Torn between what's a right fit for my child/family and the what ranks much higher

[Anonymous]

We are a bit torn between two schools. One we know is a good fit for our family and child. The other ranks higher and is a Big 3. Deep inside I know I will feel more at home with the first choice and the school's mission is more aligned with my family's educational goals, but also don't want to give up the Big 3. What if it turns out better. What's your advice?

[Anonymous]

Go with the one that you feel is the best fit

[Anonymous]

+1000

[Anonymous]

Prestige is definitely more important than fit. That's the main point of private school, after all.

[Anonymous]

Who is doing this "ranking"?

[Anonymous]

Smh

[Anonymous]

We're going with a K to 8 for my rising MSer and turning down 2 schools going to 12th due to fit. We had a lot of discussion about it this last week and finally decided to focus on our DD having a good MS experience over a guaranteed HS spot.

[Anonymous]

You will never know if it would have been better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You will never know if it would have been better.

She'll always wonder. She'll always think she knew, or should have known.

[Anonymous]

We are in the same situation as OP…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are a bit torn between two schools. One we know is a good fit for our family and child. The other ranks higher and is a Big 3. Deep inside I know I will feel more at home with the first choice and the school's mission is more aligned with my family's educational goals, but also don't want to give up the Big 3. What if it turns out better. What's your advice?

1. What specific aspects of fit are most important to you?

2. Can you name 5 things you love about the highly ranked school other than features around it's ranking?

3. How do they compare on "quality of life" indicators? Commute, clubs, openings on teams, lunch, bus, camp options, etc.

[Anonymous]

Rankings Are Marketing $$$

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are a bit torn between two schools. One we know is a good fit for our family and child. The other ranks higher and is a Big 3. Deep inside I know I will feel more at home with the first choice and the school's mission is more aligned with my family's educational goals, but also don't want to give up the Big 3. What if it turns out better. What's your advice?

Both schools are K-12 and the rankings are not that far apart. But I might be overthinking and too focused on the ranking. And I honestly don't know that much at the big 3 one compared to the other one (other than the big name.) In other words, the first school is prestigious too, but the big 3 is big 3. In the end, how much does big 3 really mean? I don't know. I just can't get over the "what if" question... so still debating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are a bit torn between two schools. One we know is a good fit for our family and child. The other ranks higher and is a Big 3. Deep inside I know I will feel more at home with the first choice and the school's mission is more aligned with my family's educational goals, but also don't want to give up the Big 3. What if it turns out better. What's your advice?

1. What specific aspects of fit are most important to you?

2. Can you name 5 things you love about the highly ranked school other than features around it's ranking?

3. How do they compare on "quality of life" indicators? Commute, clubs, openings on teams, lunch, bus, camp options, etc.

Thanks very much!

[Anonymous]

Best fit over prestige any day