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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Then you haven't been reading carefully. I challenged the "they are motivated to admit kids themselves who they know will have a higher chance of getting into excellent colleges at the end" statement by noting that private schools admit children of staff and siblings, neither of which are an inherent hook for college admissions. And you haven't been able to provide any counterargument to that.[/quote]
Sure, privates don't only admit kids who have a hook for college admissions.  Just enough to keep their college matriculation stats looking competitive.  Doesn't change the fact that it's highly unlikely that sending your child to a private school boosts that child's chances of getting into a competitive college.

I agree with the prior poster that there are other reasons to send a child to private school, which is why I send my kids to one.  All I'm pointing out is that anyone who thinks they're doing so to boost their child's college applications is kidding themselves.  It does enter every conversation about privates, and it really shouldn't.[/quote]

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