<p>Guys–you realize this thread is like six years old, right?</p>
<p>hahahahaha this is so so so false. highland park in dallas is #12 but taking all Ap’s there is like taking middle school classes at my school. its a joke. everyone i know there doesn’t do homework…</p>
<p>For those of you who care, here’s a link to the 2010 rankings from Newsweek [America’s</a> Best High Schools: The List - Newsweek](<a href=“http://www.newsweek.com/content/newsweek/feature/2010/americas-best-high-schools/list.html]America’s”>http://www.newsweek.com/content/newsweek/feature/2010/americas-best-high-schools/list.html), because as quomodo said, you’re commenting on the 2004 list.</p>
<p>However, @placido, I must say I disagree with you about comparing magnet programs to private schools. The majority of people who can afford private schools can afford prep testing, enrichment programs, selective ECs, etc. Many magnet and charter schools are full of students who otherwise could not afford the great education’s offered by privates, so they also can’t afford those extras. There are a few wealthy kids at the magnets who’s parent’s didn’t want to pay high school private rates that compare to college tuition, but there are just as many regular kids, like my D, who are just trying to get the best public school education we can afford.</p>
<p>Also, I would think any university that is truly looking for a diverse student body is going to want a mix of kids from private, public and even the crappy school in the crappy neighborhood who’s valedictorian overcame poverty and crime and still did the best he/she could with what his school offered. What list do you put them on? At the end of the day the list itself and who’s on it doesn’t mean much except maybe a few bragging rights and debates on who offers a better program, but colleges already know who those schools are anyway.</p>
<p>Nooope 
Haha</p>