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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The idea of any young kids being judged as worthy or not of a certain school is exactly why I moved to the suburbs where private school admissions are way more relaxed. I’m from NYC and the cutthroat nature existed as early as preschool admissions. What sets a two year old apart? A eleven year old? A fourteen year old? They’re all just kids and that’s all they should be expected to be. Completely insane. Sorry it stings OP - it’s just an insane bubble.

For what it’s worth, and again it’s not DC, my friends who were at Horace Mann etc growing up. were not exceptional- they just had exceptionally rich and well connected parents. [/quote]

Did your friends grow up to lead similar lives to their parents? If so, was it the school or the parents or both?[/quote]

My particular friend at Horace Mann (siblings went to other top privates) did not grow up to be like their parents. Their father is a billionaire. They went to good colleges (not ivies, but top schools) and just manage family money now and have their own families. That’s all they need to do, financially. They’re perfectly nice people which is more important.

My friends and family who grew up “working wealthy” i.e parents of successful doctors, big law, finance types are mostly in similar fields and income brackets as adults. [/quote]

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