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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can people add if their kid went to private or public and if public were they in AAP program first. Trying to figure out if private was worth it. Please no snark as a lot of people are wondering same thing [/quote]

It’s too late!

Yep top private’s are worth it. [b]Top private’s defined as 60% go to a top 30 univ or top 10 lac. If your kid do not make the cut and 60% of the class did, it’s your kid[/b]. To me if 25-30% are going Ivy and my kids not, it’s my kid too. I think it’s extremely hard to be one of the top 3-5 students but top half or third requires effort not brilliance. So for us it has been worth it. [/quote]

Would you please expand on this?  DC is at a top private (9th grade) and is having a tough year getting adjusted, but I also recognize that she's not putting forth the effort I think it will take to succeed. Assuming she gets her act together and stays there to graduate, I'm curious as to what realistic expectations are, based on your theory. She'll never be in the top 25% but I'm hopeful for top 50 - 75%.[/quote]

First look at the school profile and see where the grads are attending college. If very few are going to top 30 or top lac you are not at a top school. If it looks like upwards of 50% do and your daughter is in the top 50% then to be safe I would target the schools with easier enterance requirements. I would also try to make you DD put in effort and have her become good at something. If she only gets to top 75% I would look at the lowest ranked colleges for the school and make a determination about whether it’s worth it to you. 
Also make sure your DD has the support the other kids have.... like does she need a tutor to adjust? Maybe she has gotten the crappy teachers because you did not know who to request?  Maybe she is not socially comfortable and not focused?

Ultimately, you might also decide it’s a great idea for her just to get a solid education,  I don’t really know your ultimate goal. [/quote]

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