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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Been told by our college counselor that this year colleges are turning away from selecting most private high school kids because of their privileged education. That you now have a better chance coming from a public high school with good grades and top scores and activities. There’s no advantage anymore paying more money for private. None at all.

So for those of you looking to go private, don’t waste your money. Your private school kid, despite top gpa and test scores, will probably will be bumped in favor of someone from a good public school.

Regrets, regrets, regrets…[/quote]

This is one of the dumbest reasons to choose private in the first place. For us, it would about the community of students, parents, teachers. Teachers who went above and beyond for my son over the course of 4 years outside of the classroom. An outstanding community of students that provided a network of friends and confidants. And a group of parents who also went above and beyond to help the students. Not to mention the administration, who also made the school a great place.

He got an outstanding education and is well prepared for college (as was my older son).

I see the kids from our local public floundering in college because of the lack of preparation for things like finals or grading that isn't overinflated. They freak out in college due to having actual homework. I also see some of the peer influences in public, along with the ridiculous curriculum and policies and I think every day that education was worth every penny.

And I'm sorry but this college counselor is full of it and is CYA that their schools rep may not be what you thought it was. Or their work wasn't as stellar as you paid them to be. I see plenty of kids from our private going to great schools, so I call BS. It's what you need to tell yourself that your sweet snowflake didn't get everything they wanted.[/quote]

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