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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Starting the high school application process with my 8th grader and he's interested in Xavier and some other other downtown privates like Friends, GCS and maybe Packer. Might also look uptown at TT schools like Collegiate and Dalton as he has great grades and ISEE scores but we are primarily focused downtown.  Anyone have any experience with Xavier or insight into pros/cons of Xavier vs a place like Friends or GCS?  Xavier is much larger but also much, much less expensive and we would not be getting financial aid at the more expensive privates. From what I've seen school spirit seems to be better at Xavier but I don't know about academics. [b]The kids we know from Xavier have all gone to top colleges but in general their college placement does not seem to be as good as a place like FS.[/quote][/b]

People don’t seem to understand how $ and the rampant use of early decision at most private schools affects college placement. [/quote]

It's this, but not only this. Standardized tests scores much higher at Collegiate/Dalton/etc. as well. Much of that is that is the schools' having a greater ability to pick their kids and that the parents having significant resources for tutoring. There's something to be said for surrounding oneself with high achieving people, though, however they got to be that way.

Then again, you'll compete with donors and ED applicants when applying to colleges, which works against you. I guess I'm trying to say there a lot of factors at play.[/quote]

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