FEATURE/Getting Inside America's Elite Colleges: What Every Parent Needs to Know.Feature Editors & Education Writers FEATURES... NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 23, 2002 So, you want your child to attend an Ivy League Ivy League Group of eight universities in the northeastern U.S., high in academic and social prestige, that are members of an athletic conference for intercollegiate gridiron football dating to the 1870s. school? If you think acceptance depends on his or her high school, you're on the right track. In its September 2002 issue, Worth magazine investigates the secrets of the top 100 high schools with the best records for getting graduates into the Ivy Elite -- Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. For the study, Worth reporter Reshma Memon Yaqub reviewed four years of freshman classes at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. Of the nearly 31,700 high schools in the country (21,000 public and 10,700 private), only 2% (930) had four or more students from their 1998-2001 graduating classes go on to study at Harvard, Yale, or Princeton. These 930 schools were then ranked by the percentage of their graduating classes that each sent to the three colleges during the four-year period. The top 10 high schools with the best record were: 1. Roxbury Latin School Roxbury Latin School, founded in 1645 and located at 101 Saint Theresa Avenue in West Roxbury, Massachusetts since 1927, is the oldest school in continuous existence in North America.[1] Roxbury Latin was established in Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1645 by the Rev. , West Roxbury, MA 2. Brearley School The Brearley School is an all-girls' private school in New York City, USA. It is located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and is a member of the Interschool. The school is divided into the Lower School (K-4), Middle School (5-8) and Upper School (9-12). , New York, NY 3. Collegiate School Collegiate School may refer to:
4. Groton School Groton School is a private, Episcopal, college preparatory boarding school located in Groton, Massachusetts, U.S. It enrolls approximately 350 boys and girls, from the eighth (Second Form) through twelfth grades (Sixth Form). , Groton, MA 5. Dalton School, New York, NY 6. Spence School The Spence School is a private college-preparatory day school for girls in kindergarten through grade 12 in New York City, USA. The school is located in two buildings on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. , New York, NY 7. Horace Mann School The Horace Mann School is an independent college preparatory school in New York City . Founded in 1887, Horace Mann spans from nursery school to the twelfth grade and is a member of the Ivy Preparatory School League. , Bronx, NY 8. Winsor School, Boston, MA 9. Milton Academy Milton Academy is a private, preparatory, coeducational boarding and day school in Milton, Massachusetts. The original Milton Academy was founded in 1798 but ceased operations several decades later; the institution was re-established in 1884 by John Murray Forbes and other , Milton, MA 10.Phillips Academy, Andover, MA The data that was collected reveals a definite pattern -- private schools have a far better record of placing students at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton than do their public school counterparts -- 94 of the top 100 schools listed are private. "Is there still clearly a pipeline from the top schools in the country to some of the top colleges? The answer is yes," according to Lloyd Peterson, a former senior admissions officer at Yale. The top private high schools as well as public schools with entrance requirements have a tremendous advantage - they already have a talented pool of students. Not to mention that parents who pay to send their kids to high school can most likely afford to pay the full college tuition as well. Nearly half of the fifty states were represented by at least one high school on the list. In addition to the top 100 feeder schools, which were mostly private institutions, Worth also listed the top 50 public schools from the initial list of 930. To read the complete article and access the lists, go to http://www.worth.com/schools. Worth, the monthly financial/lifestyle magazine edited for the high-net-worth market, reaches active investors with a median net worth of $1.2 million. The September 2002 issue is now available on newsstands. --30--vp/ny* csm
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