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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Private 100%

There is way too much grade inflation in public school. Public school rewards executive function over academic quality. LOR can be an issue in public schools. Teachers are too busy to write meaningful recs, may not know what AOs look for in LOR and public schools do not care where you get in. Private schools have an incentive to get as many kids in as possible.

The downside in private schools is that they do care who gets in where. The [b]counselor can be a gatekeeper which can help or hurt you[/b] depending on your relationship with the counselor and the school. [/quote]

So true.  [/quote]

Can be helpful too.  The counselor knows who you are competing against.  They know about the legacy/donor and you don't.  I don't think this is something that you have worry about if you are at public school.

Our public is down the street from our city's top private.  Comparing the instagrams it looks like the private is doing better than the public until you look at how many athletes and legacies the private has.  You also have to realize that the instagram posts are all ED applications at this point.  Most public schooll kids can't ED because they are in the donut hole.

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