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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I really want our DS to go to the local public HS after he finishes up at his well-regarded K-8 next year. I feel like he should have a taste of the “real world” with larger classes and community where he will have to practice advocating for himself. He could have a decent shot at getting into a top private US, and finances are not an issue. Should I feel guilty about making him go public? Fwiw he or DH haven’t expressed a preference either way.[/quote] Elite universities cap the number they admit from any particular private. With much of the student body at a private HS vying for the same elite universities, a kid could have more WL and rejections than if they had gone to a public school, where most of their classmates are aiming lower.[/quote] Lol no [/quote] Can confirm the above is true. TJ is Fairfax county isn’t even a private school, but there are caps now. The school went from having 25 students attend each of the top schools (other than Brown) to 1-3. [/quote]
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