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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The experience of a student at a wealthy private is typically very different from the experience at a large public with a limited budget.

Generally speaking, course availability and getting the classes you actually want each semester can be a big difference between the two.[/quote]
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Just as the experience at an independent HS is very different from that a large public HS.  What some people will never understand (ahem, public school parents) is that parents who pay to send their kids to elite HS's aren't interested in having their with the masses at large public colleges, regardless of rankings.[/quote]

Thanks for talking about the elephant in the room. Why would a parent send their kid to a private/independent school with its small class and individualized attention only to have them go across the country to attend classes with 500 other students at Berkeley or UCLA.[/quote]

My kid attended an elite private and is now at one of the top UCs. When he applied he got into a private in top 20 and into UC for Comp Science. After doing a lot research, he concluded that a UC is better for his field.  Infact, he also got a transfer option to Cornell. After spending a year at a UC and managing to get into a few groups, he decided not to exercise the transfer option because he already had friends. It is true that many of his friends opted for SLACs and private U but the trend is slowly changing. Not everyone wants to be in small environments and while things are not perfect at UC, things are not perfect at SLACs either. He is close to his HS friends and they discuss.[/quote]

I also know a few kids from elite privates (all ranked top 5 in the country) who went to large publics in Cali but the numbers are quite small. As one PP posted previously, not one student from Sidwell went to a Cali public from 2018 to 2022 (latest data). Nothing wrong with those big schools but, in general, that's not where the (mainly) rich parents from these schools want their kids to go. Not making a political statement here, just stating the facts.[/quote]

If you are correct, it just emphasizes that private school kids are coddled and lacking grit and resilience. I went to a SLAC myself and the small environment felt like an extension of high school in many ways. [/quote]

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