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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a kid who is a sophomore at a Big 3 and by that let's say I mean St Albans/NCS, GDS, Sidwell or Maret.  I have heard through my school grapevine that this year the kids at the elite privates are having terrible results-
 especially the unhooked kids.  I have heard that they are negatively affected by test-optional, the elimination of AP's and grade deflation.

Ok please tell me your experiences- Big 3 parents only please...I am not interested in hearing how well your W school kid did, or how stupid you think I am for paying private school tuition.[/quote]

The rumors are true.  It's been horrible.  Half a mil in private and ended up exactly where we would have if we stayed with our highly regarded public school.[/quote]

Haha, nice troll.

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Yeah, I don't know any private school parents who think they're buying HYP. That's a weird stereotype (or public-school-parent fear, perhaps) and it's just not true. What we're buying is a different educational experience, and we get it. College admissions are another story. Honestly, my kid would probably get into a better college coming from our local mediocre public school... but it ain't worth trading 12 years of meh secondary education for a somewhat more prestigious college.

Agree that that the "half a mil" poster is a troll/private school hater. There are a lot of 'em. FOMO, I guess.[/quote]

Agree!  My DC went to a "good" private school in another city. I've had this conversation with other parents.  Our kids would have had higher GPAs at our local public and be higher in the class because our private school chose "tops" SSAT/ISEE scorers and the public school takes everyone.  The competition is more fierce at our private.  It does NOT mean there are not smart kids at the public schools,  It's just easier to be top of the class in most publics because everyone in your class is not a top scorer.

Either way, we did not chose private HS for college admissions.  We chose it for the education, the small classes  and the personal attention (our kids went to public up until HS, so we know the difference). My oldest went to a very good SLAC (not top).  Younger one will likely go somewhere less competitive.  For our older one, she would have had a shot at a better school coming form public, but she is super happy where she ended up.  Younger one just wants to get through and is not about the intellectual journey, sadly.[/quote]

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