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[quote=Anonymous]There are definitely poor kids at the elite DMV privates but it isn't easy for them. One of my kid's good friends way back when was a full scholarship African American kid from DC who was absolutely miserable at a Big 3 and didn't finish up there. Just too much privilege for the kid to handle. Our kids grew up with some money -- Biglaw partner parent, etc. -- but we really didn't want them completely surrounded by it. They attended one of the better suburban publics (no, not Langley or a W school) and no, their friends weren't poor but their parents had to work for a living and none was close to being a millionaire. I have no doubt that at least income wise we made far more money than all of them but we certainly didn't live like it and neither did our kids. I think it prepared them better for the reality of life. To each her own, sure, but the private school bubble just wouldn't have worked for us.[/quote]
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