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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not OP and have a child in lower school TT. I thought the podcast was very eye opening and merits discussion. What was very notable was that her daughter essentially corroborated everything negative that she said and had essentially nothing negative to say about her transition from HM to Bronx Science. We're not a donor family nor have immense social capital of any kind so we would be in the same boat as her family when they were at HM. So far in lower school we haven't experienced any instances where favoritism was apparent and roles have been doled out based on ability and maturity. However we know this dynamic may change in Middle and High School when things start to matter for college exmissions. The fact that Zarna's daughter 1) tested into Bronx Science in 8th grade after having a 27th percentile ERB in 5th grade and 2) got into Stanford from a place like Bronx Science points to her being a very capable student. If their impression is true that both her high school experience and college outcome would likely have been worse had she stayed in HM then I think that begs the question for the typical dual income family at these schools just what are we getting for our tuition? Would we all in fact be better served to take a humanities track at a SHSAT?[/quote]

My child is at a private nursery division and I already experience what has been mentioned. From receiving fund raising request prior to attending, which child is highlighted during events, parents who volunteer at school having inside information and preferential treatment, etc…

I question whether we are so devoted to having our life revolve around our child being admitted to Ivy+. The stay at home parent is eager to prove their value to their family, so it is a very different dynamic. [/quote]

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