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I think you need to take some of these rankings with a large grain of salt. I think the tiers are OK but the absolute numbers are not. And there's a certain reputational moxy that isn't accounted for. No offense to anyone but a kid taking AP classes in Moorestown is going to have an easier time getting admitted to MIT than the kid from Cranford.
Nope,you need to go work in a college admissions office.
You'd be incorrect, as mentioned MHS sends a lot of kids to the IVY League.
IVY League Sports.com Field Hockey report. Check player of the week and rookie of the week.
Ivy League Sports (http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/article.asp?intID=1889 - broken link)
What makes you think that MHS sends lots of kids to "IVY League" because they're from MHS, as opposed to the possibility that those kids from MHS scored very well on their SATs and had good extracurricular activities.
You seem to think that if two students have equal grades, equal SAT scores, and identical resumes, that the one from MHS has a better chance at getting into Harvard than the one from Cranford, presumably because Harvard is so impressed with MHS.
I'm not sure what you guys are getting so steamed about. The facts are MHS is a feeder school for the Ivy League and others elite schools like MIT. It's just a fact of life. It's an ultra competitive school in a wealthy area. It is what it is. NJ sends lots of kids to the Ivy League.
I'm not sure what you guys are getting so steamed about. The facts are MHS is a feeder school for the Ivy League and others elite schools like MIT. It's just a fact of life. It's an ultra competitive school in a wealthy area. It is what it is. NJ sends lots of kids to the Ivy League.
Again, you miss the point.
A school very well may be a "feeder school" for ivy league universities, but that does not mean that it's because of the school. Parents with lots of money spend lots of money on getting their kids' SATs scores up, getting their kids into lots of extracurricular activities, and generally stay on them about their grades. That's no surprise.
But my example stands: a kid from Cranford (or any other school) with equal grades, equal SAT scores, equal family connections, and equal extracurricular involvement stands an equal chance of getting into Harvard.
The name of your public high school counts for squat at any university.
A school very well may be a "feeder school" for ivy league universities, but that does not mean that it's because of the school. Parents with lots of money spend lots of money on getting their kids' SATs scores up, getting their kids into lots of extracurricular activities, and generally stay on them about their grades. That's no surprise.
But my example stands: a kid from Cranford (or any other school) with equal grades, equal SAT scores, equal family connections, and equal extracurricular involvement stands an equal chance of getting into Harvard.
The name of your public high school counts for squat at any university.
I'm sorry but you are wrong. Admissions counselors know what HS have top students that are Ivy League material. It is more than SATs, it is reputation and quality of honors programs, etc. Sure any top student might be admitted to the Ivy League but it is MORE LIKELY coming from MHS and several others like Princeton HS. There is an established pipeline, at your average NJ school there is not.
I'm sorry but you are wrong. Admissions counselor's know what HS have top students that are Ivy League material. It is more than SATs, it is reputation and quality of honors programs, etc. Sure any top student might be admitted to the Ivy League but it is MORE LIKELY coming from MHS. There is an established pipeline, other schools there is not.
LOL,yeah ......ok ,never let a fact get in the way of a good story.
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