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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, but chances of acceptance are better from a public.

Might as well save your money.[/quote]

:lol:  :lol:  :lol:   Not true. At all. [/quote]

You can say this, but to those of us who follow college acceptances in NWDC it really does seem that ED from public is better than RD from private for an unhooked high stats kid. And for many families the &gt;$200k they save by staying in public is the difference between ED and RD. [/quote]

This is true.

5 years ago, it was rare but possible to be entirely unhooked and get in from a DC private to a top Ivy. Today it’s impossible based on the stats of last 3 classes. How do I know? Multiple kids who have been at one of the top DC private schools. This year is like last year and the year before so far. Impossible for unhooked. [b]And legacy is not a hook. Legacy VIP or legacy mega donor (7 figure or higher).[/b] Not a callous comment just pointing out the change.

I also feel the same way about the $ we spent on private. The education has been great but I do think we could have had the same at BCC or Whitman and had money for massive tutoring if needed and still saved $10s of thousands per year

The sole job of private school is not to get kid into top Ivy but for some parents of top academic kids, this was a critical factor and the entire thing has changed for this at least.

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I would also add that at our Big3 the URM admits usually also have Legacy and/or VIP parents. Don’t assume the URM’s going to HYP are first gen, these are kids with rich legacy parents usually high up in the administration or other branches of government or prominent journalists, etc.[/quote]

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