Why am I paying for private when Wilson HS (DCPS) admits are this good?

[Anonymous]

My kid is at Deal and we’re about to pay $$ for a big3 school instead of Wilson. However, this week is DCPS spring break and many people I know are taking their kids around to accepted schools to make their college decisions. These kids from Wilson were accepted at Carnegie Mellon, Northwestern, Michigan, UCLA, NYU, Vassar, Pomona, Cornell, Brown, Oberlin and Swarthmore. Typical smart white kids. Nothing out of the ordinary. And this is just the handful of kids I know from my block and/or siblings of kids from our DCPS elementary. So why am I paying for private next year again? I’ve found Deal to be uneven at best but it doesn’t seem to make one bit of difference (if college admission is the end game).

[Anonymous]

Well, for me college is important but not the end game. We go private for the extra attention, quality of education, enrichment, safe environment, etc.

[Anonymous]

Songo

[Anonymous]

So... Why are you paying for private?

[Anonymous]

If you're paying for private solely to improve college admissions chances, you're not understanding the point of private school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid is at Deal and we’re about to pay $$ for a big3 school instead of Wilson. However, this week is DCPS spring break and many people I know are taking their kids around to accepted schools to make their college decisions. These kids from Wilson were accepted at Carnegie Mellon, Northwestern, Michigan, UCLA, NYU, Vassar, Pomona, Cornell, Brown, Oberlin and Swarthmore. Typical smart white kids. Nothing out of the ordinary. And this is just the handful of kids I know from my block and/or siblings of kids from our DCPS elementary. So why am I paying for private next year again? I’ve found Deal to be uneven at best but it doesn’t seem to make one bit of difference (if college admission is the end game).

Community, safety, small classes, hands on learning, small advisory groups, few behavioral issues - nothing like in public, beautiful campus and buildings, resources, and reinforcement of our values are what we are looking for in private. Top of the list my child is not worried about being jumped in the bathroom anymore because they posed off the wrong group of kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you're paying for private solely to improve college admissions chances, you're not understanding the point of private school.

+1000

For college admissions only, your average big 3 kid would possibly be better off in public, and definitely better off in a public not located in a major city like DC. That's not to say college placement from privates is bad, but if that's the reason for paying for private, you're not getting your money's worth.

[Anonymous]

DON'T PAY FOR PRIVATE BECAUSE YOU THINK IT'LL GET YOUR KID INTO AN ELITE COLLEGE.

Thank you, The Management

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DON'T PAY FOR PRIVATE BECAUSE YOU THINK IT'LL GET YOUR KID INTO AN ELITE COLLEGE.

Thank you, The Management

"Wait, what?" --every single Sidwell parent

[Anonymous]

Yeah they learned garbage so they'll struggle in college

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you're paying for private solely to improve college admissions chances, you're not understanding the point of private school.

Jesus, this.

[Anonymous]

Well, looks like 90 percent of the slots are about to open up once those who thought they were paying to help jr get into a good school flee to public.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DON'T PAY FOR PRIVATE BECAUSE YOU THINK IT'LL GET YOUR KID INTO AN ELITE COLLEGE.

Thank you, The Management

"Wait, what?" --every single Sidwell parent

wrong

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid is at Deal and we’re about to pay $$ for a big3 school instead of Wilson. However, this week is DCPS spring break and many people I know are taking their kids around to accepted schools to make their college decisions. These kids from Wilson were accepted at Carnegie Mellon, Northwestern, Michigan, UCLA, NYU, Vassar, Pomona, Cornell, Brown, Oberlin and Swarthmore. Typical smart white kids. Nothing out of the ordinary. And this is just the handful of kids I know from my block and/or siblings of kids from our DCPS elementary. So why am I paying for private next year again? I’ve found Deal to be uneven at best but it doesn’t seem to make one bit of difference (if college admission is the end game).

Because you're completely loaded, and dropping $50,000 for ninth grade is no biggie? Otherwise, I have no idea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid is at Deal and we’re about to pay $$ for a big3 school instead of Wilson. However, this week is DCPS spring break and many people I know are taking their kids around to accepted schools to make their college decisions. These kids from Wilson were accepted at Carnegie Mellon, Northwestern, Michigan, UCLA, NYU, Vassar, Pomona, Cornell, Brown, Oberlin and Swarthmore. Typical smart white kids. Nothing out of the ordinary. And this is just the handful of kids I know from my block and/or siblings of kids from our DCPS elementary. So why am I paying for private next year again? I’ve found Deal to be uneven at best but it doesn’t seem to make one bit of difference (if college admission is the end game).

Community, safety, small classes, hands on learning, small advisory groups, few behavioral issues - nothing like in public, beautiful campus and buildings, resources, and reinforcement of our values are what we are looking for in private. Top of the list my child is not worried about being jumped in the bathroom anymore because they posed off the wrong group of kids.

Parent of a Wilson senior here: WTH are you talking about??? Oh wait, now I remember. This is the lie you tell yourself to feel better about dropping tens of thousands of dollars for private.

#GoTigers!