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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They are filling a niche. There are people who don’t want stress factories for their kids and there are kids who just couldn’t keep up at those types of schools. Prestige is all in the eye of the beholder. If you think happiness and success in life will come from getting admitted to a top 20 college then good for you. Lots of people don’t think that way and that is why these schools exist.[/quote]

Love this answer. Thank you for your kind and thoughtful answer, which of course I completely agree.[/quote]

We were once in the elite school path but found our children weren’t thriving. Ended up moving them to a “next tier” less stressful environment - a school super focused on how children learn. Our kids lit up, excelled, And ultimately chose top tier college/university. Never regretted the decision. It’s true that there are different strokes for different folks and several different paths to success. [/quote]

Our family has been in progressive independents from the start. This means our children have been sores the “elites.” They have several friends who have come to their school over time for. The various “big 3/5” and the story is the same - the environment in those communities is a good fit for some but not for all - and many of those who leave are exceptional students who thrive socio-emotipnal-adacemically better elsewhere. [/quote]

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