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

[Anonymous]

My son attends Jackson-Reed and looks like he's going to graduate with a 4.5 GPA. The college matriculation stats at J-R aren't great, but their online platform shows that he has a very good shot at Ivies this upcoming cycle. My daughter goes to NCS and is set to graduate with a B+/A- GPA. She has worked much harder, gained a better education, but students with her college prospects are far more dire. We are hoping just to get her into U Wisconsin.

We hired a top college admissions consultant, and she told us she has a 90% certainty she can get my son into a top 20 college. She said my daughter has virtually no chance because of her grades.

I learned the hard way that universities do not care where your kid attends high school, and they will not receive a "bump" in admissions because of it.

[Anonymous]

Failed troll attempt

[Anonymous]

I never call troll, but...

[Anonymous]

Omg just figured this out?

You don’t look at college acceptance before enrolling your kid in a private great with your finances … DMV privates are not the top of academics

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son attends Jackson-Reed and looks like he's going to graduate with a 4.5 GPA. The college matriculation stats at J-R aren't great, but their online platform shows that he has a very good shot at Ivies this upcoming cycle. My daughter goes to NCS and is set to graduate with a B+/A- GPA. She has worked much harder, gained a better education, but students with her college prospects are far more dire. We are hoping just to get her into U Wisconsin.

We hired a top college admissions consultant, and she told us she has a 90% certainty she can get my son into a top 20 college. She said my daughter has virtually no chance because of her grades.

I learned the hard way that universities do not care where your kid attends high school, and they will not receive a "bump" in admissions because of it.

bwahahaha, no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son attends Jackson-Reed and looks like he's going to graduate with a 4.5 GPA. The college matriculation stats at J-R aren't great, but their online platform shows that he has a very good shot at Ivies this upcoming cycle. My daughter goes to NCS and is set to graduate with a B+/A- GPA. She has worked much harder, gained a better education, but students with her college prospects are far more dire. We are hoping just to get her into U Wisconsin.

We hired a top college admissions consultant, and she told us she has a 90% certainty she can get my son into a top 20 college. She said my daughter has virtually no chance because of her grades.

I learned the hard way that universities do [b]not care where your kid attends high school, and they will not receive a "bump" in admissions because of it. [/b]

But we already know that. Many, if not most parents, choose private for the environment or because they don’t like their local public. I am sorry you had to find out the hard way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son attends Jackson-Reed and looks like he's going to graduate with a 4.5 GPA. The college matriculation stats at J-R aren't great, but their online platform shows that he has a very good shot at Ivies this upcoming cycle. My daughter goes to NCS and is set to graduate with a B+/A- GPA. She has worked much harder, gained a better education, but students with her college prospects are far more dire. We are hoping just to get her into U Wisconsin.

We hired a top college admissions consultant, and she told us she has a 90% certainty she can get my son into a top 20 college. She said my daughter has virtually no chance because of her grades.

I learned the hard way that universities do not care where your kid attends high school, and they will not receive a "bump" in admissions because of it.

bwahahaha, no.

Different poster. What do you mean, "no?"

[Anonymous]

Fairly confident this is a troll post but yeah, pick your kid’s school based on best fit, not aspirational college hopes.

[Anonymous]

I'm not the OP but why would you all think this is a troll post? When you look in depth at the NCS Scoir data from the last 3 years it's pretty sobering, beginning in the A-/B+ range. There aren't many options at all for the B+ student (and really none among the popular DCUM schools outside of some liberal arts colleges.) Schools like Wisconsin are a definite reach.

[Anonymous]

How were their HS experiences? Hope they both look back fondly.

FWIW, I am really surprised the college counselor is telling you Wisconsin is a reach based on what we heard at STA (and no shade at Wisconsin, would be happy to have a kid matriculate there). We did not have a private counselor though. Maybe ask the NCS counselor what they think.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son attends Jackson-Reed and looks like he's going to graduate with a 4.5 GPA. The college matriculation stats at J-R aren't great, but their online platform shows that he has a very good shot at Ivies this upcoming cycle. My daughter goes to NCS and is set to graduate with a B+/A- GPA. She has worked much harder, gained a better education, but students with her college prospects are far more dire. We are hoping just to get her into U Wisconsin.

We hired a top college admissions consultant, and she told us she has a 90% certainty she can get my son into a top 20 college. She said my daughter has virtually no chance because of her grades.

I learned the hard way that universities do not care where your kid attends high school, and they will not receive a "bump" in admissions because of it.

Are they twins and applying to college in the same year?

[Anonymous]

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.

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?

[Anonymous]

I just started a thread about how often kids hang out after school with friends. I am wondering if sending my son to an inconvenient private is worth it.

My neighbor sent her kids to NCS and boarding. They both went on to ivy schools but not happy. Mom told me that she thinks her kids would have been happier at the local public. Her daughter did well at NCS but didn’t have the best social experience.

[Anonymous]

My parents found this out the hard way too. I would have had much better college prospects from my local public.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How were their HS experiences? Hope they both look back fondly.

FWIW, I am really surprised the college counselor is telling you Wisconsin is a reach based on what we heard at STA (and no shade at Wisconsin, would be happy to have a kid matriculate there). We did not have a private counselor though. Maybe ask the NCS counselor what they think.

STA has better college results for similar kids. I don't know why this is. College admissions are easier for boys in general, STA has more pull, their grading is easier (no A minuses and the numerical grading scale), etc.

I can tell you that the minimum admit for Wisconsin from NCS in 2023 was a 3.85 (from the Scoir data). The year before it was about a 3.75.