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I have no doubt that the kid's grades would be better in his local public and that ultimately is the point. Why pay tens of thousands of dollars every year for them to handicap their college admission prospects?

I don't quite understand the reticence in bringing up the financial aspect. If the parents are having to cut back to pay for private school, it's only fair that they expect the kid to put in the effort.[/quote]

Ah, because college admissions offices don't look at all grades being equal when they come from different schools. College admissions offices know exactly what schools inflate grades like hot air balloons and which one only do small balloons (because they all do it now). They also look at a kids transcript and see if they took challenging courses and how they scored on AP exams.[/quote]

+1. You're not going to game the system by switching schools. The main reason we have standardized tests is because colleges know GPAs vary wildly among schools.[/quote]

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