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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am scratching my head as to what getting into or attending a private college has to do with private high school.  Not at all the same thing.  As PPs pointed out, most kids at top privates come from public school. (I went to a HS that is now GS 2, and then a top private college. And a top private law school).

As to what you say?

"We are very excited for Larla who has decided to attend Ivy U next year.  Her next big adventure awaits!"

Which, incidentally, is almost exactly what you would say if she were going to UVA, a third tier state school, or NOVA. [/quote]

Because public parents are insecure/defensive, especially if you transferred out of a public -- public parents give you a hard time.[/quote]

Interesting. The only one here who seems insecure/defensive is OP...[/quote]

+2. I am about as pro-public school as they come (between DH and I, we have three public school teacher parents, we both went public until college, our kids have always been public.  I suppose I judge  parents a little bit if they live in a top public district in this area HS or AAP Center send their kids private-- especially mediocre/3rd tier private, and there is not a clear need. But I certainly wouldn't say anything. It has never occurred to me to judge parents who do private college.  And have have never heard from any public school parent that they judge.

Now, I must admit that it would be nice to tell my kid they can go to any private school that accepts them ED, without worrying about FA.  But they are both likely to be looking at grad school, and we are not letting them take out loans, so we need the ability to really weight merit offers (at least one kid inis in the position to possible have strong merit scholarship chances). So finances play a role. But, I would never Judge any parent or family for sending a kid to the best college the can-- public or private. I think OP is being way overly sensitive.

And BTW, my oldest DC!s high school (public) sent 21 to HPY last year(not accepted-- attended)., 13 to Stanford, 18 to Penn/ Brown /Cornell, 8 to Duke, etc.  public school kids frequently attemd top private colleges.  [/quote]

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