Stupid question about elite private high schools

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Anonymous wrote:But those college students were the private HS students.

+1. Exactly. And by all indications, the stats are fairly similar to what they’ve been in the past. The only difference is PP is 30 years older.

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Anonymous wrote:I bought a superior education, but more importantly, I bought a peer group and social currency.

Is that what you really wanted to know OP?

College admit is not the highest concern.

There is SO MUCH more to it than a top tier college admit.

You’re delusional. 5 years (or even less) out of college and barely anybody cares what college you went to. And certainly nobody gives a damn what high school you went to!

My spouse works with elite Ivy League grads and nobody ever, ever talks about what freakin high school they went to. It’s not on their professional bios, not on their LinkedIn profiles, not in their conversations. Nothing.

False. You must be looking at LinkedIn profiles from a bunch of public school graduates (who most likely do NOT put their high schools on their LinkedIn profiles).

Tip: 1. Go to LinkedIn; 2. Type in individual (one name/search) names of elite independent high schools (eg, Noble and Greenough, Horace Mann, HW, Sidwell Friends, St. John's (Houston), etc); 3. Come back and tell us what you find. 😝

Anyone including their HS on their LinkedIn profile better be either still in HS or at most a Freshman in college. 🙄

For graduates of elite high school it would be normal. They have strong alumni networks and some view it as more impressive than attending an elite college. You are clearly not in the know.

No you clearly are not in the know. If I want to seek out people from my elite private HS, I’m not turning to LinkedIn when I can just turn to the alumni person at the school, or put out feelers within my own actual alumni network to make personal connections, or show up at any of the events where said alumni network will be in attendance.

Also, there are more selective ways to connect than just LinkedIn, for instance the programs and social networks specific to your actual field.

It always funny seeing people on here talk about elite HS or college networks who clearly have no idea how they actually work.

That’s you. A lot of people wouldn’t bother going through their high school alumni office (middle man), when they can just lookup their high school’s graduates, via LinkedIn. I don’t understand why that’s so hard for some of you to grasp.

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Anonymous wrote:I know from personal experience that public school students do not struggle at top schools. I went to an Ivy from a very mediocre high school and felt a bit intimidated for my first couple of weeks. However, by about week 3, I realized that I could handle the work as well as my peers.

Those from private schools and good public schools did not seem to have the same qualms those first few weeks, but it all evened out very quickly. After graduating, I went on to an Ivy law school. Top colleges only accept those they feel sure sill be able to succeed at their school. So I think it’s ridiculous to say that public school students struggle at top colleges.

And not to mention many Ivy students come from high performing public schools with stellar academics.

We are looking at private high schools but we are not using it as a route to the Ivy league, if anything it would probably be easier from a good urban magnet, which is the backup. We have other reasons for wanting a private high school.

Same. It’s amazing how many people refuse to believe me when I say that though - they insist that I’m lying and we are really in it for some (imagined) college admission boost.

We are not in it for college admissions. We are in it for the amazing primary and secondary education. I went to a “top” public school and the education my kid is getting blows mine out of the water.

If it were guaranteed that my kid would get into a worse college because of it, I’d make the same choice (I actually think this might be true). Because the quality of the first 13 years of education means more to me than the subsequent four.

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Anonymous wrote:Are parents really pissed if they spend $35k per year on an elite private high school, but their kid ends up at a 2nd tier or 3rd tier college (which likely could have been achieved had the kid just gone to a local public)?

I ask bc I frequently meet alums of Gonzaga and the like who went to college at, like, James Madison or something like that. Seems like a huge waste of honey on the parents’ part.

Imagine where they would have ended up if they had gone to public.

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Anonymous wrote:I bought a superior education, but more importantly, I bought a peer group and social currency.

Is that what you really wanted to know OP?

College admit is not the highest concern.

There is SO MUCH more to it than a top tier college admit.

You’re delusional. 5 years (or even less) out of college and barely anybody cares what college you went to. And certainly nobody gives a damn what high school you went to!

My spouse works with elite Ivy League grads and nobody ever, ever talks about what freakin high school they went to. It’s not on their professional bios, not on their LinkedIn profiles, not in their conversations. Nothing.

False. You must be looking at LinkedIn profiles from a bunch of public school graduates (who most likely do NOT put their high schools on their LinkedIn profiles).

Tip: 1. Go to LinkedIn; 2. Type in individual (one name/search) names of elite independent high schools (eg, Noble and Greenough, Horace Mann, HW, Sidwell Friends, St. John's (Houston), etc); 3. Come back and tell us what you find. 😝

Anyone including their HS on their LinkedIn profile better be either still in HS or at most a Freshman in college. 🙄

For graduates of elite high school it would be normal. They have strong alumni networks and some view it as more impressive than attending an elite college. You are clearly not in the know.

No you clearly are not in the know. If I want to seek out people from my elite private HS, I’m not turning to LinkedIn when I can just turn to the alumni person at the school, or put out feelers within my own actual alumni network to make personal connections, or show up at any of the events where said alumni network will be in attendance.

Also, there are more selective ways to connect than just LinkedIn, for instance the programs and social networks specific to your actual field.

It always funny seeing people on here talk about elite HS or college networks who clearly have no idea how they actually work.

That’s you. A lot of people wouldn’t bother going through their high school alumni office (middle man), when they can just lookup their high school’s graduates, via LinkedIn. I don’t understand why that’s so hard for some of you to grasp.

Why stop at high school? Why not list your private middle or elementary school on LinkedIn too?

No doubt that a lot of mediocre bankers and lawyers put their private high schools on LinkedIn. But ZERO top rainmakers or managing partners do. Zero.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I bought a superior education, but more importantly, I bought a peer group and social currency.

Is that what you really wanted to know OP?

College admit is not the highest concern.

There is SO MUCH more to it than a top tier college admit.

You’re delusional. 5 years (or even less) out of college and barely anybody cares what college you went to. And certainly nobody gives a damn what high school you went to!

My spouse works with elite Ivy League grads and nobody ever, ever talks about what freakin high school they went to. It’s not on their professional bios, not on their LinkedIn profiles, not in their conversations. Nothing.

False. You must be looking at LinkedIn profiles from a bunch of public school graduates (who most likely do NOT put their high schools on their LinkedIn profiles).

Tip: 1. Go to LinkedIn; 2. Type in individual (one name/search) names of elite independent high schools (eg, Noble and Greenough, Horace Mann, HW, Sidwell Friends, St. John's (Houston), etc); 3. Come back and tell us what you find. 😝

Anyone including their HS on their LinkedIn profile better be either still in HS or at most a Freshman in college. 🙄

For graduates of elite high school it would be normal. They have strong alumni networks and some view it as more impressive than attending an elite college. You are clearly not in the know.

No you clearly are not in the know. If I want to seek out people from my elite private HS, I’m not turning to LinkedIn when I can just turn to the alumni person at the school, or put out feelers within my own actual alumni network to make personal connections, or show up at any of the events where said alumni network will be in attendance.

Also, there are more selective ways to connect than just LinkedIn, for instance the programs and social networks specific to your actual field.

It always funny seeing people on here talk about elite HS or college networks who clearly have no idea how they actually work.

That’s you. A lot of people wouldn’t bother going through their high school alumni office (middle man), when they can just lookup their high school’s graduates, via LinkedIn. I don’t understand why that’s so hard for some of you to grasp.

Why stop at high school? Why not list your private middle or elementary school on LinkedIn too?

No doubt that a lot of mediocre bankers and lawyers put their private high schools on LinkedIn. But ZERO top rainmakers or managing partners do. Zero.

lol. Just added my upper east side daycare that I attended to my LinkedIn. Great networking. Morons.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I bought a superior education, but more importantly, I bought a peer group and social currency.

Is that what you really wanted to know OP?

College admit is not the highest concern.

There is SO MUCH more to it than a top tier college admit.

You’re delusional. 5 years (or even less) out of college and barely anybody cares what college you went to. And certainly nobody gives a damn what high school you went to!

My spouse works with elite Ivy League grads and nobody ever, ever talks about what freakin high school they went to. It’s not on their professional bios, not on their LinkedIn profiles, not in their conversations. Nothing.

False. You must be looking at LinkedIn profiles from a bunch of public school graduates (who most likely do NOT put their high schools on their LinkedIn profiles).

Tip: 1. Go to LinkedIn; 2. Type in individual (one name/search) names of elite independent high schools (eg, Noble and Greenough, Horace Mann, HW, Sidwell Friends, St. John's (Houston), etc); 3. Come back and tell us what you find. 😝

Anyone including their HS on their LinkedIn profile better be either still in HS or at most a Freshman in college. 🙄

For graduates of elite high school it would be normal. They have strong alumni networks and some view it as more impressive than attending an elite college. You are clearly not in the know.

No you clearly are not in the know. If I want to seek out people from my elite private HS, I’m not turning to LinkedIn when I can just turn to the alumni person at the school, or put out feelers within my own actual alumni network to make personal connections, or show up at any of the events where said alumni network will be in attendance.

Also, there are more selective ways to connect than just LinkedIn, for instance the programs and social networks specific to your actual field.

It always funny seeing people on here talk about elite HS or college networks who clearly have no idea how they actually work.

That’s you. A lot of people wouldn’t bother going through their high school alumni office (middle man), when they can just lookup their high school’s graduates, via LinkedIn. I don’t understand why that’s so hard for some of you to grasp.

Why stop at high school? Why not list your private middle or elementary school on LinkedIn too?

No doubt that a lot of mediocre bankers and lawyers put their private high schools on LinkedIn. But ZERO top rainmakers or managing partners do. Zero.

Weird take. Are you unemployed? You sound like you live in your parents’ basement.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I bought a superior education, but more importantly, I bought a peer group and social currency.

Is that what you really wanted to know OP?

College admit is not the highest concern.

There is SO MUCH more to it than a top tier college admit.

You’re delusional. 5 years (or even less) out of college and barely anybody cares what college you went to. And certainly nobody gives a damn what high school you went to!

My spouse works with elite Ivy League grads and nobody ever, ever talks about what freakin high school they went to. It’s not on their professional bios, not on their LinkedIn profiles, not in their conversations. Nothing.

False. You must be looking at LinkedIn profiles from a bunch of public school graduates (who most likely do NOT put their high schools on their LinkedIn profiles).

Tip: 1. Go to LinkedIn; 2. Type in individual (one name/search) names of elite independent high schools (eg, Noble and Greenough, Horace Mann, HW, Sidwell Friends, St. John's (Houston), etc); 3. Come back and tell us what you find. 😝

Anyone including their HS on their LinkedIn profile better be either still in HS or at most a Freshman in college. 🙄

For graduates of elite high school it would be normal. They have strong alumni networks and some view it as more impressive than attending an elite college. You are clearly not in the know.

No you clearly are not in the know. If I want to seek out people from my elite private HS, I’m not turning to LinkedIn when I can just turn to the alumni person at the school, or put out feelers within my own actual alumni network to make personal connections, or show up at any of the events where said alumni network will be in attendance.

Also, there are more selective ways to connect than just LinkedIn, for instance the programs and social networks specific to your actual field.

It always funny seeing people on here talk about elite HS or college networks who clearly have no idea how they actually work.

That’s you. A lot of people wouldn’t bother going through their high school alumni office (middle man), when they can just lookup their high school’s graduates, via LinkedIn. I don’t understand why that’s so hard for some of you to grasp.

Why stop at high school? Why not list your private middle or elementary school on LinkedIn too?

No doubt that a lot of mediocre bankers and lawyers put their private high schools on LinkedIn. But ZERO top rainmakers or managing partners do. Zero.

lol. Just added my upper east side daycare that I attended to my LinkedIn. Great networking. Morons.

If you don’t put the hospital you were born in you aren’t doing it right.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I bought a superior education, but more importantly, I bought a peer group and social currency.

Is that what you really wanted to know OP?

College admit is not the highest concern.

There is SO MUCH more to it than a top tier college admit.

You’re delusional. 5 years (or even less) out of college and barely anybody cares what college you went to. And certainly nobody gives a damn what high school you went to!

My spouse works with elite Ivy League grads and nobody ever, ever talks about what freakin high school they went to. It’s not on their professional bios, not on their LinkedIn profiles, not in their conversations. Nothing.

False. You must be looking at LinkedIn profiles from a bunch of public school graduates (who most likely do NOT put their high schools on their LinkedIn profiles).

Tip: 1. Go to LinkedIn; 2. Type in individual (one name/search) names of elite independent high schools (eg, Noble and Greenough, Horace Mann, HW, Sidwell Friends, St. John's (Houston), etc); 3. Come back and tell us what you find. 😝

Anyone including their HS on their LinkedIn profile better be either still in HS or at most a Freshman in college. 🙄

For graduates of elite high school it would be normal. They have strong alumni networks and some view it as more impressive than attending an elite college. You are clearly not in the know.

No you clearly are not in the know. If I want to seek out people from my elite private HS, I’m not turning to LinkedIn when I can just turn to the alumni person at the school, or put out feelers within my own actual alumni network to make personal connections, or show up at any of the events where said alumni network will be in attendance.

Also, there are more selective ways to connect than just LinkedIn, for instance the programs and social networks specific to your actual field.

It always funny seeing people on here talk about elite HS or college networks who clearly have no idea how they actually work.

That’s you. A lot of people wouldn’t bother going through their high school alumni office (middle man), when they can just lookup their high school’s graduates, via LinkedIn. I don’t understand why that’s so hard for some of you to grasp.

Why stop at high school? Why not list your private middle or elementary school on LinkedIn too?

No doubt that a lot of mediocre bankers and lawyers put their private high schools on LinkedIn. But ZERO top rainmakers or managing partners do. Zero.

lol. Just added my upper east side daycare that I attended to my LinkedIn. Great networking. Morons.

Y’all sound so bitter and jealous. 🤣
Please leave your socioeconomic status envy in 2025. Let people live the way they want to live (and network).

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I bought a superior education, but more importantly, I bought a peer group and social currency.

Is that what you really wanted to know OP?

College admit is not the highest concern.

There is SO MUCH more to it than a top tier college admit.

You’re delusional. 5 years (or even less) out of college and barely anybody cares what college you went to. And certainly nobody gives a damn what high school you went to!

My spouse works with elite Ivy League grads and nobody ever, ever talks about what freakin high school they went to. It’s not on their professional bios, not on their LinkedIn profiles, not in their conversations. Nothing.

False. You must be looking at LinkedIn profiles from a bunch of public school graduates (who most likely do NOT put their high schools on their LinkedIn profiles).

Tip: 1. Go to LinkedIn; 2. Type in individual (one name/search) names of elite independent high schools (eg, Noble and Greenough, Horace Mann, HW, Sidwell Friends, St. John's (Houston), etc); 3. Come back and tell us what you find. 😝

Anyone including their HS on their LinkedIn profile better be either still in HS or at most a Freshman in college. 🙄

For graduates of elite high school it would be normal. They have strong alumni networks and some view it as more impressive than attending an elite college. You are clearly not in the know.

No you clearly are not in the know. If I want to seek out people from my elite private HS, I’m not turning to LinkedIn when I can just turn to the alumni person at the school, or put out feelers within my own actual alumni network to make personal connections, or show up at any of the events where said alumni network will be in attendance.

Also, there are more selective ways to connect than just LinkedIn, for instance the programs and social networks specific to your actual field.

It always funny seeing people on here talk about elite HS or college networks who clearly have no idea how they actually work.

That’s you. A lot of people wouldn’t bother going through their high school alumni office (middle man), when they can just lookup their high school’s graduates, via LinkedIn. I don’t understand why that’s so hard for some of you to grasp.

Why stop at high school? Why not list your private middle or elementary school on LinkedIn too?

No doubt that a lot of mediocre bankers and lawyers put their private high schools on LinkedIn. But ZERO top rainmakers or managing partners do. Zero.

My how the goalposts keep moving. I bet I could find “top rainmakers or managing partners” with one of the elite high schools listed on their LinkedIn profiles in less than 5 minutes. But then, you would just move the goalposts again…

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I bought a superior education, but more importantly, I bought a peer group and social currency.

Is that what you really wanted to know OP?

College admit is not the highest concern.

There is SO MUCH more to it than a top tier college admit.

You’re delusional. 5 years (or even less) out of college and barely anybody cares what college you went to. And certainly nobody gives a damn what high school you went to!

My spouse works with elite Ivy League grads and nobody ever, ever talks about what freakin high school they went to. It’s not on their professional bios, not on their LinkedIn profiles, not in their conversations. Nothing.

False. You must be looking at LinkedIn profiles from a bunch of public school graduates (who most likely do NOT put their high schools on their LinkedIn profiles).

Tip: 1. Go to LinkedIn; 2. Type in individual (one name/search) names of elite independent high schools (eg, Noble and Greenough, Horace Mann, HW, Sidwell Friends, St. John's (Houston), etc); 3. Come back and tell us what you find. 😝

Anyone including their HS on their LinkedIn profile better be either still in HS or at most a Freshman in college. 🙄

For graduates of elite high school it would be normal. They have strong alumni networks and some view it as more impressive than attending an elite college. You are clearly not in the know.

No you clearly are not in the know. If I want to seek out people from my elite private HS, I’m not turning to LinkedIn when I can just turn to the alumni person at the school, or put out feelers within my own actual alumni network to make personal connections, or show up at any of the events where said alumni network will be in attendance.

Also, there are more selective ways to connect than just LinkedIn, for instance the programs and social networks specific to your actual field.

It always funny seeing people on here talk about elite HS or college networks who clearly have no idea how they actually work.

That’s you. A lot of people wouldn’t bother going through their high school alumni office (middle man), when they can just lookup their high school’s graduates, via LinkedIn. I don’t understand why that’s so hard for some of you to grasp.

Why stop at high school? Why not list your private middle or elementary school on LinkedIn too?

No doubt that a lot of mediocre bankers and lawyers put their private high schools on LinkedIn. But ZERO top rainmakers or managing partners do. Zero.

My how the goalposts keep moving. I bet I could find “top rainmakers or managing partners” with one of the elite high schools listed on their LinkedIn profiles in less than 5 minutes. But then, you would just move the goalposts again…

I just searched Deerfield Academy and the vast majority (like 90%) are either current college students, kids who graduated college in the last three years, people who work at boarding schools or provide services (teachers at other schools, work in admin, provide services to help kids get into boarding schools, etc).

Very few say 30+ people and even then, many who work fairly normal jobs…not top rainmakers or managing partners…though I did find one who is an MD at a prop trading firm.

Going in reverse and looking at the CEO of GS, top Blackstone MDs, etc., I didn’t see a single one listing their high schools (I know the CEO of Goldman went to Scarsdale HS…so not a fancy private).

Perhaps none attended fancy private high schools which is why they didn’t list them.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I bought a superior education, but more importantly, I bought a peer group and social currency.

Is that what you really wanted to know OP?

College admit is not the highest concern.

There is SO MUCH more to it than a top tier college admit.

You’re delusional. 5 years (or even less) out of college and barely anybody cares what college you went to. And certainly nobody gives a damn what high school you went to!

My spouse works with elite Ivy League grads and nobody ever, ever talks about what freakin high school they went to. It’s not on their professional bios, not on their LinkedIn profiles, not in their conversations. Nothing.

False. You must be looking at LinkedIn profiles from a bunch of public school graduates (who most likely do NOT put their high schools on their LinkedIn profiles).

Tip: 1. Go to LinkedIn; 2. Type in individual (one name/search) names of elite independent high schools (eg, Noble and Greenough, Horace Mann, HW, Sidwell Friends, St. John's (Houston), etc); 3. Come back and tell us what you find. 😝

Anyone including their HS on their LinkedIn profile better be either still in HS or at most a Freshman in college. 🙄

For graduates of elite high school it would be normal. They have strong alumni networks and some view it as more impressive than attending an elite college. You are clearly not in the know.

No you clearly are not in the know. If I want to seek out people from my elite private HS, I’m not turning to LinkedIn when I can just turn to the alumni person at the school, or put out feelers within my own actual alumni network to make personal connections, or show up at any of the events where said alumni network will be in attendance.

Also, there are more selective ways to connect than just LinkedIn, for instance the programs and social networks specific to your actual field.

It always funny seeing people on here talk about elite HS or college networks who clearly have no idea how they actually work.

That’s you. A lot of people wouldn’t bother going through their high school alumni office (middle man), when they can just lookup their high school’s graduates, via LinkedIn. I don’t understand why that’s so hard for some of you to grasp.

Why stop at high school? Why not list your private middle or elementary school on LinkedIn too?

No doubt that a lot of mediocre bankers and lawyers put their private high schools on LinkedIn. But ZERO top rainmakers or managing partners do. Zero.

My how the goalposts keep moving. I bet I could find “top rainmakers or managing partners” with one of the elite high schools listed on their LinkedIn profiles in less than 5 minutes. But then, you would just move the goalposts again…

I just searched Deerfield Academy and the vast majority (like 90%) are either current college students, kids who graduated college in the last three years, people who work at boarding schools or provide services (teachers at other schools, work in admin, provide services to help kids get into boarding schools, etc).

Very few say 30+ people and even then, many who work fairly normal jobs…not top rainmakers or managing partners…though I did find one who is an MD at a prop trading firm.

Going in reverse and looking at the CEO of GS, top Blackstone MDs, etc., I didn’t see a single one listing their high schools (I know the CEO of Goldman went to Scarsdale HS…so not a fancy private).

Perhaps none attended fancy private high schools which is why they didn’t list them.

Deerfield wasn’t on the list upthread. I just searched for 1 minute on Google, and found 2 Sidwell alums who are partners at major law firms. They graduated from college well over 10 years ago.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I bought a superior education, but more importantly, I bought a peer group and social currency.

Is that what you really wanted to know OP?

College admit is not the highest concern.

There is SO MUCH more to it than a top tier college admit.

You’re delusional. 5 years (or even less) out of college and barely anybody cares what college you went to. And certainly nobody gives a damn what high school you went to!

My spouse works with elite Ivy League grads and nobody ever, ever talks about what freakin high school they went to. It’s not on their professional bios, not on their LinkedIn profiles, not in their conversations. Nothing.

False. You must be looking at LinkedIn profiles from a bunch of public school graduates (who most likely do NOT put their high schools on their LinkedIn profiles).

Tip: 1. Go to LinkedIn; 2. Type in individual (one name/search) names of elite independent high schools (eg, Noble and Greenough, Horace Mann, HW, Sidwell Friends, St. John's (Houston), etc); 3. Come back and tell us what you find. 😝

Anyone including their HS on their LinkedIn profile better be either still in HS or at most a Freshman in college. 🙄

For graduates of elite high school it would be normal. They have strong alumni networks and some view it as more impressive than attending an elite college. You are clearly not in the know.

No you clearly are not in the know. If I want to seek out people from my elite private HS, I’m not turning to LinkedIn when I can just turn to the alumni person at the school, or put out feelers within my own actual alumni network to make personal connections, or show up at any of the events where said alumni network will be in attendance.

Also, there are more selective ways to connect than just LinkedIn, for instance the programs and social networks specific to your actual field.

It always funny seeing people on here talk about elite HS or college networks who clearly have no idea how they actually work.

That’s you. A lot of people wouldn’t bother going through their high school alumni office (middle man), when they can just lookup their high school’s graduates, via LinkedIn. I don’t understand why that’s so hard for some of you to grasp.

Why stop at high school? Why not list your private middle or elementary school on LinkedIn too?

No doubt that a lot of mediocre bankers and lawyers put their private high schools on LinkedIn. But ZERO top rainmakers or managing partners do. Zero.

My how the goalposts keep moving. I bet I could find “top rainmakers or managing partners” with one of the elite high schools listed on their LinkedIn profiles in less than 5 minutes. But then, you would just move the goalposts again…

I just searched Deerfield Academy and the vast majority (like 90%) are either current college students, kids who graduated college in the last three years, people who work at boarding schools or provide services (teachers at other schools, work in admin, provide services to help kids get into boarding schools, etc).

Very few say 30+ people and even then, many who work fairly normal jobs…not top rainmakers or managing partners…though I did find one who is an MD at a prop trading firm.

Going in reverse and looking at the CEO of GS, top Blackstone MDs, etc., I didn’t see a single one listing their high schools (I know the CEO of Goldman went to Scarsdale HS…so not a fancy private).

Perhaps none attended fancy private high schools which is why they didn’t list them.

Deerfield wasn’t on the list upthread. I just searched for 1 minute on Google, and found 2 Sidwell alums who are partners at major law firms. They graduated from college well over 10 years ago.

It’s one of the most elite schools there is.

I just searched Sidwell on linked in. It’s similar results. The vast majority are currently in college or fairly recent grads or work in private schools.

It makes perfect sense that young people list their high schools on LinkedIn…you are just filling in the prompts that LinkedIn gives you.

You will find any successful person’s high school through Google because that is what you are looking for. Again, if you search Scarsdale HS and private equity MDs, a ton will come up…doesn’t mean those same people are putting that in their LinkedIn profile.

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Anonymous wrote:I bought a superior education, but more importantly, I bought a peer group and social currency.

Is that what you really wanted to know OP?

College admit is not the highest concern.

There is SO MUCH more to it than a top tier college admit.

You’re delusional. 5 years (or even less) out of college and barely anybody cares what college you went to. And certainly nobody gives a damn what high school you went to!

My spouse works with elite Ivy League grads and nobody ever, ever talks about what freakin high school they went to. It’s not on their professional bios, not on their LinkedIn profiles, not in their conversations. Nothing.

False. You must be looking at LinkedIn profiles from a bunch of public school graduates (who most likely do NOT put their high schools on their LinkedIn profiles).

Tip: 1. Go to LinkedIn; 2. Type in individual (one name/search) names of elite independent high schools (eg, Noble and Greenough, Horace Mann, HW, Sidwell Friends, St. John's (Houston), etc); 3. Come back and tell us what you find. 😝

Anyone including their HS on their LinkedIn profile better be either still in HS or at most a Freshman in college. 🙄

For graduates of elite high school it would be normal. They have strong alumni networks and some view it as more impressive than attending an elite college. You are clearly not in the know.

No you clearly are not in the know. If I want to seek out people from my elite private HS, I’m not turning to LinkedIn when I can just turn to the alumni person at the school, or put out feelers within my own actual alumni network to make personal connections, or show up at any of the events where said alumni network will be in attendance.

Also, there are more selective ways to connect than just LinkedIn, for instance the programs and social networks specific to your actual field.

It always funny seeing people on here talk about elite HS or college networks who clearly have no idea how they actually work.

That’s you. A lot of people wouldn’t bother going through their high school alumni office (middle man), when they can just lookup their high school’s graduates, via LinkedIn. I don’t understand why that’s so hard for some of you to grasp.

Why stop at high school? Why not list your private middle or elementary school on LinkedIn too?

No doubt that a lot of mediocre bankers and lawyers put their private high schools on LinkedIn. But ZERO top rainmakers or managing partners do. Zero.

My how the goalposts keep moving. I bet I could find “top rainmakers or managing partners” with one of the elite high schools listed on their LinkedIn profiles in less than 5 minutes. But then, you would just move the goalposts again…

I just searched Deerfield Academy and the vast majority (like 90%) are either current college students, kids who graduated college in the last three years, people who work at boarding schools or provide services (teachers at other schools, work in admin, provide services to help kids get into boarding schools, etc).

Very few say 30+ people and even then, many who work fairly normal jobs…not top rainmakers or managing partners…though I did find one who is an MD at a prop trading firm.

Going in reverse and looking at the CEO of GS, top Blackstone MDs, etc., I didn’t see a single one listing their high schools (I know the CEO of Goldman went to Scarsdale HS…so not a fancy private).

Perhaps none attended fancy private high schools which is why they didn’t list them.

Deerfield wasn’t on the list upthread. I just searched for 1 minute on Google, and found 2 Sidwell alums who are partners at major law firms. They graduated from college well over 10 years ago.

It’s one of the most elite schools there is.

I just searched Sidwell on linked in. It’s similar results. The vast majority are currently in college or fairly recent grads or work in private schools.

It makes perfect sense that young people list their high schools on LinkedIn…you are just filling in the prompts that LinkedIn gives you.

You will find any successful person’s high school through Google because that is what you are looking for. Again, if you search Scarsdale HS and private equity MDs, a ton will come up…doesn’t mean those same people are putting that in their LinkedIn profile.

You chose to ignore my post because it doesn’t fit your narrative. You (or someone else commenting on this topic) said I would find “ZERO top rainmakers or managing partners” who list their high school on their LinkedIn profile (in this case Sidwell). I found two partners at major law firms in about one minute. Case closed, my point made, move along.

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You two are cute together.