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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'll elaborate (I'm not the one who said "definitely not Latin" but I am the one with experience with lots of Charlotte privates).

Its incredibly insular, to a disturbing degree, imo. Did you go to Latin? No? Okay, then they'll never be fully welcomed by the parents who did. To the point where I've heard stories about non-legacy kids being purposefully excluded, starting in kindergarten. Faculty and staff who are not Latin alums report similar dynamics, and there are a ton of Latin alums who work there. And heaven forbid you look different, sound different, or have the audacity to not live in the right neighborhood.

They talk a lot about increasing and celebrating diversity, but they have a known problem with retaining African American employees and families. Many wealthy black families just flat out wouldn't consider Latin.[/quote]

I have cousins who are Latin alum who sent their kids to Latin and I absolutely picked up on this dynamic. My cousins kids are very close to the kids of their friends who are also alum. They all grew up going to Charlotte Country Club together for both generations, etc. Honestly, seeing that dynamic kept me from moving to CLT.[/quote]

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