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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My RMIB kid did not prep either. He's always been a 99 percentile test taker. [/quote]

Mine did! They started in 3rd grade 2 hours a day 5 days a week, but no way they would've been admitted without it.[/quote]

And that's fine too. I don't see why people try to make prep-families feel guilty about helping their kids get in. We did and, looking at how it helped our kids in HS, college, and after college, we would do it again! Yes, they are older. [/quote]

Prep is perfectly fine but shouldn't be required to access enriched opportunities from publicly funded programs. When the majority of those being accepted were enrolled in outside prep, it's time to rethink our admission process so that all students have a shot at these opportunities, not just those families that can spend the $$$ to purchase a seat.[/quote]

Game seems always unfair when you can't win. What a cynical view. [/quote]

And some people will say anything to maintain their privilege that gives them a big leg up on everyone else. [/quote]

Yes, some of us worked hard to make sure we can provide for our kids. What's wrong with that? Isn't that your job as a parent? Your inability to provide is no one's fault except you. [/quote]

You are absolutely blind to both the systemic barriers and person tragedies many people face. My parents had to deal with segregated education and then my mom almost died from cancer. They weren’t lazy or stupid or uncaring, but they could not provide better for me than they did. I graduated college with a huge debt which has affected housing choices I had to make my family. And here, housing affects what schools you can access.[/quote]

Listen, I am not even sure why  you are picking a fight with me. You do what you have to do to best support your kids. I came to this county when I was 15 with $125 in my pocket. I was looked down at, cursed at, spited at... So don't tell me about the systematic barriers... I've experienced it, seen it, and had to live thru it. But, at the end of the day, you still got to keep pushing forward. Looking back won't help you. Anyway, I am not even sure why we are talking about this. Good day. [/quote]

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