Does going to Big 3 really improve college admissions chances?

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Anonymous wrote:Above poster has it right. Private for high school these days should be only if you have a child that needs closer assistance. It’s not a ticket to Yale and hasn’t been in thirty years. Better to go to Wilson if college admissions is your sole focus. This can’t end up being a long thread as these factors are not really debatable.

Moderator: please lock this thread. This is an incredibly persuasive post.

PP: could you please go through the other posts and tell us what other topics are not debatable?

Haha. So what private school in the DC area is a lock for an Ivy League admission? Because it certainly isn’t a big three school. Private school is good for the concierge service and admission to schools that you continue to pay full freight like Wash U, Wesleyan, Amherst, Bowdoin, maybe a large big ten, but the privates here can’t compare at all to the large public schools when you compare comparable AP public student to private (maybe no longer have AP) student.

Tell me the factors that are up for debate? Compare a Wilson AP student parents both high GS, not a minority. A student. Rower. Compare that make students changes to an STA boy of similar smarts. I’d put my money on the Wilson boy’s chances at ivy as much higher.

I don’t know - I was looking to you for the answers. I just still haven’t heard anything other than your gut and a bunch of conclusions without actual evidence. What do the numbers look like? How do students in middle 50% do comparatively? You say they can’t compare -why not? You could be right but your support seems to be nothing more than repeating your original belief.

The private schools have their admissions on their websites. Lots of expensive middling schools. It’s no longer send your young man to STA to get into Yale then your country club. These schools are designed to cater to kids who need small classes.

+1. This. I remember being shocked at how few admits from Sidwell actually were HyPS bound. These schools can’t take lots of kids from any one school as they need a diverse class and particularly if you’re not wealthy enough to be a major donor or a legacy, your kid will be at a disadvantage.

HYPS attendees at Sidwell and GDS are usually about 10-15% of the graduating class. Usually half or more of those are not major donors or legacies. Decide for yourself if that’s good or not.

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