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[quote=Anonymous]Both families and school matter, as well as the kid's own strengths/talents/achievements. With respect to families, it's not so much connections but the combination of wealth and focus on education. Full pay is a hook these days whether schools admit it or not. Yes, there are some legacies and a few cases where that was crucial to admission, but more cases where legacy kid didn't apply, legacy kid applied but got into peer institutions as well as legacy school, or where legacy kid was rejected. Private schools serve a preselection and prep function for kids who don't come from affluent or legacy families. Top colleges know that a first-gen kid that has made it through Sidwell, GDS, or StA/NCS can cut it academically and won't have as much culture shock to deal with as a kid who hasn't had this kind of experience. FWIW, I'm not saying that any of this is fair or suggesting that sending your kid to private school increases [/quote]
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