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[quote=Anonymous]The whole premises that these kids are "disadvantaged" is flawed

1.  There is no proof that going to a school "with rigor" makes you smarter or more able to do well and excel at the top colleges - Lots of homework doesn't equal IQ or intelligence no matter how measured

2.  There is no proof that all students at these schools are the brightest in the region - the admissions at the private schools are a black box and we all know kids anecdotally who are there who are not going to win a Nobel Prize in mathmatics.  We know they can afford a heft tuition and have connected parents

3.  No proof that a 3.5 at these school is better than a 4.0 at any public or non-Big 3 school

The only disadvantage might be that schools are only going to take a few kids from most HSs and if your student isn't in the top 1 or 2 that could hurt them - but that is not a structural disadvantage against your child .  My kids btw are not in public school but i am really embarrassed by this  thread.  Your kids don't get to jump the line because you paid alot of tuition for k-12.[/quote]

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