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[quote=Anonymous]A quality private will prepare them for work in college much better than TC.  I believe, however, the same kid will have better college options coming from TC.

I live in Alexandria and have had kids (and neighbors) in both public and private school, so I think I know of what I speak.

Anecdotally, DD was in a private with a neighbor girl who transferred to ACPS because neighbor was struggling with grades and the workload in the private (it was a lot).  At TC, she excelled, getting lots of academic honors she wouldn't have gotten at the private and ended up at a top 25 college.  DD and a couple others ended up at slightly lower-ranking  schools (they did not apply to any mutuals as far as I know) with higher SATs (2150 for DD).

At university, DD has been doing great - at least in the top 10% (based on Deans List), but neighbor has been struggling and has had to withdraw from a couple of classes, but is not in any serious academic trouble either.

Both girls are happy with how things turned out and in the grand scheme of things, it's probably all a wash (except for the costs).

If you can afford it, let the kid choose.  The paths are very different, but the results are not.[/quote]

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