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[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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Not the PP you’re addressing but for many families, spending $50K/year for their child’s private education is a non-issue. I know you find that entitled and hard to comprehend, but it’s real. For a BigLaw, Lobbying, or Consulting Partner making $1M-$3M/yr, this is immaterial. Others pay for it through inheritance or trusts.

I care a lot about what college my child will attend. But I didn’t send her to private so that it increased her chances of getting into an elite. My love and admiration for her won’t change because she attended a non-elite.

I send her to private so that she gets a well-rounded education that prepares her to succeed at any college she chooses to attend. At private, she gets the attention and support that her public teachers didn’t have time nor resources to provide. At private, she doesn’t have to worry about school violence or chronic class disruptors. 
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It is well know, too, that public school kids are not at all well prepared for college. That is why MCPS is completely revamping their grading system, which currently only enables severe mediocrity.

https://www.sourceofthespring.com/montgomery-county-news/2837171/montgomery-countys-grading-shift-sparks-questions-about-college-readiness/

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2024/04/01/mcpss-shocking-performance-on-college-and-career-readiness/[/quote]

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