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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a parent who has spent $$$$ on a top flight non DC private. I think the answer is no. One factor you haven’t considered is that parents like me are more likely to be top school alums themselves. Between all those factors, I think it doesn’t much change admissions outcomes. And it certainly isn’t why I pay for private. [/quote]

Same, but we're in DC.

I don't think our teens will end up at more competitive universities than our neighbors' kids at public HS, controlling for confounding variables.

I am certain they're getting different education experiences right now.  Sometimes, it's the journey[/quote]

[b]This. I want my kids not just to have a *good* education but also a pleasant education.[/b] Both me and my spouse went to publics, spouse to TJ, and me in a differentiated T&G program within my neighborhood school. We both found the experience frustrating and wanted to opt out of the bureaucracy. It’s just a better experience, both for us as parents and for our kids as students.

We aren’t as rich as some people in this thread, but it also isn’t a huge strain financially. We aren’t trying to buy our kids’ way into Yale. We are trying to buy *our* way *out* of the public school experience. [/quote]

I hear private school parents say things like this all the time, but what makes you think that plenty of public school kids aren't receiving pleasant educations as well?  Do you really think they're all attending schools rife with gangs with kids shooting up in the bathrooms?  My kids go to a good, (but not even one of the highest regarded) public schools in NOVA, and they are most definitely having a pleasant experience.  There is a full selection of AP courses available to them, tons of choices for sports, activities, and clubs.  Opportunities to travel to Europe with some of these groups, and the benefit of being with neighborhood friends.  They are making great grades and have endless choices of extracurriculars provided directly from the school. What's not pleasant about that?  [/quote]

Different poster. Why on earth do you think that I have made any judgment about what your kids are experiencing? Why do you think my choice is a referendum on your choice? I made a judgment that my kid’s experience would be more pleasant in a private school , when compared to the other available options.   I don’t  have any opinion at all about your kids. Why would I?

But hey, I’m glad they’re having a good time!

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