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[quote=Anonymous]Attending a competitive private school probably does hurt your chances overall. A bright, motivated kid will stand out from the pack more at a public school. Ivy League schools will reach a bit farther into a private school class, but not that far. Private schools are also juggling a lot of competing priorities. Competitive universities will only take so many from a single secondary school, and the counselors can only push for a few at each university. Your application to UPenn might be sacrificed on the altar of the ambitions of a child of a major donor. Private schools even limit applications, so the strategy of aiming for several reach schools might not be an option. The kid who benefits from private school is the kid who is sensitive to his environment. In a school full of self-starters, he'll adopt that posture. If he is surrounded by stoners, or kids who aren't pushing themselves, that's the route he'll take.[/quote]
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