The Death of Private School As We Know It
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Anonymous
At least in the DC area, there aren't a lot of Asians in private high schools. Mainly public. Same for families from India |
Anonymous
Yes, but no better than publics! I’d be willing to bet this year, the publics did better! |
Anonymous
And so much for diversity and inclusion at privates…exactly why AOs are pulling from publics |
Anonymous
It if you placed the same kids in the public, why wouldn’t they be accepted into the same schools? It’s not attending the Big 3 that helped with admittance, it’s the attributes of the kid! So why spend the money again?? |
Anonymous
The same kids who decline the Big 3 and went public also got into these schools. And saved $200k…who looks silly now. Maybe to continue the trend, you can ask these schools on the list that you want to pay $200k more in tuition than the kids who graduated from publics! That way you will feel better |
Anonymous
I bet if all things equal and the twins split between private and public, the schools would take the public every time. The public would stand out even more against their peers. Fact. Why would you pay $200k to be in that position? |
Anonymous
Actually if you had the same stats and attended public, you would have received a scholarship of at least $200k at each school. Can’t say that about privates as you paid a $200k premium. |
Anonymous
But your kid couldn’t handle the public (or at least the stress of the AP program) 😂 |
Anonymous
I don’t understand the hatred and meanness. Why put down other posters’ kids? As for the point of this thread, I don’t send my children to a private school in order to get into a particular college or type of college. I send them for the academics, the small class sizes, and the close community. It works for us. Your school works for you and I’m sure it has great attributes, too. We should both be happy. |
Anonymous
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OP, have you looked up any actual statistics? 55-61% of kids at Ivies are from public school. I think about 13% tend to be international. Presumably the rest are from private schools (with some minuscule amount of homeschoolers). Only 7% of kids in the US attend private school and I’m sure a large number of those schools are religious and SN schools that likely do not give much of a boost. I went to Penn (from a private school btw) and know that they only give weight to legacy status for early admission applications. So private school does give you an advantage. Being a parent doesn’t mean that you can put in specific inputs and get specific outputs. It’s not that easy.
I also am super uncoordinated and think that if you can play at a D1 level you should get preferential admission status. No one in our society has a problem with people who are smart by virtue of innate ability getting outsized benefits. Why shouldn’t athletes? Both groups also work hard. I hear you on the legacy thing but the universities will never change that $$$ |
Anonymous
| My kids are in private for the education and the experience. Not for college admissions. |
Anonymous
Isn't it interesting how public schools are still working for asian and indian kids??? interesting how you never hear asian parents saying public schools are not a good fit for their children the way you hear it from white parents on this forum. LOL! |
Anonymous
this. |
Anonymous
Yeah right  
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Anonymous
Ditto. I went to a top public and it simply doesn’t compare to the education my kids are getting. My 8th grader is a solid B student at a Big 3 who won’t be going ivy. His friends and teammates in public school are straight A students who have bragged about their straight A since the pandemic despite being virtual for almost 2 years. My DC has been going to school since 9/21. No one can tell me these straight A students are smarter or better educated than my B student. DC stands out - he sounds intelligent. His friends all sound like idiots despite their straight A’s. It’s actually comical. And yea, those straight A students may get into a “better” college but they still sound like idiots. |