Anonymous
Post 09/17/2019 15:52     Subject: Bethesda Magazine List of Colleges
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Craziest thing to be about the Bethesda list is 21 Naval Academy apps, 7 Air Force Academy apps, and zero West Point apps. Can that be right?

Do you think that's high or low? If you think it's high, the military academies are excellent free educations, especially for STEM careers, and with at least Naval and Air Force, you'd come out an officer with less chance of being killed, and could go on to free medical school or law school after that if you play your cards right. Naval Academy is nearby, and Air Force is in Colorado (both locations have their appeal). If you think it's low, the explanation for that is that many people in this area don't want their children in the military, especially under this President, and especially with an undeclared war that's been going on for over 17 years. It's just too dangerous or too likely that you will be fighting for a cause that you don't believe in.

It's really the discrepancy between Annapolis (21 applications) and West Point (0) that's odd.


West Point could have as many as 6. They don't report it if there are less than 7 apps across the schools.
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2019 15:49     Subject: Bethesda Magazine List of Colleges
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Admission rates at school overseas are surprisingly high, even at places like Oxford and U Toronto.

Are they looking for US students? Or is it self-selection, somehow only the very best students apply?


It's somewhat self-selection. Also, the criteria for admission are very clear so it's easier to gauge if it's worth it to apply.


Thanks.

That sounds like something we should try here instead of torturing kids with 10+ applications.


My DC applied to schools in Canada, the UK, and France. The process was a breeze compared to the US.


Where did DC go in the end?
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2019 14:37     Subject: Bethesda Magazine List of Colleges
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Admission rates at school overseas are surprisingly high, even at places like Oxford and U Toronto.

Are they looking for US students? Or is it self-selection, somehow only the very best students apply?


It's somewhat self-selection. Also, the criteria for admission are very clear so it's easier to gauge if it's worth it to apply.


Thanks.

That sounds like something we should try here instead of torturing kids with 10+ applications.


My DC applied to schools in Canada, the UK, and France. The process was a breeze compared to the US.
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2019 14:35     Subject: Bethesda Magazine List of Colleges
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Admission rates at school overseas are surprisingly high, even at places like Oxford and U Toronto.

Are they looking for US students? Or is it self-selection, somehow only the very best students apply?


It's somewhat self-selection. Also, the criteria for admission are very clear so it's easier to gauge if it's worth it to apply.


Thanks.

That sounds like something we should try here instead of torturing kids with 10+ applications.
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2019 14:34     Subject: Bethesda Magazine List of Colleges
Anonymous wrote:Admission rates at school overseas are surprisingly high, even at places like Oxford and U Toronto.

Are they looking for US students? Or is it self-selection, somehow only the very best students apply?


It's somewhat self-selection. Also, the criteria for admission are very clear so it's easier to gauge if it's worth it to apply.
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2019 14:03     Subject: Bethesda Magazine List of Colleges
Anonymous wrote:Admission rates at school overseas are surprisingly high, even at places like Oxford and U Toronto.

Are they looking for US students? Or is it self-selection, somehow only the very best students apply?


Full pay.
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2019 13:32     Subject: Bethesda Magazine List of Colleges
Admission rates at school overseas are surprisingly high, even at places like Oxford and U Toronto.

Are they looking for US students? Or is it self-selection, somehow only the very best students apply?
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2019 13:29     Subject: Bethesda Magazine List of Colleges
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Bethesda Magazine has published its list of Bethesda area high school applications and acceptances to various colleges. I found this guide to be useful when i was trying to figure out where my kids should consider applying for college.


https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-magazine/september-october-2018/where-bethesda-area-high-school-grads-applied-to-college/2/



Not even one school outside the US?

Sounds fishy.


That link is from last year.
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2019 13:27     Subject: Bethesda Magazine List of Colleges
Anonymous wrote:Super interesting data, especially with the huge variances you see between school. Umich for example -

Walter Johnson 5 / 55

Churchill 23 / 91

What's happening here?


Another interesting tidbit, for the Michigan trolls on here - Michigan's acceptance is lower than UCLA and UVA in this data
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2019 13:20     Subject: Bethesda Magazine List of Colleges
Super interesting data, especially with the huge variances you see between school. Umich for example -

Walter Johnson 5 / 55

Churchill 23 / 91

What's happening here?
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2019 12:37     Subject: Bethesda Magazine List of Colleges
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Bethesda Magazine has published its list of Bethesda area high school applications and acceptances to various colleges. I found this guide to be useful when i was trying to figure out where my kids should consider applying for college.


https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-magazine/september-october-2018/where-bethesda-area-high-school-grads-applied-to-college/2/



Not even one school outside the US?

Sounds fishy.


In a quick review, I found both the University of British Columbia and the University of Toronto.


...and Edinburgh, Concorida, Oxford, McGill and St. Andrews



Thank you...hadn't seen the whole list.
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2019 12:14     Subject: Bethesda Magazine List of Colleges
The above linked list is from 2018. I don't think Bethesda Magazine has put the 2019 list online yet.
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2019 12:12     Subject: Bethesda Magazine List of Colleges
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Bethesda Magazine has published its list of Bethesda area high school applications and acceptances to various colleges. I found this guide to be useful when i was trying to figure out where my kids should consider applying for college.


https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-magazine/september-october-2018/where-bethesda-area-high-school-grads-applied-to-college/2/



Not even one school outside the US?

Sounds fishy.


In a quick review, I found both the University of British Columbia and the University of Toronto.


...and Edinburgh, Concorida, Oxford, McGill and St. Andrews
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2019 12:09     Subject: Bethesda Magazine List of Colleges
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Bethesda Magazine has published its list of Bethesda area high school applications and acceptances to various colleges. I found this guide to be useful when i was trying to figure out where my kids should consider applying for college.


https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-magazine/september-october-2018/where-bethesda-area-high-school-grads-applied-to-college/2/



Not even one school outside the US?

Sounds fishy.


In a quick review, I found both the University of British Columbia and the University of Toronto.
Anonymous
Post 09/17/2019 11:07     Subject: Re:Bethesda Magazine List of Colleges
Not even one school outside the US?

Sounds fishy.


I agree, they must have eliminated non-US schools from this year's list. Prior years' lists have included non-US schools.