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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would say going to an elite high school matters more than the specific college.  Their college options will be fine.[/quote]

Yes! Exactly. Because you’re ultra entitled. Which is exactly why colleges aren’t taking your kids anymore. Because their private pedigree is meaningless and non indicative to their drive, or future success, or their ability to be a good community member.

We are not private and would only go private for 1. Special needs issues, safety issues, I.e. necessity 2. Get my kid into a good college

Anyone who pays $160k+ in tuition over years of private education with perfectly fine public alternatives and says they don’t care about the college their kid gets into is lying to themselves and puffing feathers on an anonymous board.

Of course you care. Because even if you are just so self centered and private school is “a way of life”, you’re at least concerned of being judged yourself based on your kids outplacement.

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You are delusional if you think elite colleges aren’t taking kids from elite high schools in greater numbers proportionate to their populations.

The PP who thinks the top students at West Potomac are equivalent to the top students at STA or Sidwell is highly delusional.

Not because the kids aren’t equally intelligent but because they are not given the same challenges. The only public school in the area that provides a similar level of challenge is Thomas Jefferson.

Sadly, even TJ’s standards are deteriorating. Kind of like how Fairfax public schools used to be the gold standard for public education in the DMV 20 years ago and now they are at about the same level as Arlington.[/quote]

Your observations are based on what?

I think you are delusional if you think the top students at solid public schools are not challenged.

[b]I actually think it is the top students for whom private school offers little advantage.  It's the bright but not stellar students who benefit most from the personal attention (aka coddling) of private school.[/b]

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My kid was at TJ and doing very well academically.  The school didn't offer the environment that would help develop athletically  and socially - critical factors for overall success.  So if you are looking through a narrow academic lens to justify what you see, sure you can validate your argument.  It should be noted that you are missing the nuance of success and the big overarching picture of why private school parents would prefer the whole person development rather than a simple narrow academic one.  I can tell it to you but no one can understand it for you.[/quote]

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