HYPMS Acceptances for one Bay Area HS

mathmom
Thu, 05 May 2011 23:21:51 +0000

But why do so many of their children get into those highly sought after colleges where they teach?

Isn’t that obvious? On average they will be bright, living in houses full of books, with parents that discuss their (academic) work at the dinner table. My older kid also benefited from faculty contacts when some interesting computer projects were thrown his way starting with putting together the department website when he was in middle school. (They’ve since hired professionals, but back then the standards weren’t too high!) I’m always surprised that kids would want to go to the colleges where their parents teach - I’d think most kids would want to get a bit further away and spread their wings.

As to Princeton High School, I can’t speak for them, but Harvard admits a greater percentage of local students as a way of smoothing over town and gown relationships. It’s not that the students aren’t qualified, but there is a certain amount of affirmative action there.