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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our DD is at private. It's not for college placement. I don't think she's the type that would thrive (or get into) a top-10 school. She'll find one in the top 50 that suits her well. We don't view private as a path to an elite college -- most people have a "hook" like they are an alum of the college, which has nothing to do with going to private. If you really want to focus on an elite college, move to a rough part of town and send your kid to a rough school where they can write about their experiences encountering drug dealers at school and the like - admissions officers like those kinds of stories.

Instead, we have ours at private because class sizes are small; her teachers all know her; and they are all easy to reach. She came to school a few weeks ago nervous about an upcoming test, and one of her counselors noticed, took her aside and talked to her, then checked in with her throughout the day.. and also emailed us to let us know.

We like that she's required to do sports and a foreign language. She'd probably not be so motivated otherwise.

We like that the school has nice facilities, like a swimming pool, modern libary, and performance theater. Oh, and much better food in the cafeteria than she got when she was at MCPS.

We like that it's a lot less likely that one of her classmates will be arrested for a violent crime; come to shoot up the school; or drug dealing, as these are less likely to happen at an all girls school. The public school she would have gone to has had numerous incidents in the past year, including hateful graffiti and kids who commandeered a vacant house across the street from school and used it to have a party with drugs.. during school hours.

For us, the cost is affordable, and what would we spend it on otherwise? We already take nice vacations, and have enough material possesions. Spending on your child's education is pretty high up there priority-wise for our family.

There's no one right or wrong choice for everyone. Visit schools and see what works best for your child.

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You just described by our daughter goes to Holton perfectly. [/quote]

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