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[quote=Anonymous]In all sincerity, I think many parents need to shift their perspective on the entire college process. Some benefits your child will get from attending a private, college prep school is that by the time they are ready to go through this process:

1) The school will know your child well
2) Your child will have access to resources (you'd likely have to pay for external to school if you were at a public school) to help find the right fit.

Going to an Ivy League school isn't the BE ALL/END ALL and isn't the sole determining factor on whether your child will lead a successful life. I went to a school that isn't even in the top 50 anymore, but I am making enough money to put me in the top 1% of income earners. I went to a "prestigious" prep school and frankly...learned more about how to navigate the world there than I did in college.

Get out of the rat race and learn about who your kids are, what THEY care about, and what school would be the best for THEM. Stop worrying about the fact that their classmate went to Stafford (because his daddy went) or that 25 kids from his class are all applying to Harvard and won't all be accepted.

Before asking the college placement office questions, ask your child what types of things they are interested in and what type of school do they see themselves in - big, small, city, rural, etc.

And then by the time you all meet with the college office, you can tell them more about what your child is looking for and they can give you some schools they think you should look at.

Also - money...scholarships are a big deal and unless you are wealthy enough that your kid will come out without debt, ask those questions...start applying for all sorts of scholarships asap because with the money that many of us spent on college loans...could have been a healthy downpayment on a house or two. ;) [/quote]

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