Not So Great High School/College Admissions

[SlitheyTove]

Another parent with kids who adore their summer camp. It's great to hear the happy ending stories about the campers who go off to college.

[ParentOfIvyHope]

aashad : "So, from what I have read in some of the posts on CC, it helps your child with admissions if they are attending a "high achieving" high school. Is this really true, and if so, is my daughter going to be thought of as less than ideal if her school is fairly new and the overall school stats aren't that great?"

At least at Stanford it seems to be totally opposite. Your D's chances actually increase if she is a top student from a not known/ new high school than the not top student at a competitive high school.
The Stanford policy encourage students from the less performing public and inner city public high schools.

[wjb]

Garland: I’m sorry to hear that your son left school. My best to him as he “regroups.”

[garland]

Thanks, wjb! He's a resilient kid; he'll figure it out.