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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The results from some of the top private schools (e.g., Sidwell, GDS) are really impressive.  It doesn't look like a lot of these kids are athletic recruits.  Presumably the vast majority are full pay but I don't think that's really much of a hook (a lot of full pay kids in public schools in the area too).  I'm wondering if a lot of these kids are legacies? Or are they just really, really disproportionately impressive so that they can overcome the lottery-level admissions rates to top schools.[/quote]

Private school families are more likely to be able to pay for their child to actually attend the top schools. Most likely many top public school students also get in at similar rates but wind up attending state schools or less expensive non-ivy schools. That os where you see the difference in the outcomes of who actually attends what school and why kids from privates dispeoportionately attend top rated, pricier private schools.[/quote]

And most importantly, on yield - colleges look at past rates from your HS and cohort and can estimate the chances they can convert you. Yield and the EM software is critical here; more likely to WL many public school top stats students than admit if past performance indicates unlikely matriculation.[/quote]

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