Anonymous
04/15/2018 17:48
Subject: I'd like to find the full list of college destinations of this year's Whitman graduates
Anonymous wrote:Would love to see lists like this for all Montgomery county high schools
Me too. That would be most revealing, though it’s surprising to see these schools not really outperform the overall acceptance rates for the colleges.
Anonymous
04/15/2018 17:43
Subject: I'd like to find the full list of college destinations of this year's Whitman graduates
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Last years data but I assume they will publish again this year.
http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Magazine/September-October-2017/College-Bound/index.php?cparticle=3&siarticle=2#artanc
So by and large, the overall acceptance rates for competitive colleges for the Bethesda area HS are no better than the overall acceptance rates for those colleges.
Very telling. So an education from these schools, overall, confers a kid little to no advantage in college admissions.
Why would it?
NP. When we were trying to decide what high school pyramid in which to buy I got so many comments about how I should send my kids to a "W" school for college admissions purposes, basically the notion that you should send your kid to X school so that they have a better chance of getting into prestigious colleges. So I guess it's just interesting to me that there is really no evidence that going to "top" public school has any effect on your college admissions.
The reason to go to the Bethesda schools is so your kids are with a similarly high performing cohort where their majority is going to a good college.
If you want them to aim for the most elite schools you want to put them in a magnet program in Mont Co. Or you want to go to western Maryland or the Eastern Shore where they’d (theoretically) be the only one in their school with eyes on that level of school.
So do you have any data that show UMC white kids get into better colleges when they have this high-performing cohort? I’ve seen data on this for lower SES kids but not UMC kids. I don’t know that this list suggests such an effect.
Anonymous
04/15/2018 17:41
Subject: I'd like to find the full list of college destinations of this year's Whitman graduates
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Last years data but I assume they will publish again this year.
http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Magazine/September-October-2017/College-Bound/index.php?cparticle=3&siarticle=2#artanc
So by and large, the overall acceptance rates for competitive colleges for the Bethesda area HS are no better than the overall acceptance rates for those colleges.
Very telling. So an education from these schools, overall, confers a kid little to no advantage in college admissions.
Why would it?
I think most people would assume that going to a better school improves one’s college admissions prospects at least a tiny bit. This proves it really doesn’t.
For public schools it is a complete disadvantage. Now if you compare public to private, the privates yield better college outcomes. The school is known and regional college admissions works directly with those schools.
Two factors at most elite privates: high numbers of legacy students and ability to pay full price.
Anonymous
04/15/2018 17:40
Subject: I'd like to find the full list of college destinations of this year's Whitman graduates
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Last years data but I assume they will publish again this year.
http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Magazine/September-October-2017/College-Bound/index.php?cparticle=3&siarticle=2#artanc
So by and large, the overall acceptance rates for competitive colleges for the Bethesda area HS are no better than the overall acceptance rates for those colleges.
Very telling. So an education from these schools, overall, confers a kid little to no advantage in college admissions.
Why would it?
NP. When we were trying to decide what high school pyramid in which to buy I got so many comments about how I should send my kids to a "W" school for college admissions purposes, basically the notion that you should send your kid to X school so that they have a better chance of getting into prestigious colleges. So I guess it's just interesting to me that there is really no evidence that going to "top" public school has any effect on your college admissions.
The reason to go to the Bethesda schools is so your kids are with a similarly high performing cohort where their majority is going to a good college.
If you want them to aim for the most elite schools you want to put them in a magnet program in Mont Co. Or you want to go to western Maryland or the Eastern Shore where they’d (theoretically) be the only one in their school with eyes on that level of school.
Anonymous
04/15/2018 17:38
Subject: I'd like to find the full list of college destinations of this year's Whitman graduates
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Last years data but I assume they will publish again this year.
http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Magazine/September-October-2017/College-Bound/index.php?cparticle=3&siarticle=2#artanc
So by and large, the overall acceptance rates for competitive colleges for the Bethesda area HS are no better than the overall acceptance rates for those colleges.
Very telling. So an education from these schools, overall, confers a kid little to no advantage in college admissions.
Why would it?
I think most people would assume that going to a better school improves one’s college admissions prospects at least a tiny bit. This proves it really doesn’t.
For public schools it is a complete disadvantage. Now if you compare public to private, the privates yield better college outcomes. The school is known and regional college admissions works directly with those schools.
Anonymous
04/15/2018 17:35
Subject: I'd like to find the full list of college destinations of this year's Whitman graduates
Would love to see lists like this for all Montgomery county high schools
Anonymous
04/15/2018 17:33
Subject: I'd like to find the full list of college destinations of this year's Whitman graduates
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Last years data but I assume they will publish again this year.
http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Magazine/September-October-2017/College-Bound/index.php?cparticle=3&siarticle=2#artanc
So by and large, the overall acceptance rates for competitive colleges for the Bethesda area HS are no better than the overall acceptance rates for those colleges.
Very telling. So an education from these schools, overall, confers a kid little to no advantage in college admissions.
Why would it?
I think most people would assume that going to a better school improves one’s college admissions prospects at least a tiny bit. This proves it really doesn’t.
NP here. You know people move from east county to west and say it’s for better school and better college admissions. So I’m pretty surprised by this list.
Anonymous
04/15/2018 17:26
Subject: I'd like to find the full list of college destinations of this year's Whitman graduates
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Last years data but I assume they will publish again this year.
http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Magazine/September-October-2017/College-Bound/index.php?cparticle=3&siarticle=2#artanc
So by and large, the overall acceptance rates for competitive colleges for the Bethesda area HS are no better than the overall acceptance rates for those colleges.
Very telling. So an education from these schools, overall, confers a kid little to no advantage in college admissions.
Why would it?
NP. When we were trying to decide what high school pyramid in which to buy I got so many comments about how I should send my kids to a "W" school for college admissions purposes, basically the notion that you should send your kid to X school so that they have a better chance of getting into prestigious colleges. So I guess it's just interesting to me that there is really no evidence that going to "top" public school has any effect on your college admissions.
Anonymous
04/15/2018 17:19
Subject: I'd like to find the full list of college destinations of this year's Whitman graduates
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Last years data but I assume they will publish again this year.
http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Magazine/September-October-2017/College-Bound/index.php?cparticle=3&siarticle=2#artanc
So by and large, the overall acceptance rates for competitive colleges for the Bethesda area HS are no better than the overall acceptance rates for those colleges.
Very telling. So an education from these schools, overall, confers a kid little to no advantage in college admissions.
Why would it?
I think most people would assume that going to a better school improves one’s college admissions prospects at least a tiny bit. This proves it really doesn’t.
Anonymous
04/15/2018 17:13
Subject: I'd like to find the full list of college destinations of this year's Whitman graduates
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Last years data but I assume they will publish again this year.
http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Magazine/September-October-2017/College-Bound/index.php?cparticle=3&siarticle=2#artanc
So by and large, the overall acceptance rates for competitive colleges for the Bethesda area HS are no better than the overall acceptance rates for those colleges.
Very telling. So an education from these schools, overall, confers a kid little to no advantage in college admissions.
Why would it?
Anonymous
04/15/2018 16:59
Subject: I'd like to find the full list of college destinations of this year's Whitman graduates
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Wow thanks 16:41! Very useful.
you are not op
?? So? Only op is allowed to say “thank you”?
-np
Most people with brains say "not op but thanks that's helpful"- otherwise its creepy and weird
What a strange thing to think.
I’m neither OP or the other poster but I’m curious how you even knew it wasn’t OP saying thank you? Is there a way to tell? And assuming you need to check and compare who posted what, I’m wondering why you care who said thanks.
Well I am the OP so its fairly easy to identify a post I haven't myself written.
You do know that being the OP doesn’t give you some kind of supreme authority to dictate who finds replies to the thread interesting, right? If you didn’t, I guess you’ve now been clued in as to how this whole thing works.
Anonymous
04/15/2018 14:55
Subject: I'd like to find the full list of college destinations of this year's Whitman graduates
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Princeton 3
Athletes
One is. She starts for the basketball team and was the best player. Her twin sister is one of the others.
Anonymous
04/15/2018 14:01
Subject: I'd like to find the full list of college destinations of this year's Whitman graduates
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Wow thanks 16:41! Very useful.
you are not op
?? So? Only op is allowed to say “thank you”?
-np
Most people with brains say "not op but thanks that's helpful"- otherwise its creepy and weird
No you're the creepy and weird one and didn't deserve 16:41's kind post.
Anonymous
04/15/2018 12:35
Subject: I'd like to find the full list of college destinations of this year's Whitman graduates
Anonymous wrote:Last years data but I assume they will publish again this year.
http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Magazine/September-October-2017/College-Bound/index.php?cparticle=3&siarticle=2#artanc
So by and large, the overall acceptance rates for competitive colleges for the Bethesda area HS are no better than the overall acceptance rates for those colleges.
Very telling. So an education from these schools, overall, confers a kid little to no advantage in college admissions.
Anonymous
04/15/2018 12:29
Subject: I'd like to find the full list of college destinations of this year's Whitman graduates
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Wow thanks 16:41! Very useful.
you are not op
?? So? Only op is allowed to say “thank you”?
-np
Most people with brains say "not op but thanks that's helpful"- otherwise its creepy and weird
What a strange thing to think.
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