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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This again

We do private for the small class sizes ( 13-16) and the lack of violence. DD is in MS and doing well. My goal is not for her to get into a top Ivy it’s to enjoy learning and get an education. My friends son at a mcps MS had witnessed 3 fights already and they’ve only at school for 2 weeks. [/quote]

+1, we are applying to private for HS.  Smaller class sizes, an ability to discipline and not tolerate poor behavior.  I'm not talking about chair-throwing, I'm talking about basic requirements to sit in your seat, listen to the teacher and do the work. The expectations of the students is above the bare minimum that it is in public.

Our zoned HS has a number of counselors [b]but only one who is officially title the college counselor for 700+ kids.  Unless you're top of the top, the average kid is getting little to no attention. [/b]"Based on your scores and gpa here's the list of schools you should apply to.  Good luck."  At the end of the day the academics may or may not be much better than would be available at our supposedly highly rated public, but the overall experience is bound to be a more positive one which counts for a lot.
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And what do you think happens when your kid gets a job? You think Google has a career counselor providing an individualized plan to your kid for how to climb the career ladder or even keep their job?

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Do you really think that the last several decades of expensive private school students have headed off to college and then they all just collectively fail in their careers? [b]What would give you that impression? [/b]They don’t need individualized career counselors, they are exceptionally well prepared and have a strong network they can lean on.[/quote]

My experience. They flail on the job, significantly underperforming their peers from public and their FA peers from Private. No one cares about your kid’s network at Google, Goldman, Academia, Research, Publishing, Music, Politics. They care about the employee that is going to make them and keep them rich. and powerful.  And here is a hint for you, those employees are rarely the kids who were pondering the latte flavors and never had to compete for a club.
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I don’t know, most of my Goldman friends came from prep schools by way of the Ivy League. No one seems to penalize them for their coffee habits. I will say they are out of a job early though, feels like about half of my high school class was already retired by our 25th reunion because they were very successful at a young age.[/quote]

I know, i know David Solomon is roughing it out while your flushed out private school buddies retired young.[/quote]

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