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[quote=Anonymous]I don't think anyone's going to sign up for a randomized controlled study to prove your question one way or another. As a parent who is paying for 14 years of private school tuition (PK-12) twice. DC1 is at an Ivy and we'll find out if DC2 goes to one next month. They are the kind, thoughtful, serious adults, I wish I was at their age. We have had the luxury of letting them free-range and make their own decisions because they had lots of adults who really knew them at their high school and a program of study that guarantees an easy transition to college. As a matter of fairness, I really hope that they don't have an advantage over public schools students.

My sense is that it doesn't make a difference in admissions for the Ivies+, but it might at the SLACs less selective than Williams/Wellesley/Amherst. But, maybe more importantly, their high school reduced the stress of the admissions process. Teacher recs are tailored for the students and their target schools, counselors help students find safeties they'll be happy at, and there are plenty of friends at the colleges on their lists. [/quote]

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