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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My senior at an "elite" private will be attending an excellent college, but not an Ivy (despite legacy status). Our honest assessment is that DC might have done better in college admissions coming from public, as DC's scores were outstanding, grades were great but not perfect. Previously, in public, DC earned straight A's. But we sent DC to private to learn to work, think, and write, and all of that was achieved. We are very satisfied.[/quote] I wouldn't assume that a kid who is in the middle of the pack in an "elite" private school would necessarily be a standout in a public school. It's a fact that both private and public schools get much harder as you go up the grades, so the kid who got As in elementary or even middle school may not do as well in AP Calc BC -- this is true whether in public or private school. Also, there are some very bright, motivated kids in the best public schools around here.[/quote]
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