Public School Son Has Far Better College Prospects Than Private School Daughter

[Anonymous]

OP- either have acceptances yet?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Unhooked boys from our Big 3 did not experience easier college admissions compared to girls. STA does a great job but don’t assume it’s because they are boys- it’s their CCO.

Easier for boys: https://nypost.com/2019/01/19/why-its-much-easier-for-men-to-get-into-the-ivy-league-than-women/

[Anonymous]

What I see from her DS performance in his public school is that he wasn’t challenged and is probably less prepared for college than his sister.

Education is cumulative, it’s hard to fill in the gaps for 4-12 years of sub par education in the 4 years of hyper competitive college. It’s great he coasted at a public (sure he took AP, IP, whatever, but trust me, he coasted compared to the Big 3), and maybe that will be amazing placement but best of luck there.

Sure some people supplement a public school education, but that takes time from athletics and enrichment, and hard to make up with wasting 6 hours a day chillin at his public.

[Anonymous]

You have more kids applying to the same schools in private and they may take less kids as the class size is smaller.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son attends Jackson-Reed and looks like he's going to graduate with a 4.5 GPA. The college matriculation stats at J-R aren't great, but their online platform shows that he has a very good shot at Ivies this upcoming cycle. My daughter goes to NCS and is set to graduate with a B+/A- GPA. She has worked much harder, gained a better education, but students with her college prospects are far more dire. We are hoping just to get her into U Wisconsin.

We hired a top college admissions consultant, and she told us she has a 90% certainty she can get my son into a top 20 college. She said my daughter has virtually no chance because of her grades.

I learned the hard way that universities do not care where your kid attends high school, and they will not receive a "bump" in admissions because of it.

If your daughter got a better education, won’t that help her excel wherever she goes to college?

A close friend of mine from a different Prep school was in a similar boat two decades ago. He “only” got into UMD.

Where he had a fantastic time (and education) and got a straight 4.0 and went to an elite law school and is having a great career.

Playing the long game is focusing on having the most substantive experience possible and translating that into results down the road.

[Anonymous]

OP, to be honest, this checks out. I have known many Wilson/JR kids and many private schools kids over the years - kids that have similar backgrounds, similar academic skills and extracurriculars, etc.

It is not true of every kid, but as a group, the Wilson/JR kids seem to be more prepared for and have more success than the private school kids once they get to college.

I don't know what it is, but something about Wilson/JR seems to prepare kids for success in college and beyond.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What I see from her DS performance in his public school is that he wasn’t challenged and is probably less prepared for college than his sister.

Education is cumulative, it’s hard to fill in the gaps for 4-12 years of sub par education in the 4 years of hyper competitive college. It’s great he coasted at a public (sure he took AP, IP, whatever, but trust me, he coasted compared to the Big 3), and maybe that will be amazing placement but best of luck there.

Sure some people supplement a public school education, but that takes time from athletics and enrichment, and hard to make up with wasting 6 hours a day chillin at his public.

I have one kid in public and one in private. It is offensive for you to think my straight A 4.5 gpa is coasting. My public school child is a far harder worker than my private school child.

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Anonymous wrote:
Troll attempt is way too transparent.

I give you a 2/10 - mostly because I appreciate that you took the time to put this together but really it's quite obvious and really lame at the end of the day.

Thanks for playing.

DP. It’s very clearly not a troll. I think you are just talking out of your butt. Guaranteed you don’t have a kid at a private. You are one of those defensive public school parents that think grade inflation at publics don’t exist

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What I see from her DS performance in his public school is that he wasn’t challenged and is probably less prepared for college than his sister.

Education is cumulative, it’s hard to fill in the gaps for 4-12 years of sub par education in the 4 years of hyper competitive college. It’s great he coasted at a public (sure he took AP, IP, whatever, but trust me, he coasted compared to the Big 3), and maybe that will be amazing placement but best of luck there.

Sure some people supplement a public school education, but that takes time from athletics and enrichment, and hard to make up with wasting 6 hours a day chillin at his public.

So you know OP and her kids? No? So you are just making up shyte? Yes. Yes, you are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, to be honest, this checks out. I have known many Wilson/JR kids and many private schools kids over the years - kids that have similar backgrounds, similar academic skills and extracurriculars, etc.

It is not true of every kid, but as a group, the Wilson/JR kids seem to be more prepared for and have more success than the private school kids once they get to college.

I don't know what it is, but something about Wilson/JR seems to prepare kids for success in college and beyond.

Come on. This just isn't true. I know more than a few JR grads who are really struggling in their first (or in one case second) year of college right now. They had a 4.4+ at JR and now they are almost failing out of college because they literally never had to do homework at JR, take a midterm or final or write an essay beyond a paragraph. I know these kids (6+) exceptionally well as they're family members and the kids of very close friends.

I also others that are doing very well. These kids have been rock stars their entire lives. When JR was crappy they learned on their own on the side. They are crushing college because they're just academic kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son attends Jackson-Reed and looks like he's going to graduate with a 4.5 GPA. The college matriculation stats at J-R aren't great, but their online platform shows that he has a very good shot at Ivies this upcoming cycle. My daughter goes to NCS and is set to graduate with a B+/A- GPA. She has worked much harder, gained a better education, but students with her college prospects are far more dire. We are hoping just to get her into U Wisconsin.

We hired a top college admissions consultant, and she told us she has a 90% certainty she can get my son into a top 20 college. She said my daughter has virtually no chance because of her grades.

I learned the hard way that universities do [b]not care where your kid attends high school, and they will not receive a "bump" in admissions because of it. [/b]

But we already know that. Many, if not most parents, choose private for the environment or because they don’t like their local public. I am sorry you had to find out the hard way.

Or their kid is extra sensitive or special needs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My son attends Jackson-Reed and looks like he's going to graduate with a 4.5 GPA. The college matriculation stats at J-R aren't great, but their online platform shows that he has a very good shot at Ivies this upcoming cycle. My daughter goes to NCS and is set to graduate with a B+/A- GPA. She has worked much harder, gained a better education, but students with her college prospects are far more dire. We are hoping just to get her into U Wisconsin.

We hired a top college admissions consultant, and she told us she has a 90% certainty she can get my son into a top 20 college. She said my daughter has virtually no chance because of her grades.

I learned the hard way that universities do [b]not care where your kid attends high school, and they will not receive a "bump" in admissions because of it. [/b]

But we already know that. Many, if not most parents, choose private for the environment or because they don’t like their local public. I am sorry you had to find out the hard way.

Or their kid is extra sensitive or special needs.

publics generally have better supports for special needs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, to be honest, this checks out. I have known many Wilson/JR kids and many private schools kids over the years - kids that have similar backgrounds, similar academic skills and extracurriculars, etc.

It is not true of every kid, but as a group, the Wilson/JR kids seem to be more prepared for and have more success than the private school kids once they get to college.

I don't know what it is, but something about Wilson/JR seems to prepare kids for success in college and beyond.

This is a laughable post. 😂
JR grads are not better prepared academically than most DC private school students.
JR might provide better preparation for avoiding fights, drug deals, and navigating institutional bureaucracy…but that’s about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, to be honest, this checks out. I have known many Wilson/JR kids and many private schools kids over the years - kids that have similar backgrounds, similar academic skills and extracurriculars, etc.

It is not true of every kid, but as a group, the Wilson/JR kids seem to be more prepared for and have more success than the private school kids once they get to college.

I don't know what it is, but something about Wilson/JR seems to prepare kids for success in college and beyond.

Come on. This just isn't true. I know more than a few JR grads who are really struggling in their first (or in one case second) year of college right now. They had a 4.4+ at JR and now they are almost failing out of college because they literally never had to do homework at JR, take a midterm or final or write an essay beyond a paragraph. I know these kids (6+) exceptionally well as they're family members and the kids of very close friends.

I also others that are doing very well. These kids have been rock stars their entire lives. When JR was crappy they learned on their own on the side. They are crushing college because they're just academic kids.

PP. please read carefully. The initial poster her notes that, as a group, the JR kids do better than private school kids in college. Of course, that might not be the case for each and every kid.

[Anonymous]

The Ivy commits at our public HS are URMs and legacies.