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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you think an unhooked smart kid is better off in public?

We know a family who sends their kid to St Albans and it seems like the mom has been rejected socially. It seems like a lot of trouble and money to attend an elite school to not be included. Parents are wealthy enough to full pay but not rich. Parents attended good schools but not ivy. I know they want their kids to go to an ivy or equivalent. [/quote]

I went to a NE boarding school (Andover/Exeter).[b] I’m not at all from a super wealthy family, although not on FA.[/b] I absolutely felt included and found my people. I also was SO much more engaged in school there than in my public school (and it was a strong school district in the NYC suburbs). That’s the value of that school for me, not social connections or college admissions (although I got into[b] both colleges I applied to[/b]).[/quote]

They certainly taught delusion. Full pay at Andover/Exeter and you don't think you're wealth. You don't think there was value in admissions, but you were confident enough to only apply to two schools. [/quote]

Maybe he applied EA, ED, and/or rolling admissions.[/quote]

I applied ED to both schools. In retrospect, I should have hedged more, but I was confident in my chances. The difference at my high school is the college counseling staff has a relationship with admissions officers at top schools and will advocate for kids they think are good fits. So I had the benefit of a personal call from my high school to the deans of admissions.

That happens for everyone, not just full pay kids or big donor kids. [/quote]

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