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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread is confirmation to me that private schools are the way to go. We live in a W school district but chose private for both of our kids. The outcomes were extremely good and probably would have been very different had our kids attended public school. Both kids attended strong Catholic high schools that had students at diverse academic levels. Both kids were stand outs in their schools and were admitted to top 20 schools. It is better to have less competition by the numbers in a school that is well respected by college admissions officers vs. being one of many in a sea of strong academic achievers.

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So essentially you’re afraid of the competition.[/quote]

No. Clearly Asian parents aren’t and they are all scrambling for admission to state schools. No sense in having to compete to be at the top of the class and actually do so all to battle it out with a bunch of Asians whose sole goal is to go to UMD on the cheap.  That kind of effort should result in much better prestige and reward. At certain private schools, kids are better positioned to land in T20 schools and they do get in if they have the grades. That’s not guaranteed at Wootton. I think Wootton will eventually become 80% Asian or higher once people realize they are killing themselves to up UMD spots and not more prestigious universities. [/quote]

You will pay all that money to avoid competing with "those Asians" and your children will still be less successful, because you just don't get it.[/quote]
It's not avoiding competing with them. It's avoiding the dismal results for extraordinarily hard work. If I told you you could work an 80 hour week and live in a two bedroom house in the hood or work a 40 hour week and live in a beautiful row house in Georgetown, which would you choose - to bust your a$$ for mediocre results or work hard and see the fruits of your efforts? It literally makes no sense. My parents pay for my kids to attend a private high school and you should see our college admissions results - extremely impressive and I can say firsthand that the kids had a well rounded high school experience.[/quote]

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