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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just look at matriculation lists. That's the only metric.

Don't lose sight of the plot...ie getting your child into the school that they want to go to, whether it a state school or an Ivy doesn't matter, only where the kid wants to go. IF the private school is too caught up in their own brand and doesn't help that mission, it isn't worth it.[/quote]

Lot of noise there given legacy donators, URM preferences, no testing the last few years.

May as well go to top public. Those are academic and grads in our neighborhood went to top colleges, found it easy and now are at top internships and full time jobs across a range of disciplines.  [/quote]

Agree. Some may want jesuit education, smaller class rooms, broad or narrow curriculum, single sex etc. There are plenty of reasons to want to go private. My only point is that I would chose a place that best helps my kid get into a university they want to go to and is happy.

Nobody cares where one go's to HS once you get to college (unless you live in Baltimore..subtle joke). I want my kids to be prepared, yes, but not killed, by academics and the culture of the school...and also be happy. I have seen plenty of unhappy, idiots out of the Big 3 and plenty of super successful, happy people out of PS 120.[/quote]

One of the signs that a city is dying is whether people ask where you went to high school or college. I've never been asked to former except when I briefly lived in St Louis [/quote]

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