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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Private schools, in this area, are amazing. The resources they provide are top notch. They are also a pipeline to great colleges. This should be completely obvious to anyone that has eyes and can read a newsletter. Besides maybe School Without Walls and Thomas Jefferson, no public is sending that high of percentage of kids to top tier universities than the privates in this area.

I have also seen the network these kids have when they graduate. It's insane -way better than what I grew up with. I have seen the support graduates get from former classmates when they run for office or decide to start a business.

Remember, not every kid gets into these schools. It's competitive beyond just some testing nonsense. The kids are just better prepared to succeed in real life.

That's just my take. 
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On this point: "Remember, not every kid gets into these schools. It's competitive beyond just some testing nonsense. The kids are just better prepared to succeed in real life."

This is true, but it you follow this to it's logical conclusion, you may end up somewhere you didn't expect to be. To that end, it is worth reading this wonderful Malcolm Gladwell piece (one of his best, from when he was at his best):
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/10/10/getting-in

Punchline: Research shows that Harvard picks winners, it doesn't make them. The same is true of the most competitive private schools, to a decent extent. [/quote]

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