A prime example of college counseling steering

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Anonymous wrote:Do the parents who send their kids to elite boarding schools and have their kids end up at colleges that were easily attainable from public (e.g., the example above, UC Davis) end up regretting the decision to send their kids to boarding school? Or do they feel that it was worth it since the kids got a great education, great high school network, and were more ready for college life?

I feel like we never hear the perspective of a parent who made this decision and I'm sure there are some on this board.

Absolutely! I know parents who regretted sending them to boarding schools because they thought the kids would go to an Ivy+. The unhooked kids stayed at publics seem to have been more successful in getting those Ivy+ admits.

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Anonymous wrote:Do the parents who send their kids to elite boarding schools and have their kids end up at colleges that were easily attainable from public (e.g., the example above, UC Davis) end up regretting the decision to send their kids to boarding school? Or do they feel that it was worth it since the kids got a great education, great high school network, and were more ready for college life?

I feel like we never hear the perspective of a parent who made this decision and I'm sure there are some on this board.

Absolutely! I know parents who regretted sending them to boarding schools because they thought the kids would go to an Ivy+. The unhooked kids stayed at publics seem to have been more successful in getting those Ivy+ admits.

That's why you heard kid committed suicide. It is so evil

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Anonymous wrote:Hah! Not impressed: no Bucknell, no Holy Cross, no Northeastern.

But then how will they make it to The Street??

No one cares about going to The Street. Gen Z makes money from Polymarket.

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Anonymous wrote:The original Phillips in Massachusetts does the same. I had a friend whose son went there and they steered him to UIUC. Oh a girl from DC’s class who attended ended up at UC Davis. I believe she is a Harvard legacy. Wonder if she was even allowed to apply to Harvard if she ended up at Davis.

UIUC is one of the top 3-5 for CS, also v highly ranked for all Engineering so perhaps the student wanted one of those majors - if so, well done

lol no neither the parents nor the student were happy. They expected HYPMS!

Ofc, that's what they are promoting themselves to begin with.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do the parents who send their kids to elite boarding schools and have their kids end up at colleges that were easily attainable from public (e.g., the example above, UC Davis) end up regretting the decision to send their kids to boarding school? Or do they feel that it was worth it since the kids got a great education, great high school network, and were more ready for college life?

I feel like we never hear the perspective of a parent who made this decision and I'm sure there are some on this board.

Absolutely! I know parents who regretted sending them to boarding schools because they thought the kids would go to an Ivy+. The unhooked kids stayed at publics seem to have been more successful in getting those Ivy+ admits.

That's why you heard kid committed suicide. It is so evil

I have never heard of boarding school parents "thought the kids would go to an Ivy+". It's a competitive environment, and most parents are wealthy or at least well off, and they know better than that. They sent their kids for a good education, not ivy+.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do the parents who send their kids to elite boarding schools and have their kids end up at colleges that were easily attainable from public (e.g., the example above, UC Davis) end up regretting the decision to send their kids to boarding school? Or do they feel that it was worth it since the kids got a great education, great high school network, and were more ready for college life?

I feel like we never hear the perspective of a parent who made this decision and I'm sure there are some on this board.

Absolutely! I know parents who regretted sending them to boarding schools because they thought the kids would go to an Ivy+. The unhooked kids stayed at publics seem to have been more successful in getting those Ivy+ admits.

That's why you heard kid committed suicide. It is so evil

I have never heard of boarding school parents "thought the kids would go to an Ivy+". It's a competitive environment, and most parents are wealthy or at least well off, and they know better than that. They sent their kids for a good education, not ivy+.

you are probably one of the rich and legacy

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I regret sending my kid to private school - it won’t help DC w college admissions - it is an IB school and realized too late that it is too much work for no benefit. Outcomes would likely be same or better at public with less useless busywork for the IB.

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The amount of money these parents invest in their unhooked children is probably insane. They might be better off putting their resources to create a new prestigious school that teaches practical, meaningful material and helps their brightest children start businesses.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hah! Not impressed: no Bucknell, no Holy Cross, no Northeastern.

But then how will they make it to The Street??

No one cares about going to The Street. Gen Z makes money from Polymarket.

Ha. So true. My DC's roommate developed some coding interface business (honestly, I have no idea what it is, but it does something like polymarket) and is clearing $700k/MONTH. Considering dropping out of Ivy.

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Anonymous wrote:Do the parents who send their kids to elite boarding schools and have their kids end up at colleges that were easily attainable from public (e.g., the example above, UC Davis) end up regretting the decision to send their kids to boarding school? Or do they feel that it was worth it since the kids got a great education, great high school network, and were more ready for college life?

I feel like we never hear the perspective of a parent who made this decision and I'm sure there are some on this board.

Absolutely! I know parents who regretted sending them to boarding schools because they thought the kids would go to an Ivy+. The unhooked kids stayed at publics seem to have been more successful in getting those Ivy+ admits.

Exeter and Andover are not what they once were, college admissions have declined over the years.

But if you choose the right school, you can absolutely still expect the kids go to ivy+.

Take a look at this one, so far every single one is an ivy+.
https://www.instagram.com/chapin26decisions/

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do the parents who send their kids to elite boarding schools and have their kids end up at colleges that were easily attainable from public (e.g., the example above, UC Davis) end up regretting the decision to send their kids to boarding school? Or do they feel that it was worth it since the kids got a great education, great high school network, and were more ready for college life?

I feel like we never hear the perspective of a parent who made this decision and I'm sure there are some on this board.

Absolutely! I know parents who regretted sending them to boarding schools because they thought the kids would go to an Ivy+. The unhooked kids stayed at publics seem to have been more successful in getting those Ivy+ admits.

Exeter and Andover are not what they once were, college admissions have declined over the years.

But if you choose the right school, you can absolutely still expect the kids go to ivy+.

Take a look at this one, so far every single one is an ivy+.
https://www.instagram.com/chapin26decisions/

So far only kids admitted to these schools posted their acceptances on this instagram page. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do the parents who send their kids to elite boarding schools and have their kids end up at colleges that were easily attainable from public (e.g., the example above, UC Davis) end up regretting the decision to send their kids to boarding school? Or do they feel that it was worth it since the kids got a great education, great high school network, and were more ready for college life?

I feel like we never hear the perspective of a parent who made this decision and I'm sure there are some on this board.

Absolutely! I know parents who regretted sending them to boarding schools because they thought the kids would go to an Ivy+. The unhooked kids stayed at publics seem to have been more successful in getting those Ivy+ admits.

Exeter and Andover are not what they once were, college admissions have declined over the years.

But if you choose the right school, you can absolutely still expect the kids go to ivy+.

Take a look at this one, so far every single one is an ivy+.
https://www.instagram.com/chapin26decisions/

So far only kids admitted to these schools posted their acceptances on this instagram page. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.

Fair point. Is the uber competitive Manhattan day school landscape so intense that it is embarrassing to post anything else? Sooooo many hooked kids.
The boarding schools have a more interesting mix and higher percentage receiving financial aid. They also have a lot of athletes, though.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hah! Not impressed: no Bucknell, no Holy Cross, no Northeastern.

But then how will they make it to The Street??

No one cares about going to The Street. Gen Z makes money from Polymarket.

Ha. So true. My DC's roommate developed some coding interface business (honestly, I have no idea what it is, but it does something like polymarket) and is clearing $700k/MONTH. Considering dropping out of Ivy.

Can't blame the kids. Look how adults behave and treat them now. What kind of job market they are facing?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do the parents who send their kids to elite boarding schools and have their kids end up at colleges that were easily attainable from public (e.g., the example above, UC Davis) end up regretting the decision to send their kids to boarding school? Or do they feel that it was worth it since the kids got a great education, great high school network, and were more ready for college life?

I feel like we never hear the perspective of a parent who made this decision and I'm sure there are some on this board.

Absolutely! I know parents who regretted sending them to boarding schools because they thought the kids would go to an Ivy+. The unhooked kids stayed at publics seem to have been more successful in getting those Ivy+ admits.

Exeter and Andover are not what they once were, college admissions have declined over the years.

But if you choose the right school, you can absolutely still expect the kids go to ivy+.

Take a look at this one, so far every single one is an ivy+.
https://www.instagram.com/chapin26decisions/

So far only kids admitted to these schools posted their acceptances on this instagram page. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.

Exactly. The kids admitted Tulane ED aren't going to post their results. NYC private schools are filled to the brim with Ivy legacies, so that isn't a good sample.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do the parents who send their kids to elite boarding schools and have their kids end up at colleges that were easily attainable from public (e.g., the example above, UC Davis) end up regretting the decision to send their kids to boarding school? Or do they feel that it was worth it since the kids got a great education, great high school network, and were more ready for college life?

I feel like we never hear the perspective of a parent who made this decision and I'm sure there are some on this board.

Absolutely! I know parents who regretted sending them to boarding schools because they thought the kids would go to an Ivy+. The unhooked kids stayed at publics seem to have been more successful in getting those Ivy+ admits.

Exeter and Andover are not what they once were, college admissions have declined over the years.

But if you choose the right school, you can absolutely still expect the kids go to ivy+.

Take a look at this one, so far every single one is an ivy+.
https://www.instagram.com/chapin26decisions/

So far only kids admitted to these schools posted their acceptances on this instagram page. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.

Exactly. The kids admitted Tulane ED aren't going to post their results. NYC private schools are filled to the brim with Ivy legacies, so that isn't a good sample.

This is a school where half of the class go to eight ivies, probably 80%+ go to an ivy+.