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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went to a competitive high school in CT that had a large percentage of their kids go to ivy leagues. I went to a HYPS after I graduted from there. I think that as an immigrant kid from a poor school district- I needed to go to this school to have a chance at an ivy. It would have been hard to have that level of support. But now as an alum of this ivy married to another alum and having an understanding of the U.S. school system, I'd say go with public. A lot of my friends in college went to public and they did great probably even better than me. In fact, I think because I work my butt off in high school due to the intensity of my high school, I came to college tired, with an eating disorder and mental health issues from the competition of it all. They all seemed to have made the decision to work hard in high school and didn't have to deal with the crazy level of competition and culture of having to get into any ivy because mom and dad are paying 50k and need a return on investment.  As a result they came to college refreshed and ready to work. So pick a great public unless child has a true need for private and don't get hung up on ivy leagues![/quote]

Thanks for a genuinely valuable contribution. I wish more people like you would weigh in on DCUM. [/quote]

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