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[quote=Anonymous]No AP at our private and college emissions is exemplary, even amongst the unhooked. I personally think an unhooked kid has a better shot at t10/20/30 coming from a private school. Rigorous curriculum without the stress and competition of collecting max AP gpa boosting courses so prevalent in public schools today. More time to go deeper into a topic. Teaching focused on learning vs test prep. Colleges know the difference. I think private is most often an advantage, except when applying to public flagships. Without AP and weighted gpa's, a private school candidate may look weaker academically vs a public school kid - 3.9 vs 4.5, etc. I feel confident to say that my kid's college outcome was far superior to where they would have landed if they attended public. Due to many factors: curriculum, opportunities, teacher relationships, peer group...[/quote]
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