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[quote=Anonymous]Do yourself a favor and look at the Private School forums. You will see the topics addressing admissions and bemoaning that the money spent on private school has not improved many kids chances of getting into the Ivies or the top 20 schools.

The selective schools have limited spots and tons of applications. They are in a position to hand pick what their classes look like every year. They don't want their classes to be compromised of all kids from Sidwell or GDS or TJ type schools so they choose a number of kids from each of those schools. The selective colleges also choose a limited number of kids from the Public Schools. That means that it is near impossible to choose a school that is going to get you into those selective colleges. If a student is not a legacy or an athletic stand out, then they will be competing against 100's of student who have similar transcripts and similar backgrounds.

Focusing on gaming the system to get into TJ or a select college is only adding stress to your life and your kids life. Look for the schools that you think will challenge your child and help them grow as a person and a student. A student who is doing well academically and has activities that they enjoy will end up doing well in college even if it means not getting into a highly selective college. [/quote]

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