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[quote=Anonymous]Everyone needs to be aware, if they already aren't, that admissions to the elite colleges is far more political than it was 20 years ago. It's going to be unfair to measure schools by their ability to maintain a pipeline to the elite colleges. For example, it's no secret that the percent of Jewish students at most of the Ivies have fallen noticeably in the last decade. It's not because of declining caliber of applicants, but because the adcomms are seeking out a very specific balance of students in the name of equity and diversity while keeping all their other prioritized demographics like sports or legacy or geographical diversity. That's why when you have two students with identical grades and scores but from different identity backgrounds, the chances of admissions varies hugely solely on the background. Not the grades or accomplishments. The schools cannot control for that.

At this point I doubt if there's a disadvantage to elite college admissions going to a private school because it's the same student facing the same admissions standards coming out of a good public school too. So it's a wash.

The main benefit of a good private over a public, even a good public, when it comes to college admissions is probably the middling students. Getting that extra attention and support from smaller classes and stronger faculty-student relationships and peer support can very well make a difference in fostering the academic skills to get into a better college than they might have had they stayed in the public school. [/quote]

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