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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The one family paid $250k to get their son into USC and then he withdrew after one year.[/quote]

I know a family that paid $250K for private school K-12 and their son ended up going to WVU. [/quote]

I know a family that paid $250K for private high school and their daughter ended up at Coastal Carolina.

[/quote]  There a lot of reasons that families choose private schools that do not relate to trying to get into Harvard.  Your snakiness and judgment is astounding.[/quote]

+1[/quote]

NP. No snark, just would like to hear them. [/quote]

Smaller class sizes.  More individual attention.  Religious instruction/shared religious beliefs, if applicable.  Classical education.[/quote]

+1.  Wanted same sex education.[/quote]

I think if there was a backlash against the big, brand name elite school, and a movement towards lesser known publics and SLACs, we wouldn't have scandals like this. Nor would we have nonstop prepping and professionally curated applications, etc. The stakes would be lower, the helicopters would land, and maybe sanity would make a comeback.[/quote]

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