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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid graduated from Brown 4 years ago, breezed to a 4.0 double concentration (major) in the humanities. Was a little disappointed in how many rich, mediocre students there were but had 4-year access to top scholars in their field, had funded research opportunities, and got great recs that led to a phenomenal graduate program placement

Brown is one of the few Ivy League schools where top faculty engage full time with undergrads. The clout you get from a personalized Letter of Recommendation from a leading scholar combined with the research opportunities results in a very competitive grad school application that might be hard for a student from a public institution to match[/quote]
Public has nothing to do with it. Is Michigan lesser than Elon? Didn't think so. Watch your mouth next time before spouting off.[/quote]

DP.  Wow, someone's triggered.  True, [b]private vs public[/b] has nothing to do with it, but Brown >>> W&M.  That's just a fact.[/quote]
Not sure that’s true.  I used to think that, but a good friends kid just graduated from a top SLAC and the opportunities she had and personal effort put in by her professors and the school for her graduate school admissions was extraordinary, as were her results. His other kid is going to a top public school and has much lower grades despite being just as accomplished as his sister and busting his butt.  My friend was completely surprised by this as well; he initially thought private school wasn’t worth the extra money over public, but has absolutely changed his mind.  I see the same sorts of things with kids I interview as well.  It seems to me that to do well at a well regarded public you need to be the absolute top of your class; [b]to do well at a similar private you don’t need to stand out nearly as much.[/b]

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It’s not that simplistic. Every kid (barring a few legacy/athletic star) are the cream of the crop—-Tippy top best from their respective HS. Every single one.  So they are all the top. It’s not true at large state schools—maybe top 20% so the need to be at the very top is more important at the larger public. [/quote]

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