Was Private Worth the Money if DC Didn’t Get into a “good” University?

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Anonymous wrote:Probably should have kept my child in PGCPS. They likely would have gotten better outplacement results, given the huge desparities and socioeconomic backgrounds that do not exist in independent schools.

The dirty little secret is the above--if you are a family that WOULD choose private, but keep your child in public--particularly from DC or a more economically diverse area like PG, you are going to get a lot of 'uniqueness' points if your kid is a high flyer in public. Our kid got into a reach school because of this. I am NOT saying our child got a better HS education, just more access to college choices. Bear in mind, it can be a blessing and a curse to get into a 'reach school' if you are not prepared. Research and drop out rates bear this out.

Lots of food for thought!

Lol. That is less a “dirty little secret” and more “a super obvious thing everyone knows”. If all you care about is admission to a prestigious school, send your kid to the worst public you can.

Of course, if you are concerned with the actual education your kid receives for 13 formative years of their lives, the calculus might be different.

Yes, but this can also be achieved with a good public. As we did.

Well, obviously, yes. If you are satisfied with the quality of your public school, then you would be a fool to pay a lot of money for a private school. I’m happy for you and how much money you saved. Congratulations!

We were not satisfied with the quality of ours, and so have been happy to pay for what we think is a palpably better education.

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