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[quote=Anonymous]The key thing that you said is: “when I went to university”.  The students accepted at the university you attended are likely quite similar to each other in terms of the admission standards.  You also went to a “top public school” which is not a guaranteed thing for all kids.  
If you really want to know the difference between public and private schools in a given area, you should look at what happens in the population of ALL of the kids — not just the ones selected by a particular university.  Private schools will have much higher rates of college acceptance compared to most non-magnet public schools.  Middle of the road average students may get a lot more support and direction at private schools.  Most private high schools will have admissions counselors to support students in finding the right colleges for them.

So, whether private school is a “waste” or not depends upon the particular schools you’re comparing, the resources available in the community ant the particular family, and the needs of the individual student — not just SATs.

I attended both public schools and a top tier Ivy.  I get the differences between having ample resources and not harping them.

tldr:  It would be great if all public schools had the same resources as your top public HS in California in the ‘90s.
         They don’t. [/quote]

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