Regretting private high school investment because of colleges want more public school graduates

[Anonymous]

I agree it’s not *just* about college admissions, but some of the people trying to downplay the college admissions angle are being a bit disingenuous. Look at the massive college admissions threads here, debating which school has the best admits. Or the endless whining about public grade inflation and retakes. You wouldn’t care about those things if your kids weren’t competing with them for college slots.

[Anonymous]

Go to public university instead of Ivy League . Problem solved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We were never at private for admission to college.

It was about laying the groundwork for success in college and life.

Public education is a shambles. It’s terrible what has happened.

This.

My first two went to public and I’ve had a front seat row for the rapid decline of mcps.

My younger ones are going to private.

Candidly, as the product of catholic k-12 (with an advanced degree beyond uni), I think there are many old school things public schools could benefit from.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We were never at private for admission to college.

It was about laying the groundwork for success in college and life.

Public education is a shambles. It’s terrible what has happened.

This is precisely it. My kids will get more out of their experiences in their rigorous privates than is possible to quantify in dollars. Will they get in a great, top tier college? One might, she's at the tippy top of her class and has some unusual EC's. The other one is really good at sports, so maybe? Either way, I would make the same call for our privates over and over again. I know they will be successful in a large part because of the formation that happened in their high school years.

[Anonymous]

We have one in public and one in private. The one in private is not there to get a leg up on college admissions. He’s there to learn, and private was the best place for him to do so. Kids are all different and so are schools ✌️

[Anonymous]

I believe this to be true for UMD, absolutely. The public HS closest to me has such grade inflation and kids taking a full load of AP’s as freshmen. I’ve had two sons at different private HS’s and both are very particular about AP and honors placement and I haven’t seen grade inflation. There aren’t re-takes on tests and of course they have exams. Lol

[Anonymous]

My kids have taken school more seriously and developed better study habits since transferring to private from public. And that is the reason we wanted private school. We hope this will help them be more prepared when they arrive to college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree it’s not *just* about college admissions, but some of the people trying to downplay the college admissions angle are being a bit disingenuous. Look at the massive college admissions threads here, debating which school has the best admits. Or the endless whining about public grade inflation and retakes. You wouldn’t care about those things if your kids weren’t competing with them for college slots.

I think both things can be true. You can send your kid to private because you feel that experience will prepare them best for college/is a better fit and still be concerned about college outcomes. I don’t have any delusions that my kid will have a leg up in admissions, but I can still be annoyed and frustrated with the process.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Been told by our college counselor that this year colleges are turning away from selecting most private high school kids because of their privileged education. That you now have a better chance coming from a public high school with good grades and top scores and activities. There’s no advantage anymore paying more money for private. None at all.

So for those of you looking to go private, don’t waste your money. Your private school kid, despite top gpa and test scores, will probably will be bumped in favor of someone from a good public school.

Regrets, regrets, regrets…

Not true in our case. The Cathedral school graduates this year did phenomenal in college admissions. Sounds like many other privates in the area did as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Been told by our college counselor that this year colleges are turning away from selecting most private high school kids because of their privileged education. That you now have a better chance coming from a public high school with good grades and top scores and activities. There’s no advantage anymore paying more money for private. None at all.

So for those of you looking to go private, don’t waste your money. Your private school kid, despite top gpa and test scores, will probably will be bumped in favor of someone from a good public school.

Regrets, regrets, regrets…

Statistically our Big 3 has 30 percent admit rate to Ivy League schools -public school kids have a much lower rate of admittance. If you count top 25 schools our admit rate is about 40-50 percent. Can't even compare.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Been told by our college counselor that this year colleges are turning away from selecting most private high school kids because of their privileged education. That you now have a better chance coming from a public high school with good grades and top scores and activities. There’s no advantage anymore paying more money for private. None at all.

So for those of you looking to go private, don’t waste your money. Your private school kid, despite top gpa and test scores, will probably will be bumped in favor of someone from a good public school.

Regrets, regrets, regrets…

Not true in our case. The Cathedral school graduates this year did phenomenal in college admissions. Sounds like many other privates in the area did as well.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Been told by our college counselor that this year colleges are turning away from selecting most private high school kids because of their privileged education. That you now have a better chance coming from a public high school with good grades and top scores and activities. There’s no advantage anymore paying more money for private. None at all.

So for those of you looking to go private, don’t waste your money. Your private school kid, despite top gpa and test scores, will probably will be bumped in favor of someone from a good public school.

Regrets, regrets, regrets…

This post is made up. Lots of hate (or envy) of private schools on this board. Those of us who choose private schools are doing so because it make sense for OUR families — and placement into the ivies is often not a consideration. If you have a differing POV, then that is totally cool, but don’t make up stories in attempt to influence others.

[Anonymous]

That's always been the case OP, at least when I was younger. My parents wasted so much money on private school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's always been the case OP, at least when I was younger. My parents wasted so much money on private school.

Sorry for your family. Our family has been happy with our experience. YMMV….kinda like a car

[Anonymous]

This is exactly why we chose a K-8. We wanted the option to go back to our (very good) zoned public for HS for either financial or academic reasons (publics are better at STEM).

Yes I know you can leave a K-12 anytime, but it feels more awkward since the majority will continue on and people will ask why you are leaving.