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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But a kid who is in the middle of his class at an academically competitive private perhaps would have been at the top of the class at a public. [/quote]

Not at McLean.  Basically, that's only true at a public high school that is problematic for one reason or another (and/or if you have a really broad definition of top -- e.g. top 1/3).  It's highly unlikely to be true of high-performing suburban high schools serving the same demographics as privates.

So the question become whether a kid who's literally in the middle of his/her private school class would do better in college admissions than if s/he'd been in the top third of his/her public school class?  If the private has a good reputation (among college admissions officers -- not your neighbors), then the answer is probably no.  Basically, better college counseling and better preparation (which inspires more confidence in admissions officers and which increase the odds your kid will do reasonably well once admitted) give the edge to a good private in this scenario.

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