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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s honestly depressing how many private school advocates apparently cannot understand the question.

Let me simplify matters and attach some illustrative numbers.

Elite Prep, an independent high school, has a selective admissions process that selects for smart students. As a result, Elite Prep has 50 seniors, and all 50 of them are smart.

Nearby Public Prep has only 20 smart students, and a graduating class of 500.

Elite U. admits 40 smart students from Elite Prep and all 20 smart students from Public Prep.

The [i]percent[/i] of students going from Elite Prep to Elite U (80%) is much higher than the percent going from Public Prep to Elite U (4%).

Also, the [i]number[/i] of students going from Elite Prep to Elite U (40) is higher than the number going from Public Prep to Elite U (20).

[b]But[/b], the [i]chances[/i] that a given smart student gets into Elite U are higher from Public Prep (100%) than they are from Elite Prep (80%).

You see? That’s the question. [/quote]
You are delusional to think or suggest that Elite Prep's admissions model is remotely representative of top private school student bodies.

At most places, more than half the students were admitted before the age of 10 (i.e., at most, limited academic track records). Most of these younger admits had hooks. Either a parent attended the school, they have a sibling at the school, and/or they have a parent working at the school. Some of these kids may just happen to be "smart" in the way you've used it above, but most are not. At most Big 3-type middle schools, there are only a handful of true academic superstars in each grade. The rest are mostly from well-off families and likely decent-ish students, but not at all in the 3.8+ GPA/1500+ SAT mold. Way more of these are admitted for 9th grade, but still not that many.

In other words, you are grossly overestimating the percentage of students at top privates schools (especially the lifers or near-lifers) who are "smart" enough to have a legitimate shot at elite universities.[/quote]

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