The Death of Private School As We Know It
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Anonymous
I see a real bump Smart kids from our public high school (Wilson) the past two years went to places like Wisconsin and vermont. There were no HYP ivy admits last year. The Cornells were all legacy or crew recruits. |
Anonymous
| Oh welcome back! It’s the lying troll who has _several_ kids at multiple different big 3 school. Is that, like, six kids? Seven? |
Anonymous
The whole premise of the post is ludicrous. You seem to be assuming everyone applies to Ivy league schools (they don't) and any one on the list going somewhere else didn't get in and are disappointed (they aren't). Ridiculous. Even so, how could you see a bump from a list? You need to know the kids and the stats and where they actually chose to apply to see if there is a bump. |
Anonymous
| My kids are 7 years into their private school education with many to go. They are getting an excellent education and love going to school every day. They also went to school nearly every day last year during covid. Their school is worth every penny I pay for it and I would keep them there for the experience even if you told me right now that they would get into a lower ranked college than our local overcrowded public school that wasn't in person last year and might be out again any time with a strike or other dysfunction. |
Anonymous
Is this from an all boys school? Since there are no women's colleges on this list that one would expect: Barnard, Smith, Wellesley? |
Anonymous
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I didn't read the rest of the thread but there is no question in my mind that my kid's admissions chances would be better at our local public, which went full "As for everyone" during the pandemic (as reported by friends with kids there). I am positive DCs GPA in public would be higher, and GPA is the big determinant of admission now.
I do not care. I knew that was a possibility going in. |
Anonymous
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50K a year?
How about free and 5K of tutors. You all are idiots. |
Anonymous
My kid was never going to be Ivy material, nor did they want to be. But, the preparation received at their Big3 has made college very manageable. |
Anonymous
Sewanee. But other than that, a perfectly fine list. |
Anonymous
OK, whatever helps you sleep at night... Why do you care what other parents do? No parent with their kids in private school spends any time thinking about public school parents. |
Anonymous
+1 My kids would be much bigger standouts coming from our local, terrible public school. But since college admissions isn't the goal, I don't care. |
Anonymous
+1000 They'll also have a much better 13 years of school before going to college. Why people don't understand that that outweighs four years in college I don't know. |
Anonymous
OK! Why don’t you go somewhere else to bask in the glow of your super-smartness? I went to a “top” public school and the education I got can’t hold a candle to the one my kid is getting. It’s worth it to me. It’s okay if it’s not worth it to you. Not everyone has to make the same decisions. |
Anonymous
You can pull your kids out at any time and send them to public. There will always be enough people willing to pay. Many of us have always know this, how could you not. Even with SAT/ACT scores, each college only takes so many kids from each school. Privates are much smaller, so they will also take less kids from smaller schools. Private is not a waste of money if your child is thriving and doing well and its a good fit. |
Anonymous
Why would I send my kid to an inadequate school all day so they can come home and learn again with tutors? WTF sense does that make? |