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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A lot of theories put forth on this thread, but 2 things seem to not be mentioned enough when it comes to getting into a big 3:

1. It is important to "know somebody" preferably a close friend on the board of a school, but knowing head of school or teachers or prominent parents at the school.
2. College legacy status of the parents can help because the high school wants to keep their college placement stats up, and having families with legacy to ivy league colleges and other highly ranked colleges helps a lot.

If you did not get you kid accepted, don't worry. College admissions might be just as good from a public. Public schools have higher GPAs and more AP classes.[/quote]

I just realized that the goal of these elite schools is not just education (that is part of it) but to keep social status and social order. Children from Legacy parents and big law partners stay legacy and big law. But I recognize that in the US it is kinda of important. I am from a different country. [/quote]

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