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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seems to me the entire point of TT is for status and networking. It goes along with the country house, classic six and charity events.

It’s debatable whether the education is better than a suburban public and probably not.  Your kid is simply more likely to befriend someone whose parent is a billionaire and travels via PJ.

One issue I see is that kids at NYC privates don’t have PT jobs. A PT job is instrumental in teaching life skills. It’s a humbling experience and important. Given AI, I’m more focused on my kids learning life skills than some elite resume.

FWIW I attended a selective private and then a public HS.  I didn’t think either was really better just different. The public had more diverse makeup. Not racial but socioeconomic and the kids were meaner. Better athletics and math. At the private I was constantly told how special I was and a lot of brainwashing about public schools and how terrible they are. [/quote]

I went to a top ranked public school in NJ. In no way are public schools able to match the quality of private school education, especially now with the focus on equity (with the possible exception of science magnet school).   Of course, there are very good private schools in the suburbs as well.  Presumably your budget will cover that as well.[/quote]

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