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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, I want my kid to attend the best possible school. So far, so good. But my experience in DC has felt a bit off compared to my experience overseas: paying $40,000 for childcare at NCRC partly to get access to top private schools, hiring consultants to prepare children for admissions, dealing with opaque selection processes that seem influenced by connections, and seeing schools treated as symbols of social status.

And then, when you finally get into a top private school, you realize that the college admissions numbers may be distorted by athletes and legacy admissions, and that the actual curriculum is not necessarily stronger than what good public schools offer. So at some point you have to ask: is it really worth obsessing over something that may offer such poor value?[/quote]

OP, the way you are looking at this is off. What is best for each child may be different. There is no one size fits all. I agree for the right kid public may be the best option. For others it is private.

If your kid will thrive in the local public, go for it.  I would.

But also remember that most people in privates can easily afford it.  Meaning they don’t notice when the money goes and would not notice if the extra money if the kid went to public.  In other words there is no trade off and no sacrifice for most to attend.  It is a rounding error.

If it means nothing to you to pay the tuition then the calculus certainly changes.  Class size, right fit, friends are things that fully get considered.

I also agree with the PP that said college outcomes, while not not relevant, are not top of mind.  Most people in this category will want their kids to go where they will thrive.  That could be a top 25 or maybe not.

But they are not thinking about this the way you are.  [/quote]

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