What colleges now want per our private high school

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Periwinkle’s link: That may be 83 kids in a class of 1660. They can also be legacies, athletes, some faculty kids, etc. Since Harvard also says about 17% of 2017 freshmen are from New England, you can imagine how competitive this makes admissions in that area. Don’t know what Stuy does (and hope we won;t devote pages to that,) but the BS also try to cultivate in their kids what elites like- incl responsible ECs, test prep, careful LoRs and some essay attention.

In total, one out of every 20 Harvard freshmen attended one of the seven high schools most represented in the class of 2017—Boston Latin, Phillips Academy in Andover, Stuyvesant High School, Noble and Greenough School, Phillips Exeter Academy, Trinity School in New York City, and Lexington High School.</p>

<p>Although these schools vary significantly, ranging from private boarding schools to local public schools, their administrators and alumni trace their success to some or all of three different factors: a selective admissions process, strong college counselling, and academic cultures that foreshadow the Harvard experience.

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<p>Well, I would say that admitting more from a private school is fair as long as it is somewhat proportional to the talent level. For example if Exeter has 50 national merit finalists and public magnet X has 25, I would be fine with Exeter having twice as many admits. This also assumes reasonable care in the writing of recs and support for ECs (which most of the top public magnets have.) However, I think there is something of a secret handshake involved with Exeter and the like and the ivies, due to a relationship which has lasted for a couple of hundred of years.</p>

<p>I read that a few years ago that Harvard took 40 Exeter kids in a single year. Meanwhile, I was told a powerhouse magnet school with at least a similar talent pool went through a ten year drought. I have questions when I see something like that.</p>