Your child may get in to an Ivy by going to Cardozo and excelling, but the question becomes how he will do once he gets there. Most (really, MOST) of the kids there have come from solid, if not stellar education backgrounds. Your kid will not. He will, however, have learned to advocate for himself, be ambitious, fight hard for what he earns. That may be enough to propel him to catch up. But, I would worry that would be too late. My husband went to a less than stellar high school, ended up at an Ivy (in large part because of that less than stellar experience), and spent several years catching up. He probably missed out on many potential career opportunities because he just couldn't compete in math and science. It all turned out fine, but, he sometimes wonders what could have been had he had more exposure to excellence at an earlier age (perhaps he never would have ended up at that Ivy, but who knows). It's a gamble, I think. Maybe you are in a position to supplement so any potential transition isn't so traumatic?

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Anonymous wrote:This has to be a troll post. What parent would deliberately send their child where they know the child won't receive "the greatest education" in order to get into an Ivy? What do you think will happen to the kid if he does get in? If he didn't receive a good education, he's going to run into trouble competing against others who did. Hope you're there to pick up his self-esteem when that happens.

OP should consider boarding schools in Nigeria, combined with summer internships at a refugee camp in Congo.

Ivy guaranteed.

Great idea! Bonus points if her DS is a blue-eyed blond.

It does look like Eastern might do you better. At least they seem to have the right classes to help you get to an Ivy.

http://easternhighschooldc.org/intro/accelerated-cohort-eastern-ace/

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Anonymous wrote:"I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study"

Except for your child.

Thank you. So sick of the Cornell bashing on this board.

Right? How did we get so uncool? Go Big Red!

Haha, I went to both Dartmouth AND Cornell. I'm the worst!!! Guess I will go sit on a keg in the snow and hate myself. You can join me but only if you bring the Collegetown bagels.

This thread is a total joke.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study"

Except for your child.

Thank you. So sick of the Cornell bashing on this board.

Right? How did we get so uncool? Go Big Red!

And since BU is playing in the NCAA hockey championship tonight, "Screw BU, Harvard too!"

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study"

Except for your child.

Thank you. So sick of the Cornell bashing on this board.

Right? How did we get so uncool? Go Big Red!