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[quote=Anonymous]The problem is that there isn't the equivalent of a really good suburban public high school. Options for HS are:

1) SHSAT schools which are pressure cookers, big classes, lots of FGLI kids who study 24/7. Generally big schools (except HSMSE which is too small).
2) Top Gen Ed public schools. Not many of them. Big classes. Need a top lottery number to get something like ElRo. Most of them have at least one major gap. Worried about your life being at the whim of the unpredictable DOE.
3) TT schools. Pressure cookers. If you are not off the chart smart or connected you will just be some person struggling to pay tuition and they might not go to bat for you for TT colleges.
4) Next tier privates. Top kids get into top schools but often they are hooked. More meh kids mixed in so have to block out the noise. Still a huge expense.

For elementary and middle the public options can be better so often worth saving your money, though locking in the private earlier cuts down on stress in 8th grade. But if money is or could be an issue, saving all those years of private could be a game changer.

Not sure what the answer is.[/quote]

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