigor/reputations w/ top 30 schools that our vaunted DC schools do

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I actually think it's kind of interesting to see that there are quite a few Indian and Asian surnames are in the Dalton group. That suggests that these are not WASP types with old money. So the parents of these Dalton kids were able to break into the upper echelons somehow, probably through sheer hard work, determination, and intelligence.

I know tins of east and south asian multi-multi millionaires in NYC. New money hedge fund/PE people. It's not just wasp's these days who can be rich. That said, I agree w/ your bigger point. Why are these kids winning at the college lottery at Dalton vs. DC private school asian kids who did struggle this year with just one or two exceptions at our local DC private school

perhaps the NYC parents of asian kids donated more to colleges. Or perhaps those schools just have better college process/rigor/reputations w/ top 30 schools that our vaunted DC schools do

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I actually think it's kind of interesting to see that there are quite a few Indian and Asian surnames are in the Dalton group. That suggests that these are not WASP types with old money. So the parents of these Dalton kids were able to break into the upper echelons somehow, probably through sheer hard work, determination, and intelligence.

Dalton has never been a WASP/old money school. It's always attracted celebrity kids and had a very high Jewish population. In NYC, WASPs send their kids to the single sex schools then to boarding school.

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Anonymous wrote:Love the NY thread. The top publics are not nornal publics - its like have 8 TJs in NYC.

Specialized high schools are test-in high schools based on one test in 8th grade, the SHSAT, Something like 30,000 8th graders apply, take a one- shot 2 hour test, and Stuyvesant (arguably the top one) lets in 850 based on top scores and then a forced ranking the kid does when he applies). THE SHSAT is like a logic test - my kids took it and also got into Stuy, though they eventually went private. There are 8 or so schools like this. so the fact that this school (or one of the other 8, HSMSE) sends kids to the Ivy League is not surprising since they are already letting in the top academic performers under stress,.

This is also a problem because if you don't test well under pressure, you won't get into Stuy.

What happens to academically average (such as, kids that will get 1000-1100 on the SAT when they take it) kids in NYC if they are middle class or poor? Guessing they go to charter schools, parochial or lottery into a random high school?

Anonymous wrote:I actually think it's kind of interesting to see that there are quite a few Indian and Asian surnames are in the Dalton group. That suggests that these are not WASP types with old money. So the parents of these Dalton kids were able to break into the upper echelons somehow, probably through sheer hard work, determination, and intelligence.

Anonymous wrote:I actually think it's kind of interesting to see that there are quite a few Indian and Asian surnames are in the Dalton group. That suggests that these are not WASP types with old money. So the parents of these Dalton kids were able to break into the upper echelons somehow, probably through sheer hard work, determination, and intelligence.

Anonymous wrote:Love the NY thread. The top publics are not nornal publics - its like have 8 TJs in NYC.

Specialized high schools are test-in high schools based on one test in 8th grade, the SHSAT, Something like 30,000 8th graders apply, take a one- shot 2 hour test, and Stuyvesant (arguably the top one) lets in 850 based on top scores and then a forced ranking the kid does when he applies). THE SHSAT is like a logic test - my kids took it and also got into Stuy, though they eventually went private. There are 8 or so schools like this. so the fact that this school (or one of the other 8, HSMSE) sends kids to the Ivy League is not surprising since they are already letting in the top academic performers under stress,.

This is also a problem because if you don't test well under pressure, you won't get into Stuy.

Anonymous wrote:I actually think it's kind of interesting to see that there are quite a few Indian and Asian surnames are in the Dalton group. That suggests that these are not WASP types with old money. So the parents of these Dalton kids were able to break into the upper echelons somehow, probably through sheer hard work, determination, and intelligence.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I actually think it's kind of interesting to see that there are quite a few Indian and Asian surnames are in the Dalton group. That suggests that these are not WASP types with old money. So the parents of these Dalton kids were able to break into the upper echelons somehow, probably through sheer hard work, determination, and intelligence.

I know tins of east and south asian multi-multi millionaires in NYC. New money hedge fund/PE people. It's not just wasp's these days who can be rich. That said, I agree w/ your bigger point. Why are these kids winning at the college lottery at Dalton vs. DC private school asian kids who did struggle this year with just one or two exceptions at our local DC private school

perhaps the NYC parents of asian kids donated more to colleges. Or perhaps those schools just have better college process/rigor/reputations w/ top 30 schools that our vaunted DC schools do

Anonymous wrote:I actually think it's kind of interesting to see that there are quite a few Indian and Asian surnames are in the Dalton group. That suggests that these are not WASP types with old money. So the parents of these Dalton kids were able to break into the upper echelons somehow, probably through sheer hard work, determination, and intelligence.

Anonymous wrote:DC was a "lifer" who graduated from Trinity. We are not billionaires nor are we well-connected or Prep for prep as common wisdom would have it. The academics at Trinity are intense, probably too intense, such that a GPA of 3.6 is considered really good. All classes are essentially taught at the college level. Not sure I would put my DC through it if we had to do it all over again.