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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There seem to be good results from a wide range of private schools.
[b]It makes me wonder why parents obsess with getting their kids into GDS, Sidwell, NCS, St. Albans. [/b]
If your kid is bright and hardworking, it seems like many private schools will get them on a good path to college. For example, it is common to deride Gonzaga for not being an academic school but they have strong college admissions this year. Maybe they have a more balanced approach to high school than some of the more high stress academic high schools and it all works out in the end [/quote]

The "big 3" are all really great schools, I'm not discounting that, but a good part of the allure and demand for them over the others is the prestige that comes with the name.  [/quote]

Prestige only in our local area though.
It seems pretty superficial. I think it can be hard for kids from top privates to end up at a university like Michigan or Wisconsin. They are obviously good schools but it can feel confusing to end up at the same school as kids from Jackson Reed, Walls, Burke, Gonzaga, BCC, etc after you have been immersed in an elite environment. At least that is what I have noticed at GDS[/quote]

I am a "big 3" alum who went to a school like Michigan or Wisconsin, and trust me, it is not confusing at all. In fact it was an active choice to go to a big school that had spirit, sports and a ton of opportunities.[/quote]

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