The Death of Private School As We Know It

[Anonymous]

This is hardly a newsflash. I think most people are aware that you send your kids to a private school for the education, not for a college admission boost.

[Anonymous]

Public school parent here -- come on over! Maybe if fewer rich people sent their kids to privates around here, we could justify more enrichment and accelerated programs in public schools. That would be lovely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can get the same/better education in public. Go waste money somewhere else.

I bet it's mostly so the parents can brag.

Dang. That’s some expensive brag. Especially since we rarely bring it up. At least if I spent that money on expensive cars and flashy clothes, my privilege would be much more apparent. Stupid me!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Im sounding the alarm. The end is near.

For any one of you paying full tuition at a Private School for college admissions purposes (hoping you'll get into a better college), you are 100% wasting your money. I have several children in Big 3's and unless you are URM, QuestBridge, Athlete or Legacy - you are completely wasting your money. No one cares that your school is tough. That a 3.7 is really great. No one cares about ACT/SATs anymore.

You are wasting your money. 100%

The college admissions process is now washed of achievement. And there is backlash against wealth and privilege.

Dont do it. Dont waste your time. And your money. And stop perpetuating the dummying down of our system.

I wish someone would have told me 3 years ago before I enrolled my kids. Total waste of money.

I think it's interesting that you have framed college admissions as "washed of achievement" and that the system is "dummying down" because private schools no longer provide an advantage. To frame another way, you can no longer buy your kid a better chance at the college of your choice and your pissed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is hardly a newsflash. I think most people are aware that you send your kids to a private school for the education, not for a college admission boost.

I assume you're being sarcastic. At a minimum, it's both.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is hardly a newsflash. I think most people are aware that you send your kids to a private school for the education, not for a college admission boost.

Eh. I think deep down people thing it's going to be both. If they will admit it to themselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe we're not sending our kids to private school for a guaranteed admission at an ivy

Not OP. But you obviously can't read. OP said IF you're sending your kids to the Big 3 for college admissions purposes.

If you're not, the warning doesn't apply to you. Although I bet you're lying to yourself about why you are sending your kid there.

DP: Actually OP dramatically claimed that the end of all private schools is near (apparently because her kid didn't get into an Ivy). So pointing out that most people are not in private schools for such a dumb and narrow minded reason is actually on point. Only 11 seniors at our school even applied to Ivy league schools. It's just not as big a thing as some posters believe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is hardly a newsflash. I think most people are aware that you send your kids to a private school for the education, not for a college admission boost.

I assume you're being sarcastic. At a minimum, it's both.

I am in no way being sarcastic. I’m quite sure that my kid would get into a better college if applying from our local so-so public. I’m more interested in the K-12 educational experience. Why is that so hard for you to believe?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Im sounding the alarm. The end is near.

For any one of you paying full tuition at a Private School for college admissions purposes (hoping you'll get into a better college), you are 100% wasting your money. I have several children in Big 3's and unless you are URM, QuestBridge, Athlete or Legacy - you are completely wasting your money. No one cares that your school is tough. That a 3.7 is really great. No one cares about ACT/SATs anymore.

You are wasting your money. 100%

The college admissions process is now washed of achievement. And there is backlash against wealth and privilege.

Dont do it. Dont waste your time. And your money. And stop perpetuating the dummying down of our system.

I wish someone would have told me 3 years ago before I enrolled my kids. Total waste of money.

How on earth did you NOT know this???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Public school parent here -- come on over! Maybe if fewer rich people sent their kids to privates around here, we could justify more enrichment and accelerated programs in public schools. That would be lovely.

No no no. So many schools are over capacity, are you crazy.

[Anonymous]

Eh, we moved our kids from DCPS to a Big3 for high school because DCPS is a freaking nightmare. there are missing teachers, my kids never learned to write, etc. We are so happy at the Big3. my kids are finally being challenged and are reading and writing. Those of you who have not experienced public do not know bad it is. It's BAD. It's almost third world.

--disclaimer--your mileage may vary at other publics. this was Deal->Wilson in DCPS.

[Anonymous]

I agree that paying for private school in order to gain Ivy admissions is a complete waste of money. Luckily that's not why we send our kids to private school!

[Anonymous]

My sister has been a teacher in Moco for 25 years. She was the one who told me to move my kids to private based on what she saw coming down the road as it relates to MCPS. I'll take her advice as a teacher thanks very much.

[Anonymous]

Our kids are at/went to a "big3"

We did not send them for a college admissions bump.

However, the one in college is doing *really* well - very well prepared, the written assignments do not cause any pain and STEM classes are running smoothly.

In other words, they are really well prepared.

THAT is what we are paying for. College Admissions is a total crapshoot these days. Ivys have a less than 5% admissions rate, so NO ONE can count on it. At all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Eh, we moved our kids from DCPS to a Big3 for high school because DCPS is a freaking nightmare. there are missing teachers, my kids never learned to write, etc. We are so happy at the Big3. my kids are finally being challenged and are reading and writing. Those of you who have not experienced public do not know bad it is. It's BAD. It's almost third world.

--disclaimer--your mileage may vary at other publics. this was Deal->Wilson in DCPS.

Well, your kids certainly weren't going to learn to write well from their parents. That's pretty obvious,

Also, the irony here is that your kids, having done well enough at DCPS to be accepted at a Big3, would likely have excelled had they stayed with DCPS and in the end gotten into better colleges. But, hey, go ahead and put your nose up to Deal and Wilson.