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[quote=Anonymous]I think it's true that changes in college admissions practices (especially test optional) have made admissions harder and less predictable for high achievers who would have been shoo-ins back in the day. But I don't think this is just a problem for Big 3 kids. It's also just as much of a problem for public school kids as well.

In reading DCUM's private school forum for the past several months, I've come to realize many parents with kids at elite private schools tend to underestimate the brain power of kids from public schools. Their kids were accepted to "highly selective" schools, and therefore by merit alone should be more competitive than the typical applicant from public school. But this just isn't true. Look at the NMSF lists. While I'm sure the big 3 pond is full or high achieving fish, there is a much greater number of high achieving fish in the vast sea of public schools. With so many kids in public there's obviously greater diversity in achievement levels, but there are also just greater numbers of brilliant students whose parents either can't afford private or chose not to go that route.

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