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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went to a public school in the 90s, it was one of the top public high schools in California. When I went to university, I noticed very little difference between those who went to public vs private schools. The SAT scores in DC private schools are basically comparable to the top publics. I don't get it, i mean if you got millions to burn, so be it. I rather give my kids a house. [/quote]

It's beyond academics.  There's a certain culture and socialization that exists at private schools that you can't find in public.  Most private school parents aren't sending their kids to private school because their kids are super smart - it's because they want to limit their exposure to certain types of people and they want them to continue to perpetuate the culture that happens at these schools.  Your public school could graduate full class loads of kids with perfect G.P.A.s and all ivy admissions and private school parents [i]still[/i] wouldn't send their kids.  You don't understand because you aren't in that crowd so of course it makes no sense to you.[/quote]

This is silly. My kids are at private schools but if the public schools here were graduating full classes with Ivy admissions and perfect GPA’s, most private parents would switch. The kind of people you’re talking about, who are looking mainly for exclusivity, are a very small percentage of private school parents.[/quote]

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