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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]an A at a good or very good public is probably equal to an A- at a top private (top 3-5 private) for that city/metro area.

Grades are probably equivalent for a test-in top public and a top 3-5 private.

selective colleges would know that.

My husband's brother was at a good public school in Ohio (was ranked #2 in that school) and got into MIT electrical engineering and nearly failed out his first year because the students and material were much more rigorous at MIT. It took him 6 years to graduate versus 4. His friends at MIT who came from top privates and test-in top publics did not struggle as much as he did. His kids are now at private school in MA because he really did see the difference.

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I agree. But I think other posters are getting confused between selective private schools you have to apply to and be screened for and just any old private school where you can roll up and enroll due to your ability to pay. For top or selective privates, the majority of students are high performers who have been hand-picked from various public and private schools due to their impressive records. There are some spots reserved for donors, but the majority are selected because they already are high performers in middle school (grades plus ECs plus high performance on SSAT or ISEE). Selective private high schools (with 10% admission rate or less) are able to hand pick the best of the best so it is very tough competition to be in the top 10-20% of that class.[/quote]

The biggest screen that private schools do is ability to pay and most keep their lifers. Sidwell starts at PK- can you explain how they select for the academically elite 4 year olds? [/quote]

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