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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So if your kid takes everything hard, most rigorous across all subjects and gets straight As in private, is that really a big advantage?[/quote]

The thing with privates is there is so much variability. I have two kids at top 20 non-Ivy universities. They both went to public. They both took a lot of AP classes. They were both in the highest math classes - Calculus BC and multivariable. I think they had maybe four Bs between them over four years. They both had GPAs around 4.7. And test scores above 1500/35. Both applied ED to their selective schools and got in.

All that is pretty standardized. You can compare a Maryland public student to a California public student. Privates increasingly don't do AP.  And many don't offer the higher math classes. So an admissions officer really needs to be familiar with the particular private. I know the big 3 are a big deal around here. But nationally they are not. They are not the NY privates. They are not the boarding schools. So someone getting a 3.8 at a big 3, which I'm sure is outstanding, is competing against public students that are rolling with a 4.6 or higher. And generally higher level STEM classes, which the good publics do. Also, since they offer so much more, it's easier for public students to build an EC portfolio - whether its sports or clubs or the newspaper or student government.

If you're hooked, it's probably still better to go to private. For unhooked in the DC area, I really don't see the benefit when it comes to colleges admissions to elite schools. [/quote]

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