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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For an unhooked UMC smart kid?

We are trying to decide if we should switch our bright child to private school.[/quote]

Depending on the kid and the school.

Generally speaking, for a smart unhooked kid but not ultra competitive, it's easier to get into non-ivy T20 or T10 lacs from a feeder private school.

[b]For an ultra competitive kid, it's much easier to get in ivies and T5 from a really good public school. [/b] [/quote]

Actually, it's exactly the REVERSE.

If you are ultra competitive from Sidwell, STA, NCS (i.e. you're top 5 in the class) you can almost guarantee a top5 school.  I hate to say 100% but it's pretty close to 100%
I don't think you can say the same about publics. [/quote]

You can say the same thing for any high-performing public school.  The question is which is the easier place to come out on top...top 1% of Sidwell or top 1% of say Whitman.[/quote]

Yea the top 5 kids at any decent public school in the DMV is gonna land just fine.  [/quote]

True, however, public school class sizes are much larger...think top 5% vs top 1%. [/quote]

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