I think if you are full pay, the worst school (assuming a decent standardized test score and a B/B+) you will likely get into is a top 20 SLAC or Top 40-50 National University. |
This sounds about right. There are a lot of mid tier expensive schools that will draw from the bottom of a private school class through ED. |
🙄🙄🙄 |
That was my kid, but liked a lower ranked school much better than the several higher ranked options, got more money from it and chose that one. Very happy there.
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So the bottom of the class is getting into the likes of VT, UMD, CWRU, NEU, Colgate or Haverford. That seems optimistic.
I’d think more like JMU, Alabama, UVM, Muhlenberg, Ursinus. |
Agree! I know multiple kids for whom this did not work out. In fact, not even close. Haverford and Colgate have admit rates in the 12% range -- they do not take kids from the bottom of the class, regardless of ability to pay. NEU is significantly more competitive. This nonsense is nothing more than wishful thinking. |
The crazy thing is that bottom of the class are sometimes former high A public school students. I know 2 of them. Straight high As in DPCS middle school. Very bright kids. Transfered to a Big3 in high school and got a C freshman year foreign language (because foreign language background was horrible in DCPS) and a B or B+ every year since in English and/or foreign language and now they're in the bottom of the class.
In retrospect these particular kids would have done much better staying in public. |
At our NYC TT private, these kids go to Syracuse, Bucknell, SMU, GWU, Skidmore type schools. Definitely below top 20 SLAC! |
Maybe better in terms of admissions, but by your own admission the public education was subpar. So what’s really the point? Getting into a prestigious college, or getting an actual education? |
Shhhhhh. That’s crazy talk. |
Except their B/B+ at a rigorous private school will translate to an A- or so at college. |
Those aren't bad options. Kids who are bottom of the class probably do not want to be grinding in college anyways. |
Can’t you just wait till the end of the cycle and then check the data on this? Why the need to theorize?
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Do you hear yourself? These particular kids would become adults who couldn't write their way out of a paper bag if they had stayed at JR or SWW. By your own description. How is that "much better," exactly? |
I assume a B+ at one of the privates is a good grade, so in theory that wasn’t the big struggle. It was the FL…which honestly should be considered an elective for everyone, everywhere. I don’t understand the point of FL requirements anymore. They are absolutely useless unless that’s what you want to major in college. |