The all-important top 10%

[GolfFather]

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@spackler

I still don’t understand how a Adcom uses this to distinguish between schools. What’s in the profile of a really good high school vrs the profile of a really bad high school?

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<p>Spackler,</p>

<p>Here are two HS profiles, one from New Jersey and one from Virginia:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.westfieldnjk12.org/education/page/download.php?fileinfo=UHJvZmlsZV8yMDEyLTIwMTMucGRmOjo6L3d3dy9zY2hvb2xzL3NjL3JlbW90ZS9pbWFnZXMvYXR0YWNoLzI2NTk5LzU4NDY0XzI2NTk5X2F0dGFjaF84NDIzMC5wZGY=&PHPSESSID=2d1f5a4b0110ae028c29bf85459aeaf8[/url]”>http://www.westfieldnjk12.org/education/page/download.php?fileinfo=UHJvZmlsZV8yMDEyLTIwMTMucGRmOjo6L3d3dy9zY2hvb2xzL3NjL3JlbW90ZS9pbWFnZXMvYXR0YWNoLzI2NTk5LzU4NDY0XzI2NTk5X2F0dGFjaF84NDIzMC5wZGY=&PHPSESSID=2d1f5a4b0110ae028c29bf85459aeaf8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://www.acps.k12.va.us/tcw/counseling/profile.pdf[/url]”>http://www.acps.k12.va.us/tcw/counseling/profile.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Which one do you think is the “really good” school" and which one is “really bad.”
(Understanding what “good” and “bad” mean for this discussion.)</p>

<p>Not so hard to tell from the profile, is it?</p>