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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child's private upper school class has so much drama. Here's the shortlist:  Drugs & drinking (sometimes on campus), eating disorders, bullying, absenteeism, race issues that are getting worse, antisemitism, quirkiest of quirky, mean girls, bro culture, spoiled kids that have no resiliency and a lot of stress, other kids that get away with *a lot* because of who the parents (faculty and big donors), clicky parent groups, disengaged admin team who often has no clue what is happening in classes, parent gossip about each other's kids and yes, some very mediocre teachers with turnover issues.  Now tell me about your public woes.

And, MCPS teachers all just got another raise. College outcomes are pretty on par with privates.

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College outcomes are NOT on par with top privates. Compare Whitman, Churchill, Langley, etc’s Instagram to the top DC Metro privates. By percentage, the public school students are heading to fewer Ivies and top 10 to 50 colleges. The floor (in terms of college ranking) is higher at top privates
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Omg, enough with the trolling of Instagram pages. Do you really have nothing to do? Private schools have such small class sizes, a couple of “hooked” kids more or less makes a big differences in their %ages. You can’t compare.[/quote]

That’s my point. You are correct, you can’t compare top publics to top privates. That’s why, generally speaking, the college outcomes are not on par.[/quote]

Are you an idiot? I am saying you cannot compare because the percentages are so variable for the privates because of a low denominator.

Also, the only fair way to compare would be to figure out who is “hooked” or not and compare rates for each group separately.[/quote]

Trying to figure out who is hooked vs. unhooked is an excuse public school parents like to use. I know a Black MCPS student who is a double Harvard legacy who was not admitted to Harvard this year. She has strong ECs and excellent grades, but I’m not sure if she chose to apply test optional. Either way, she was denied DESPITE her top grades and “hooks.” Perhaps if she attended a Big 3 (a third hook) she would have been admitted.

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I also know double legacy from privates also rejected from ivy schools. One kid we know has two parents plus $ plus top private. Parents claim he was a top student with excellent test scores.[/quote]

Aah, so you agree that legacy isn’t the hook public school parents claim it to be. Therefore, when you see all of those private school legacies being admitted to Ivies, please remember that double legacies with top grades and scores are still being rejected from those same colleges. Those students have earned their spot because legacy status isn’t enough. They still have to be qualified. You can’t have it both ways.[/quote]

You seem to be an expert in making specious conclusions using a single piece of anecdata. By any chance, did you work for the Trump administration?[/quote]

My statement is based on facts. Your statements are based on opinion fueled by envy (and personal attacks). Good luck with that.[/quote]

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