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[quote=Anonymous]My daughter was one of the few borderline MC/UMC students at her private school. The majority of students were wealthy, and a small percentage were low income with scholarships. She had a great experience and received a very strong education, but there are a few nuances we learned about the college admissions process. Most of her wealthy friends applied Early Decision to prestigious private colleges, where they were accepted as full-pay students. This was not an option for us. The students from low-income families focused on private meets-need colleges, which also didn’t work for us because the number the colleges felt we could afford wasn’t realistic for us. Ultimately, my daughter applied to and received merit to several selective out-of-state public schools. Fortunately, she had strong grades, SAT scores and several AP classes, because these schools tend to be more formulaic with admissions. Unlike the smaller private colleges, they don’t care if your school grades hard — you get a certain amount of points for an A, a certain amount for a B, etc. In other words, private school can provide a great education, but if you’re planning to apply to selective public colleges, make sure they’re at a high school where they can rack up a high GPA and lots of AP/IB/DE classes.[/quote]

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