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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For us, it was the small class sizes, student led learning, not teaching to a test, and personal attention that led us to pursue and stick with private school for both of our DC.  Having said that, we are in the fortunate position that we can pay both school tuitions (and handle donations/auctions,etc.) without hurting our ability to save enough to pay for college and otherwise live comfortably.  If it was going to have a large financial impact on our family, I would have been comfortable doing publics too as I agree with the Toyota/Audi poster.  I do not think that the "connections" argument holds any water from what I have seen.  I also don't think it makes sense to go private solely because you think that it will move your kid up in prestige in college admissions.  I know Big 3 kids and Wilson kids who are going to Ivies and kids from all of those schools who are not. [b] My view is that the same kid will most likely end up at around the same level of college whether they go to Big 3 or public (or non-big 3 private for that matter). [/b] [/quote]

I'm the pp who went to a big 3 and am not sending my kids there.  I disagree with this.  Of course there are kids who are going to Ivies from publics and kids from big 3 who are not.  But in my day (graduated in 90s) going to a big 3 would ABSOLUTELY help you get into a better college than you would have gotten into otherwise.  I went to an Ivy and was probably about top 15-20% in my big 3 class.  In that percentage range at a top public I don't think I would have.  Would I have gotten just as quality of a college education, had just as good job prospects etc had a gone to a different college?  I think probably, but that's a different argument.

Bottom line is I do think a big 3 helps kids get into a better college than they would have otherwise.  Especially kids who are middling students.  I don't think these schools are worth the cost (especially as I'm in the net worth range that a pp mentioned as the 'private school danger zone') but I do think the "better college" argument holds water.[/quote]

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