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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They don't know you child only has a 3.6 gpa. They only see the test scores. [/quote]

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I highly doubt that he would get in with a 3.6 unweighted[/quote]

when are people going to understand that, from some private schools, a 3.6 is a very competitive GPA. It's so frustrating to hear people make broad claims about GPAs on this site over and over. GPAs are meaningless w/out context!! [/quote]

Yes, it is. You are right but public school Parents just don’t get it or aren’t willing to admit it as that makes them have to confront the fact that top privates are more rigorous and competitive than most Publics. [/quote]

No kidding! Top privates are more rigorous and competitive than most privates as well.  So what’s your point? [/quote]

Public school parent here. I will readily admit that private schools are more rigorous.  And I do have concerns about my DC's preparedness for college (though DC has high stats so that is of some limited comfort)...but mostly, I take comfort in the fact that DC is grounded, not entitled, and I haven't had to deal with the pretentiousness and snobbery of the "top" private school parents like the ones on here...[/quote]

My kids went to both public and "top" private. I can tell you absolutely that the private school education was far superior to our "blue ribbon" highly ranked, desirable public high school. By a mile! The private schools do not have to teach to the test, so ours didn't offer AP classes, rightly so because AP classes are rote learning and a way for the College Board to make more $$. Yet my kids who went to private did very well on AP tests without the stupid AP classes. The parents at our private school were entitled and rich, which my kids (not rich) hated, but the education is top notch. My kids also went to public h.s. which they hated, except for a few classes, but socially it was much better for them. More down to earth, few social climbers, they made nice friends there. [/quote]

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