Public School Son Has Far Better College Prospects Than Private School Daughter

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I went to Wisconsin and am laughing at this thread.

Laughing how?

I can’t imagine anyone would have Wisconsin as a first choice. It is likely a safety that one may be stuck with since the kid didn’t get into any better schools.

Your thinking is wrong. I have known plenty of kids who had Wisconsin as their first choice. I have also known many more who were rejected.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP you must not know the current college admit scene. Boys have a much easier time getting into college with lower stats than girls. Boys make up much lower percentages of most colleges now.
I’m
BTW- do not put stock in some random college counselors predictions. You will be sadly disappointed. Are you from another country? Did you go to college?

This. Boys are getting in Willy nilly. Also 4.5 is stupid. Just stupid.

Not true. At my son's top choice, women have a 29% admit rate. Men are 17%.

Must be a STEM focus. They recruit women harder for parity

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:also have one at public and Big 3 but a bit younger than OP. I have heard that girls at NCS with a 3.6ish gpa would have no trouble getting into SLAC that are not common for large numbers of admissions from public, think Bowdoin or Williams or U Chicago rather than schools like Wisconsin than care more about GPA than rigor, and recommendations or don’t do the same holistic review. Not sure if this lines up with other experiences?

Apparently, not Wisconsin.

No, Williams and Bowdoin need a 3.85+ from NCS.
Chicago is different. You may get in there with the 3.6

I just switched one kid to private and he has mostly B’s right now. I know he is adjusting still but I doubt he will end up with a 4.0.

Where would a 3.5 gpa kid from private end up?

[Anonymous]

Your DD will be lucky to go to UW-Madison. I went there -its awesome! I bet your DS in his Ivy will be jealous when he visits her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your daughter is likely far better prepared for college than your son.

Report back once they’ve both navigated freshman year.

Why would you wish that a student would have a worse time?

You are a small person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:also have one at public and Big 3 but a bit younger than OP. I have heard that girls at NCS with a 3.6ish gpa would have no trouble getting into SLAC that are not common for large numbers of admissions from public, think Bowdoin or Williams or U Chicago rather than schools like Wisconsin than care more about GPA than rigor, and recommendations or don’t do the same holistic review. Not sure if this lines up with other experiences?

Apparently, not Wisconsin.

No, Williams and Bowdoin need a 3.85+ from NCS.
Chicago is different. You may get in there with the 3.6

I just switched one kid to private and he has mostly B’s right now. I know he is adjusting still but I doubt he will end up with a 4.0.

Where would a 3.5 gpa kid from private end up?

Ask your school's college counselor to get a sense for the kinds of options 3.5s have had. Also remember, kid's don't apply to all the schools "above" the one they choose, and not all kids choose based on rank. Kids are also picky about where they apply based on location, size, money, public/private, undergrad focus, and intended majors. So it involves a lot of randomized data, particularly in small schools wiht a smaller data set.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I went to Wisconsin and am laughing at this thread.

Laughing how?

I can’t imagine anyone would have Wisconsin as a first choice. It is likely a safety that one may be stuck with since the kid didn’t get into any better schools.

#35 isn't a safety.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP you must not know the current college admit scene. Boys have a much easier time getting into college with lower stats than girls. Boys make up much lower percentages of most colleges now.
I’m
BTW- do not put stock in some random college counselors predictions. You will be sadly disappointed. Are you from another country? Did you go to college?

This. Boys are getting in Willy nilly. Also 4.5 is stupid. Just stupid.

Not true. At my son's top choice, women have a 29% admit rate. Men are 17%.

Must be a STEM focus. They recruit women harder for parity

Technically it's a SLAC and ranked with them. But yes, they are vocally attempting parity. Personally, I think they need to fix the culture that hides sexual assaults first, but hey.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What I see from her DS performance in his public school is that he wasn’t challenged and is probably less prepared for college than his sister.

Education is cumulative, it’s hard to fill in the gaps for 4-12 years of sub par education in the 4 years of hyper competitive college. It’s great he coasted at a public (sure he took AP, IP, whatever, but trust me, he coasted compared to the Big 3), and maybe that will be amazing placement but best of luck there.

Sure some people supplement a public school education, but that takes time from athletics and enrichment, and hard to make up with wasting 6 hours a day chillin at his public.

I have one kid in public and one in private. It is offensive for you to think my straight A 4.5 gpa is coasting. My public school child is a far harder worker than my private school child.

I have the opposite experience. My 4.5 public school child hardly ever has homework. My other child had an elite private school has hours of work each night. Same classes are taught at a much higher level at the private but that child’s GPA has taken a hit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What I see from her DS performance in his public school is that he wasn’t challenged and is probably less prepared for college than his sister.

Education is cumulative, it’s hard to fill in the gaps for 4-12 years of sub par education in the 4 years of hyper competitive college. It’s great he coasted at a public (sure he took AP, IP, whatever, but trust me, he coasted compared to the Big 3), and maybe that will be amazing placement but best of luck there.

Sure some people supplement a public school education, but that takes time from athletics and enrichment, and hard to make up with wasting 6 hours a day chillin at his public.

I have one kid in public and one in private. It is offensive for you to think my straight A 4.5 gpa is coasting. My public school child is a far harder worker than my private school child.

I have the opposite experience. My 4.5 public school child hardly ever has homework. My other child had an elite private school has hours of work each night. Same classes are taught at a much higher level at the private but that child’s GPA has taken a hit.

How are you comparing it? Is your public school kid taking regular classes or honors and AP when they can? My public school kid has to really work for their grades.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I went to Wisconsin and am laughing at this thread.

Laughing how?

I can’t imagine anyone would have Wisconsin as a first choice. It is likely a safety that one may be stuck with since the kid didn’t get into any better schools.

#35 isn't a safety.

I just looked it up and it is ranked fairly high. My kid is only a freshman. We have a long way to go. I doubt he will want to go to Wisconsin. I don’t want him to go there either. Ohio State is also ranked fairly high now with Rutgers. My kids are aiming for T10 schools. I know 35 isn’t exactly a safety but it would not be our kid’s top choice and he/we would be disappointed if he went there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What I see from her DS performance in his public school is that he wasn’t challenged and is probably less prepared for college than his sister.

Education is cumulative, it’s hard to fill in the gaps for 4-12 years of sub par education in the 4 years of hyper competitive college. It’s great he coasted at a public (sure he took AP, IP, whatever, but trust me, he coasted compared to the Big 3), and maybe that will be amazing placement but best of luck there.

Sure some people supplement a public school education, but that takes time from athletics and enrichment, and hard to make up with wasting 6 hours a day chillin at his public.

I have one kid in public and one in private. It is offensive for you to think my straight A 4.5 gpa is coasting. My public school child is a far harder worker than my private school child.

I have the opposite experience. My 4.5 public school child hardly ever has homework. My other child had an elite private school has hours of work each night. Same classes are taught at a much higher level at the private but that child’s GPA has taken a hit.

How are you comparing it? Is your public school kid taking regular classes or honors and AP when they can? My public school kid has to really work for their grades.

Yep all honors and AP classes. There’s no comparison between the schools or what the two kids are learning but the public school kid who works less hard and is not naturally as smart will probably do much better with college admissions. Those are the facts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What I see from her DS performance in his public school is that he wasn’t challenged and is probably less prepared for college than his sister.

Education is cumulative, it’s hard to fill in the gaps for 4-12 years of sub par education in the 4 years of hyper competitive college. It’s great he coasted at a public (sure he took AP, IP, whatever, but trust me, he coasted compared to the Big 3), and maybe that will be amazing placement but best of luck there.

Sure some people supplement a public school education, but that takes time from athletics and enrichment, and hard to make up with wasting 6 hours a day chillin at his public.

I have one kid in public and one in private. It is offensive for you to think my straight A 4.5 gpa is coasting. My public school child is a far harder worker than my private school child.

I have the opposite experience. My 4.5 public school child hardly ever has homework. My other child had an elite private school has hours of work each night. Same classes are taught at a much higher level at the private but that child’s GPA has taken a hit.

How are you comparing it? Is your public school kid taking regular classes or honors and AP when they can? My public school kid has to really work for their grades.

Yep all honors and AP classes. There’s no comparison between the schools or what the two kids are learning but the public school kid who works less hard and is not naturally as smart will probably do much better with college admissions. Those are the facts.

Those are not facts…it’s conjecture. Report back once both of your children have gone through the college admissions cycle. Until then, your baseless opinion is just that—baseless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What I see from her DS performance in his public school is that he wasn’t challenged and is probably less prepared for college than his sister.

Education is cumulative, it’s hard to fill in the gaps for 4-12 years of sub par education in the 4 years of hyper competitive college. It’s great he coasted at a public (sure he took AP, IP, whatever, but trust me, he coasted compared to the Big 3), and maybe that will be amazing placement but best of luck there.

Sure some people supplement a public school education, but that takes time from athletics and enrichment, and hard to make up with wasting 6 hours a day chillin at his public.

I have one kid in public and one in private. It is offensive for you to think my straight A 4.5 gpa is coasting. My public school child is a far harder worker than my private school child.

I have the opposite experience. My 4.5 public school child hardly ever has homework. My other child had an elite private school has hours of work each night. Same classes are taught at a much higher level at the private but that child’s GPA has taken a hit.

How are you comparing it? Is your public school kid taking regular classes or honors and AP when they can? My public school kid has to really work for their grades.

Yep all honors and AP classes. There’s no comparison between the schools or what the two kids are learning but the public school kid who works less hard and is not naturally as smart will probably do much better with college admissions. Those are the facts.

Then your kid got crummy teachers but mine is working hard. Maybe that public is not great as it caters to rich parents who want that.

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