Above from the OP…so they are in NY, not CA.
Even with that…many top students from this competitive public high school as well as many private high schools in the area will be applying to these elite schools.
Still…this kid has great stats. As long as she has a safety she likes, she should go for it…assuming the family can pay whatever the NPC says.
^ oh ok. Same comment applies to Scarsdale High School, Rye Brook, Jericho, etc.
Demographics will work against you. Don’t be fooled about holistic. It’s only holistic within cohort. The school decides what percent of a particular category of student it wants, and only then do holistic considerations come into play.
@Hamurtle - Maybe about the Cerritos school being famous but not really analogous to TJ or Stuyvesant (NCSSM is quite a different school from all of these) in my opinion.
Whitney is much smaller, small sending area, much higher SES, significantly lower standardized test scores, especially compared with TJ or Stuyvesant. Admissions criteria are normed on very easy tests (CA year end assessments that all middle school kids take) and they admit based in part on the middle school (competition is within school rather than across school), so lots of average ability kids get in.
I’m sure it’s a great school but just strikes me as a much different beast from the large schools like TJ, Stuy or Bronx Science.
I won’t go into whether a competitive high school helps, I would like to emphasize the importance of thinking long term. This is a marathon, not a sprint, and you have to think how to get to the finish line in good shape. Where you go is not who you become applies here. As an example, a friend’s child went to the most competitive high school so that he could fit in a boat load of AP and college level classes. He was accepted to world class state flagship, but was unhappy there because no friends and feeling burned out, graduated early with Electrical Engineering degree. This child is now sitting at home, sadly, still depressed, and unemployed. Another child went to a lesser but still strong high school, had a rigorous academic load with APs, etc, got into the top state university system but not the flagship, graduated on time, and now has a job in her field and is living a happy life.
My husband is South Asian, so I know how it is when your peer group is full of high flying kids going places. We as parents really want the best for our children, but in our haste, we sometimes forget that they still need room to breathe and have fun. All the best to you and your family.
The OP seems to be looking for a “good school” and we don’t know what the kiddo is interested in or much. Yes, a good competitive high school prepares kids in many ways. I wouldn’t assume the OP is over-reaching in the quest.
I’ve totally lost what the OP is looking for here………
@satchelsf I agree with you. I don’t think any California public is famous except maybe Long Beach Poly which has sent the most players of any HS to the NFL
Well, there was that TV show: “Beverly Hills, 90210”
Maybe slightly off topic as the OP is in NY, but in the bay area, Harker private school does the best wrt top-20 college admissions, lot of wealth in that place as well, many CEOs send their kids there. I just perused their stats and they claim 36 kids got into Stanford over the last three years, which would significantly higher than some of the public schools SatchelSF mentioned, many of them send about 3-5 per class, so 10-15 say.
Could you explain what you want to know…in terms of competitive high schools?
What exactly are you asking about?
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Also Bayside High from Saved by the Bell
I’m unclear as well.
Anyhoo, since this discussion has moved from the sublime to the ridiculous, and since the OP is not longer a member, I am closing the thread.