<p>our school has about a 3.33% acceptance rate at HYP...and it's public</p>
<p>Our school probably has a .1% acceptance rate at HYP.</p>
<p>^^ I don't even think it's that high. That'd be like 6 people each year... there's no way.</p>
<p>...My school has a ~35% acceptance rate at Ivies in general...I don't know about HYP specifically, though.</p>
<p>I know Ned Vizzini, an awesome author, went there.
But other than that, I don't know too much about the school.</p>
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I don't even think it's that high. That'd be like 6 people each year... there's no way.
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whoaa you have like 6000 people in your school?</p>
<p>^^ Over 6,000 haha.</p>
<p>Danny Zhu goes to Stuy.</p>
<p>GG.</p>
<p>No but seriously I would rather go there than my ****ty suburban public school. Not that getting into HYP = a measure of excellence, but we have one HYP acceptance every 6 years. That comes out to ~0.001% acceptance rate, considering our senior classes are only about 100 kids each.</p>
<p>If you choose a specialized HS in hopes of getting into a big-name college, you may be disappointed. If you're going to attend one, go for the opportunities the HS offers and take advantage of those things.
Spouse of BxSci '79</p>
<p>My DD goes to Stuy and she LOVES it. I think it will be one of the best experiences in her life. Great teachers, great friends, a lot of things happening at school. But you should follow several rules to enjoy this school:
1) you come to Stuy in order to go to Stuy, not in order to go to Harvard (that is you come there not to compete, but just to study, play and enjoy it); School does great in terms of not letting the rat race climate to set in, but ultimately it's your choice.
2) you do what you like and select carefully, you may not have time to add a 1000 other ECs just because colleges might like them - there is homework after all;
3) you understand that you cannot be the first in every class (for some kids it takes a while after being ahead of everyone throughout middle school).
At the end, being somewhere in top 10% (school doesn't rank) you have a chance at Ivies or comparable schools, but definitely no guarantee of getting into HYPs for anyone. Cornell and Johns Hopkins are more realistic options for strong Stuy students. An average Stuy student gets into NYU and frequently chooses to attend. Stony Brook is already a safety.</p>
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Danny Zhu goes to Stuy.
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btw piccolo is so going to go to hypmsc</p>
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stuy has an even more bolstered rep in nyc because, quite frankly, most nyc high schools really suck. it's a shame, too
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<p>Couldn't have said it better myself.
The rank honestly isn't that good. It's just that it's good high school considering that it's free.
THere are private high schools (which you can get into for free with financial aid or scholarship) in nyc where the hyp rate is easily over 35%.
As someone stated above, Stuy's rate for hyp is only a little above 3%.</p>
<p>it completely is - most people I know there are terribly unhappy and forced into it by their parents.
but then again, this is an NYC private school person speaking, so of course I'm biased.</p>
<p>I think you should take money into account when you compare % of kids going to Ivies from Stuy and from private NYC schools. Most New Yorkers (including a typical Stuy parent) make too much to be able to send their kids to Ivies for free, especially before this year. But they are not rich enough to be relaxed about 40k+ EFCs, especially considering NYC real estate prices. Since Ivies have no merit aid, some kids have to go for cheaper options. Not everyone even applies to Ivies. Parents of private school kids are either rich or really poor (to be eligible for scholarships at private schools)</p>
<p>Citymom is right in that there are a lot of kids at the highly selective publics who take the fabulous education they receive and turn it into free/major merit rides at non-Ivy schools. A large number of TJ students attend UVA (I beleive Chronicidal has posted stats on this previously), and a significant number of Montgomery Blair students go for the generous merit $$ at UMD.</p>
<p>The money is a issue (not enough for for $50K EFC to be pain-free, too much income/home equity to qualify for need-based $$), and the state schools who really want these kids are generous in getting them accelerated placement and other opportunities.</p>
<p>I would also look at the kids themselves -- those who chose to go the specialized HS road may have no qualms about saying Ivy is not for them, and go off to blaze their own paths elsewhere.</p>
<p>I can't even begin to describe how distorted the stereotype is.</p>
<p>I agree with thesmiths. Being in Stuy may help or hurt your chances of getting into HYPSM. It helps if you are on top, but not so much when you're just average.</p>
<p>It's obviously not guaranteed Ivy admission, but it gives you better opportunities than per se someone in a low class public school.</p>
<p>It really depends on how much you take advantage of the great school.</p>
<p>I got into Stuy but chose to go to a private school on partial scholarship that was closer to home. I'm not sure of our school's acceptance rate, but I know that last year's senior class got 5 out of 45 students into Harvard, and 9 students into Ivies.</p>
<p>For a better understanding of Stuy, read Alec Klein's A Class Apart</p>
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<p>chymps. chymps.</p>