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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a very shy smart kid and we are zoned for Langley. [b]He has a nice group of friends [/b]but I feel he is getting lost in his large classes. I worry he will not shine. We have the means to pay for private school and want my kid to have a positive high school experience.

From a college admissions standpoint, would it be better to be a top kid at a small/medium private compared to a good student at a top public?

Every single kid at Langley seems so similar to one another. Everyone has perfect grades. Everyone plays a sport or two well. Everyone plays an instrument or does some other artsy extracurricular. Everyone is this well rounded carbon copy of one another.[/quote]

As the mother of 2 shy kids, please do not undervalue this. We moved one of our boys during covid and he's still doesn't feel like he's made friends at his private school and it's very hard to watch.

And fwiw, this area is competitive. There is no guarantee your kid will "shine" (and I'm assuming you mean more than academically) in private school. There are smart, accomplished, polished, social, outgoing kids at every school. [/quote]

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