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[quote=Anonymous]I have one in private HS and one in a MCPS W school. The older one is in private b/c we felt she needed smaller classes and needed to get away from a bullying issue. We have many friends with kids at our local public HS and didn't think twice about sending our younger one there.
Some other background: I went to a very competitive private school and have always felt that it was actually a deterrent to getting into top schools because there are only so many kids from one school a college will take. Also, I thought that colleges really don't want private school kids b/c of privilege.

Here's where I am now. I really wish we could move our younger one to private. Her class has 700+ kids in it. The teachers don't seem to care much, she has no love of learning that her older sister does. Perhaps this will come.

As for colleges, my sense this year is that private school kids are doing much better with acceptances than public schools. While colleges still will only take a few from each school, at least you are competing in a class of 100 as opposed to 700. It's much easier to stand out in private school. I also know that certain privates have close relations with certain colleges and I really think that makes a difference. Also, in a time when so many kids get all As, having all As at a school like Sidwell probably means more than all As at a standard HS.

FWIW, my kids went to a Focus MCPS school and came out of it just fine. Do I think they got a great education? no, but I also don't think private in ES is worth it. It's a better overall atmosphere but not necessarily education[/quote]

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