Which regional private school networks are most powerful and continue after college?

[Anonymous]

I went to a good public in a umc area on the west coast and my class produced multiple tech company founders. Great network that helped me and my sibling—we both work in tech companies in non-engineering leadership roles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Catholic schools can provide similar networks.

Gonzaga’s is very big. They are everywhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SF & Bay is pretty powerful ... Urban, Lick, Nueva, UHS, Menlo.

Growing up together from age 6 to 18 is pretty powerful. These K-8 and 9-12 schools they feed into are pretty much lifelong networks.

My roommate intro'ed me to the entire West Coast private school scene when I was at my SLAC.

hmmm have to disagree here having kids at nueva and menlo

How have you found these two schools, PP?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SF & Bay is pretty powerful ... Urban, Lick, Nueva, UHS, Menlo.

Growing up together from age 6 to 18 is pretty powerful. These K-8 and 9-12 schools they feed into are pretty much lifelong networks.

My roommate intro'ed me to the entire West Coast private school scene when I was at my SLAC.

hmmm have to disagree here having kids at nueva and menlo

How have you found these two schools, PP?

great for academic development. they set up kids well with extracurricular opportunities and individualized attention. Nueva’s advanced math and stem offerings are pretty on point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SF & Bay is pretty powerful ... Urban, Lick, Nueva, UHS, Menlo.

Growing up together from age 6 to 18 is pretty powerful. These K-8 and 9-12 schools they feed into are pretty much lifelong networks.

My roommate intro'ed me to the entire West Coast private school scene when I was at my SLAC.

hmmm have to disagree here having kids at nueva and menlo

How have you found these two schools, PP?

great for academic development. they set up kids well with extracurricular opportunities and individualized attention. Nueva’s advanced math and stem offerings are pretty on point.

pp, thank you for the helpful info. Setting kids up on the extracurricular side is a plus for us.

What is the word on Harker and Castilleja vs Menlo and Nueva? Our kid will apply next year and good intel is v hard to find.

[Anonymous]

Whats point of this thread? The east coast is so strange.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whats point of this thread? The east coast is so strange.

There was another thread about social circles in college, and it was noted that wealthy private school students from larger metro areas tend to already be connected not just through school, but also through summer camp, clubs, sports and other extracurriculars, and where their summer homes are. They often already have a small, built-in friend group upon arrival freshman year, and it may be hard for an outsider to break in. That conversation devolved into whatever this nonsense is.

[Anonymous]

I know some Delbarton alums and they are convinced that their school and alumni network are the greatest thing ever. I have seen it work its wonders but it also backfires as I see Delbarton on a resume (and they do put it on their resumes) and assume obnoxious DBag. Similar for Chaminade on Long Island.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Catholic schools can provide similar networks.

Yes but mainly for men.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know some Delbarton alums and they are convinced that their school and alumni network are the greatest thing ever. I have seen it work its wonders but it also backfires as I see Delbarton on a resume (and they do put it on their resumes) and assume obnoxious DBag. Similar for Chaminade on Long Island.

I knew lax bros from these high schools in college. Accurate. Same with Georgetown Prep.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whats point of this thread? The east coast is so strange.

There was another thread about social circles in college, and it was noted that wealthy private school students from larger metro areas tend to already be connected not just through school, but also through summer camp, clubs, sports and other extracurriculars, and where their summer homes are. They often already have a small, built-in friend group upon arrival freshman year, and it may be hard for an outsider to break in. That conversation devolved into whatever this nonsense is.

Breaking news. If you're connected you are connected.
If you are on the outside, suck it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:SF & Bay is pretty powerful ... Urban, Lick, Nueva, UHS, Menlo.

Growing up together from age 6 to 18 is pretty powerful. These K-8 and 9-12 schools they feed into are pretty much lifelong networks.

My roommate intro'ed me to the entire West Coast private school scene when I was at my SLAC.

In the workplace as well (including Harker and HW)

[Anonymous]

All these are selective schools not pay to play

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SF & Bay is pretty powerful ... Urban, Lick, Nueva, UHS, Menlo.

Growing up together from age 6 to 18 is pretty powerful. These K-8 and 9-12 schools they feed into are pretty much lifelong networks.

My roommate intro'ed me to the entire West Coast private school scene when I was at my SLAC.

hmmm have to disagree here having kids at nueva and menlo

How have you found these two schools, PP?

great for academic development. they set up kids well with extracurricular opportunities and individualized attention. Nueva’s advanced math and stem offerings are pretty on point.

Nueva is mostly Stanford faculty children, and wealthy tech bro families. It's skewed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whats point of this thread? The east coast is so strange.

There was another thread about social circles in college, and it was noted that wealthy private school students from larger metro areas tend to already be connected not just through school, but also through summer camp, clubs, sports and other extracurriculars, and where their summer homes are. They often already have a small, built-in friend group upon arrival freshman year, and it may be hard for an outsider to break in. That conversation devolved into whatever this nonsense is.

Breaking news. If you're connected you are connected.
If you are on the outside, suck it.

This. And the connection continues all the way to workplaces