Anonymous
Post 01/24/2023 20:04     Subject: 2023 Presidential Scholars: WIS !!!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ok, here are the numbers (TJ and School Without Walls are public, I believe. Guess public school parents can continue to “dunk”):

Sidwell, 120 seniors, 6 nominees - 5%
WIS, 63 seniors, 8 nominees. - 13%
Maret, 80 seniors, 5 nominees - 6%

GDS, 130 seniors, 4 nominees - 3%
School Without Walls, 150 seniors, 11 nominees - 14%
Thomas Jefferson, 425 seniors, 22 nom - 5.1%
NCS, 71 seniors, 2 nominees - 4%
STA, 60 seniors, 4 nominees - 7%



I think WIS is an excellent, top-tier, school, but these percentages sound a bit fishy.

Same with Walls.


I don't think the percentage poster above got an 800 on the SAT math subject test.



Feel free to redo it. I stink at math and would love to see the errors, if there are any.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2023 19:31     Subject: Re:2023 Presidential Scholars: WIS !!!
You guys are really trying to rank a school based on this? This will be fun until college admission come out and people will rank based on how many Ivy League scholars there are but not before the admissions game is over and people will rank based on # of kids that applied. DCUM is very strange.

Congrats to all the scholars, public and private.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2023 17:58     Subject: 2023 Presidential Scholars: WIS !!!
WIS is the best private in DC
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2023 12:45     Subject: 2023 Presidential Scholars: WIS !!!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ok, here are the numbers (TJ and School Without Walls are public, I believe. Guess public school parents can continue to “dunk”):

Sidwell, 120 seniors, 6 nominees - 5%
WIS, 63 seniors, 8 nominees. - 13%
Maret, 80 seniors, 5 nominees - 6%

GDS, 130 seniors, 4 nominees - 3%
School Without Walls, 150 seniors, 11 nominees - 14%
Thomas Jefferson, 425 seniors, 22 nom - 5.1%
NCS, 71 seniors, 2 nominees - 4%
STA, 60 seniors, 4 nominees - 7%



I think WIS is an excellent, top-tier, school, but these percentages sound a bit fishy.

Same with Walls.


I don't think the percentage poster above got an 800 on the SAT math subject test.



Did you?

Her point makes sense. Contrast WIS with Sidwell.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2023 12:26     Subject: Re:2023 Presidential Scholars: WIS !!!
Anyone knows what the ACT and SAT cut off scores are for our area, MD/VA/DC , to be a candidate?


When my kid was a senior, you had to have perfect SAT or ACT scores to be nominated from Virginia. For DC, it was less than that.


I know that two years ago, you had to have a perfect score in MD but less than that in DC.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2023 11:00     Subject: 2023 Presidential Scholars: WIS !!!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ok, here are the numbers (TJ and School Without Walls are public, I believe. Guess public school parents can continue to “dunk”):

Sidwell, 120 seniors, 6 nominees - 5%
WIS, 63 seniors, 8 nominees. - 13%
Maret, 80 seniors, 5 nominees - 6%

GDS, 130 seniors, 4 nominees - 3%
School Without Walls, 150 seniors, 11 nominees - 14%
Thomas Jefferson, 425 seniors, 22 nom - 5.1%
NCS, 71 seniors, 2 nominees - 4%
STA, 60 seniors, 4 nominees - 7%



I think WIS is an excellent, top-tier, school, but these percentages sound a bit fishy.

Same with Walls.


I don't think the percentage poster above got an 800 on the SAT math subject test.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2023 10:59     Subject: 2023 Presidential Scholars: WIS !!!
Anonymous wrote:Anyone knows what the ACT and SAT cut off scores are for our area, MD/VA/DC , to be a candidate?


When my kid was a senior, you had to have perfect SAT or ACT scores to be nominated from Virginia. For DC, it was less than that.
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2023 09:22     Subject: 2023 Presidential Scholars: WIS !!!
Anonymous wrote:So what are the criteria to become a candidate? Is this based on some test scores? Or an application of some sort?


https://www2.ed.gov/programs/psp/eligibility.html
Anonymous
Post 01/24/2023 09:20     Subject: 2023 Presidential Scholars: WIS !!!
So what are the criteria to become a candidate? Is this based on some test scores? Or an application of some sort?
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2023 20:38     Subject: 2023 Presidential Scholars: WIS !!!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Congratulations to WIS with a record eight Presidential Scholars, besting all area private schools!! Amazing and says something about the high quality students at WIS. Great job!!!


Anyway you look at this, it’s an achievement

Congratulations WIS kids


Way to go Washington International School! This is quite impressive. They must be doing something right.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2023 17:45     Subject: 2023 Presidential Scholars: WIS !!!
Anonymous wrote:Congratulations to WIS with a record eight Presidential Scholars, besting all area private schools!! Amazing and says something about the high quality students at WIS. Great job!!!


Anyway you look at this, it’s an achievement

Congratulations WIS kids
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2023 17:14     Subject: 2023 Presidential Scholars: WIS !!!
Anonymous wrote:Ok, here are the numbers (TJ and School Without Walls are public, I believe. Guess public school parents can continue to “dunk”):

Sidwell, 120 seniors, 6 nominees - 5%
WIS, 63 seniors, 8 nominees. - 13%
Maret, 80 seniors, 5 nominees - 6%

GDS, 130 seniors, 4 nominees - 3%
School Without Walls, 150 seniors, 11 nominees - 14%
Thomas Jefferson, 425 seniors, 22 nom - 5.1%
NCS, 71 seniors, 2 nominees - 4%
STA, 60 seniors, 4 nominees - 7%



I think WIS is an excellent, top-tier, school, but these percentages sound a bit fishy.

Same with Walls.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2023 15:39     Subject: Re:2023 Presidential Scholars: WIS !!!
PP
Also, last year scholars for MD were from Blair and Clarksburg High Schools.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2023 15:35     Subject: 2023 Presidential Scholars: WIS !!!
Anonymous wrote:Are the Blair nominees all from its magnet program? The magnet program has about 160 per class, and 17 nominees. Why isn't Blair magnet given more press attention?

Also, what is this Presidential Scholar program, anyway? Is there only one winner by state? Which schools were the 2022 winners from?


Blair magnet program is about 100 students per class and the magnet program gets lot of press attention, especially in things that really matter like STEM.
Anonymous
Post 01/23/2023 12:40     Subject: 2023 Presidential Scholars: WIS !!!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ok, here are the numbers (TJ and School Without Walls are public, I believe. Guess public school parents can continue to “dunk”):

Sidwell, 120 seniors, 6 nominees - 5%
WIS, 63 seniors, 8 nominees. - 13%
Maret, 80 seniors, 5 nominees - 6%

GDS, 130 seniors, 4 nominees - 3%
School Without Walls, 150 seniors, 11 nominees - 14%
Thomas Jefferson, 425 seniors, 22 nom - 5.1%
NCS, 71 seniors, 2 nominees - 4%
STA, 60 seniors, 4 nominees - 7%


I only see 2 STA students.


And St Albans actually have about 80 or more students, so the ratio is actually much lower at 2.5%. Same with NCS, the numbers of students is higher, and the ratio is also about 2%, both lower than GDS. Let's present facts accurately.


But GDS has 150 students, not 130, right?


Under 130 in this senior class.



Why do so many students leave?


This class has always been around 125. That used to be the norm. Numbers went up in the pandemic. I believe the current 9th and 10th grades are quite large.