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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would think chances are better at public.

Smaller grade size in private, lots of rich kids with tutors and connections. If your kid is not at the top he’s still being compared against his class and there’s tough competition.

Public has a lot of smart kids but at least connections and legacies tend to be less and there are always lower performing kids.

If you’re a middle class family with an average kid, without money for an army of tutors, no connections, and no hooks-private does your kid no favors. 
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We are UMC with high income (7 figures). Between DH and I, we have attended five T25 schools including 2 ivy grad schools. We have some not so strong connections. DH does interviews, has a conference room named after our family, knows some admissions people, etc. We know many students who got rejected despite both parents being alums, solid stats, parents having worked at the school, etc. They got rejected from T10 schools where these small hooks seem to not matter.[/quote]

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