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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because I'm not seeing better outcomes  for kids in parochial/private. My neice and her friends who were in private didn't get accepted at colleges that were better than kids in public. Why would I pay $25K a year for my kid to get accepted to Catholic University or Delaware? [/quote]

We had a babysitter who graduated from Visi and went to Clemson. My neighbor graduated from MCPS (non magnet) and went to Clemson also. 
This point is what keeps me from moving my kids. Can’t imaging paying a so much $$ for no guaranteed outcome, or at least the same outcome
You can get for free. 
That, and they’re 15 and 13. Might as well just finish out now. [/quote]

This! Our neighborhood is split between kids who go to private HS and kids who go to public in the DCC. The private and public school kids end up at many of the same schools and the few who’ve gone onto the truly elite schools and ivies are the public school kids. There are many factors here, but i just don’t know that privates offer the advantage I’d want them to in terms of college admission and success, particularly because so far my kids seem to be doing well at MCPS schools and have good teachers, peer group, and support. That said, when I visit private schools for games, etc I can totally see the appeal: gorgeous campuses, smaller classes, etc. 
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Sorry, try again.  Most people pay for private school for reasons other than college admissions.  Although we did have a very good outcome with my son's admission out of a private high school.  But that was not the reason for enrolling him in private.  Many many more important reasons.[/quote]

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