public vs. private high school chances (not grade-related)

[Anonymous]

Yes, everyone knows about private school grade deflation. But what about private high school in general? Does just attending one give you less of a chance at certain universities? Our 8th grader would love West Point but knows he needs to improve his chances. Would he be better off graduating from a public high school?

[Anonymous]

I chose the school that would prepare my kid for college. It wasn’t a public school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I chose the school that would prepare my kid for college. It wasn’t a public school.

That wasn't my question. My question was if colleges prefer public schools for admission purposes.

[Anonymous]

Your EIGHTH grader?

Jesus OP you need to dial it down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your EIGHTH grader?

Jesus OP you need to dial it down.

NP. Sounds like OP is at the point of choosing either a public or private HS for their child and is weighing the costs and benefits of each choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your EIGHTH grader?

Jesus OP you need to dial it down.

NP. Sounds like OP is at the point of choosing either a public or private HS for their child and is weighing the costs and benefits of each choice.

+1 Please dial down your self-righteousness for half a second and employ some common sense

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your EIGHTH grader?

Jesus OP you need to dial it down.

NP. Sounds like OP is at the point of choosing either a public or private HS for their child and is weighing the costs and benefits of each choice.

Correct. I'm dialed down. Just to the point of making a decision.

[Anonymous]

If you can afford it OP, send him to private school...one with a good ROTC program would help.

[Anonymous]

Your kids best shot is to move to a place where there are few candidates seeking spots at West Point.

[Anonymous]

My guess (and only a guess) is that SLACs prefer private and public’s prefer public because public’s have all of the APs and the super high GPAs and public’s tend to rely more on metrics (likely because of size).

My kids went to private because it was the best fit for them. Both are going to private colleges, again because of fit, although one got into and considered several large public universities. I don’t have enough experience to know what the service academies prefer.

I think you just have to choose what seems to be the best fit for your child and your family. Both can give your child a good education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, everyone knows about private school grade deflation. But what about private high school in general? Does just attending one give you less of a chance at certain universities? Our 8th grader would love West Point but knows he needs to improve his chances. Would he be better off graduating from a public high school?

Well that NY Times article from today floating about on a couple of threads suggests there is still an advantage to private - mostly in the counselor essays/pull

[Anonymous]

Per the NYTimes today, referring to the Ivys and 4 other similar schools:

The biggest contributor was that admissions committees gave higher scores to students from private, nonreligious high schools. They were twice as likely to be admitted as similar students — those with the same SAT scores, race, gender and parental income — from public schools in high-income neighborhoods. A major factor was recommendations from guidance counselors and teachers at private high schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I chose the school that would prepare my kid for college. It wasn’t a public school.

We did not choose private high school for the angle of college admissions, we chose it so they would be better prepared for whichever college they attend. It was worth every penny.