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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Im sounding the alarm. The end is near.

For any one of you paying full tuition at a Private School for college admissions purposes (hoping you'll get into a better college), you are 100% wasting your money. I have several children in Big 3's and unless you are URM, QuestBridge, Athlete or Legacy - you are completely wasting your money. No one cares that your school is tough. That a 3.7 is really great. No one cares about ACT/SATs anymore.

You are wasting your money. 100%

The college admissions process is now washed of achievement. And there is backlash against wealth and privilege.

Dont do it. Dont waste your time. And your money. And stop perpetuating the dummying down of our system.

I wish someone would have told me 3 years ago before I enrolled my kids. Total waste of money.[/quote]

OP, our DCs have been in private since K. I wanted them to go public, partially for the college admit reason, but I lost the coin toss. I am, however, glad that I lost it. Both DCs have really loved their experiences. Yes, there are times of drudgery, competitiveness, etc. yet also joy when you landed a great elective with a teacher who approaches the class like a college seminar. Our DCs are emphatic that they really wouldn't want to have been at any other place. And both of them got into great colleges and we are not URM, Questbridge, etc. [/quote]

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