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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Private school, especially one built on a set of values, like a Friends school, is just a completely different environment than a STEM and score obsessed public magnet. Believe it or not, many people do not just send their kids to these schools for a "competitive edge."

Unfortunately, if the only world you know is the TJ-type one, you just are living in a different reality. I went from SFS to UVa and was shocked by all of the NoVa kids who seemed  caught up in scores and rankings. My high school experience was really different and much more values based. We didn't have class rank or anything like that. If you can't accept that and think every parent (and student) is just focused on "winning," you definitely belong at the public magnet. 
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Then don't complain when your kid doesn't get into a top college, which is what this thread is about. Oh I know.. you didn't send them to private school just for top college as the end goal.  You would be perfectly happy with your kid going to mediocre private college.[/quote]

Oh, I definitely won't be complaining. Unlike many of the parents on here, my hope for my kids is not that they go to the highest ranked school possible majoring in CS. I have moved away from DC and they go to private schools where I think they will get the benefit of a supportive, fulfilling high school experience followed by a great college experience. My goal in life is not for them to be miserable robots. I went on a tour of a private school that felt like a magnet public a couple of years ago and could not get out of there fast enough. All they talked about was how many college classes you could take and that once you finished everything they offered, you could get online and take more. I wondered if the kids all had online PhDs at 18. The whole thing was such a sad view into how so many parents think and what schools think these people want to hear. My kids will not be experiencing that view of education. That's why they don't go to the public magnets where we live, which also send a ton of kids to top colleges. Not interested. [/quote]
That's great for you and your kid.  But, DC area parents do care about where their kids go to college.  And I bet you don't think rich private school kids who major in CS are "miserable robots".

Also, the social media app you and your kids are using were probably *  "miserable robots" who took a lot of STEM courses.[/quote]
sorry, should state * made by [/quote]

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