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[quote=Anonymous]All these posts are viewing networking through the lense of MC parents hoping to network with say ultra-wealthy parents at the school...but ignoring that wealthy trying to network with other wealthy is definitely a consideration.

The WSJ did an article on some SV private school about how many deals happened because parents met on the playground...Parent A sold their company to Parent B or Parent C's VC firm invested in Parent D's company, etc.  It was kind of well known that parents wanted to get their kids into the school because of this kind of networking.

There was a story of how Dave Grohl sent his kids to some private school in LA that had tons of famous kids of actors, musicians, etc. and he met one of the KISS guys there and then they did a collaboration.

I am sure some of the DC movers-and-shakers likely will only consider a select group of private schools for their kids for similar reasons.  It has probably little to do with what's "best" for their kid vs. they want to know there is a critical mass of other parents at the school in their same ecosystem.[/quote]

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