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[quote=Anonymous]It's so dependent on your kid, OP.  DD plays Arlington travel sports and almost her entire team is public school MS.  They are amazing girls and from what we have seen we wish we were there!  We are in private not zoned for Arl public.

That being said, we also have good friends in our hood who go to public and also doing well.

The key is what kind of kid you have.  If they are well adjusted, no learning issues, motivated and pretty good socially, they will succeed anywhere - they will prob have a better shot at a top college coming from public as well.

If your kid is bored academically, not great socially or has any exec function issues, private really may be a better fit.

The experience of MS+HS is 7 yrs.  It's never been about college admissions for us but the quality of life for that timeframe. Private is def pricey and I don't know that you need it if your kid is happy and it's you who is just wanting what you feel may be "better" for them.

My kids in MS and HS prob are getting more academically than APS.  But for me, I don't know if it's that big of a deal.  To me, school is a social experience and it's just as important for a kid to relate to peers and function in team environments than just do a page of math without a calculator.  It's got to be a holistic experience.  In another country, it's about focusing on academics but in the US, sales skills is social skills so there has to be a balance.

I hire talent for a living across the board including executive C level recruiting and the person is just as important as the resume.

So think about what makes sense for your kid.  What they want, what's going to play to their strengths and why you think private could help them be happier.  A happy kid will always be more successful.  Our kids really needed private but it's not perfect.  Socially, I think the diversity if public is great and it's academically easier which is not actually a horrible thing.  Life is hard.  Make it as easy as possible if you can and when it's not sone big deal, choose the path that's easy because there are more times it will be really hard.  Arlington isn't the ghetto - they will be fine with a public school education if they make grades - from there they have to continue onward so let them have the 7 yrs to be as happy as they can.[/quote]

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