<p>Sorry if this is not the right place to post. But I am looking for some help.</p>
<p>I am looking for high schools with a very good matriculation in to the Ivy League. I am aware of the private and public high schools in the North east. I am getting to know about the U of Chicago lab schools. Anyone from there who got in to Ivy League ?
Any similar school in TX ? It could be any city. </p>
<p>Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>No school is a guarantee. I’m not up on the most current numbers but typically the schools in TX with the largest percentages of students going to the Ivy League are the top private schools in Dallas (i.e. St. Marks, Hockaday) and Houston (St. John’s, Kinkaid). I’m pretty sure that the top suburban school systems (demographically speaking) are well represented as well – Highland Park, for example, in Dallas. But this is often a matter of self-selection – students from families that are willing to pay for private school or that are willing to pay property taxes to live in a high-end school system are more motivated to apply to top-ranked colleges. This doesn’t mean that an individual student is less likely to get into a top-ranked college from a less wealthy public school – in some cases, that student may be more likely to get in.</p>
<p>The other thing to keep in mind is that, in Texas, the University of Texas at Austin is a particularly attractive option (especially their Plan II for top prospects). Even for those looking to leave the state, schools like Duke are often more attractive to top students than Ivy League schools in the Northeast because they seem less foreign.</p>
<p>Honestly, I would rather go to some no name but decent public school in wyoming or nebraska or alabama. Much easier to stand out from the rest of you class, easier classes, and a lot more fun then going to prep school. It would give you geographic diversity.</p>
<p>Thank you both, for your responses. I greatly appreciate your time in responding to my queries. I agree that a student can get in to the Ivies from a normal public school as well. I am thinking a lot on the competition. Im my opinion, I am worried that if I put mine in a normal public school with just an “ok” rating, he might not be motivated enough due to the environment. To me, competition is good in some ways to motivate the kid. The environment of a really good school is needed for the kids to perform. The kids need to have a healthy group to share knowledge and perform. Even for the parents it is nice to meet other parents with the similar thought process and goals. There would be so much of a knowledge sharing apart from boasting, unhealthy competition, comparisons, personal attacks etc.<br>
If the school is drab and dull, the students find it hard to motivate themselves. The teachers matter a lot in a child’s education. Could I be wrong in my assessment ?</p>
<p>But I also agree about the geographic diversity. My only thing is my fear and what-if questions like what if the normal public school missed out on extra opportunities, AP classes, school clubs, science fairs etc.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for your replies and for hearing me out.</p>
<p>God bless.</p>
<p>If you want an excellent education, with motivated, interested kids and lots of opportunities in and out of the classroom, then good academic private schools (boarding or day) will give that to you (not EVERY private school, but the more academically-focused and more selective ones). What people will warn you about (and the posters above are hinting), is that, sometimes, those very selective schools actually make it HARDER to get into the Ivy League-- because there are so many other smart and talented kids there. If your child is near the top in any school, public, private, boarding, whatever, they have a shot at an ivy or ivy equivalent (though no guarantees). If they’re in the top half or ⅔ of a highly selective private day/boarding school, they’re likely to get into a very good college indeed, although not necessarily an ivy. So if all you’re focused on is an ivy, being at the top of a decent public school may be more likely to get you there (with, again, no guarantees-- and your child WOULD have to do well and take challenging classes, not just regular classes). But if you also want your child to be exposed to lots of opportunities and your child will thrive on/be motivated by competition, then a good day/boarding school can be great, and worth the money-- but only if you’re looking for value in the next 4 years, rather than focusing on the 4years after that. It’s not easy to be at the top of those very selective schools, if what you really want is an ivy.</p>
<p>I only read about these so no first hand opinion but in terms of public schools, there are
IMSA in IL, and these rankings…
<a href=“http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/illinois/rankings”>http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/illinois/rankings</a>
<a href=“http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/texas/rankings”>http://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/texas/rankings</a>
Several of these top rank schools require entrance exams. I assume these schools provide challenges for motivated kids. You can check school websites for acceptance/matriculation. </p>
<p>The north shore suburban schools in IL are well ranked (New Trier, Deerfield, etc.), plus Stevenson, Hinsdale, Naperville (203/204) and St. Charles The magnet schools in Chicago are pretty hard to get into from what I’ve heard. IMSA is a wonderful option for STEM kids. The suburban schools just require you to live in the district. The best ranked schools are mostly in expensive towns to live in.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the responses. I got occupied with something else. Couldn’t thank for the new responses.</p>
<p>Not a big fan of the question, but since it’s been asked…</p>
<p><a href=“http://matriculationstats.org/boarding-school-stats”>http://matriculationstats.org/boarding-school-stats</a></p>
<p>Chicago doesn’t have the best school. I got accepted to Lane Tech High School</p>