Experiment: Ivies Admit Only Public School Grads

College Search & Selection
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<p>Approximately 90% of students graduate from a PUBLIC high school. Yet, 30-40% of incoming freshman at ALL Ivies come from a select group of ELITE PRIVATE high schools. Clearly, private high schools are drastically overrepresented at the Ivies, while public schools are underrepresented.</p>

<p>Many on CC defend the drastic overrepresentation of elite private school graduates at Ivies by saying that the students Ivies desire most happen to attend these elite private private schools.</p>

<p>Considering that some Ivies are denying 9 out of 10 applicants, it seems that the Ivies could fill their entire freshman classes with only highly-qualified public school grads without affecting the quality or makeup of the incoming freshman class.</p>

<p>COULD THE IVIES FILL EACH OF THEIR INCOMING CLASSES WITH ONLY PUBLIC SCHOOL GRADUATES WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE QUALITY OF THE INCOMING FRESHMAN CLASS? WHAT DO YOU THINK???</p>

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<p>Yes they could.</p>

<p>However, the Ivies aren't really overrepresenting the private schools when it comes to qualified applicants(or at least nearly as much).</p>

<p>Nearly 100% of students advance to 4 year colleges at those private schools(due to money, workload, preparation, and with entrance exams and the like, intelligence). Compare than to 50% or less at most publics, then factor in the money involved(unless you are at one of the extremes Ivy education can be a huge weight economicly), and the Private schools do not really recieve over representation.</p>

<p>But yes, the Ivies could be completely public filled and still be amazing institutions.</p>

<p>So don't try to make it a fight, their reasoning is valid, and publics are good too(I go to one).</p>