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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t necessarily disagree that there is a contingent of wealthy folks who prefer private colleges as opposed to large state schools. But Wake Forest is clearly NOT one of the those private colleges. [/quote]

I would agree, although I do think Wake is a good school.

Not sure why I did this other than curiosity, but I looked a the elite private prep schools cited (Georgetown Day, Holton Arms, Choate, Phillips Exeter, St Pauls, Lawrenceville, Hotchkiss, Phillips Andover) and ran the number of matriculants going to UVA, Wake, W&M (because it is usually the other in-state school cited) and Wesleyan (somewhat randomly chosen as a fairly elite LAC).  Adjusting for undergraduate enrollment, UVA has 61% more matriculants from these schools than Wake, W&M has 64% more matriculants, and Wesleyan has a whopping 639% more matriculants than Wake.   (Sorry Michigan fan, I didn't run numbers on UM.)

Considering UVA (and W&M) are 2/3rds in-state students who are less likely to be attending these OOS private prep schools, the numbers are perhaps understated.  
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