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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Plus 1. I went to to an elite private school in MD, although not big 3. My parents were social climbers. I am not interested in social climbing and prefer public school for the SES diversity, lack of financial stress, and overall experience.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is me as well and like one of the PPs, there are a bunch of Big 3 parents at our school as well. Part of it is that the costs are that much higher, but part of it is that we know what the benefits are -- and aren't. [/quote]

There is also much more of a 'culture of celebrity' than there used to be, and a lot of us don't want our kids (or ourselves!) in that environment.  We live in MoCo and one thing I really missed as a kid was going to our neighborhood school.  [/quote]

This is an interesting point -- regarding the backdrop:  I've noticed at my child's "elite" private preschool[b] there are many social climbers who seem just as vested in what the school can do for them (from a social/networking standpoint) as they are in what the school is doing for their child's development[/b]. Luckily the school is excellent in terms of teaching and nurturing the kid's in a developmentally appropriate way, which was important for these crucial first 5 years. But these are the same folks that will be going on to the Big 3 privates. These Big 3s have drastically changed since we were growing up, like a PP said. And SO much is focused on soliciting donations. [/quote]

This is 100% why we are not going private.
- big 3 grad[/quote][/quote]

What is a social climber and how does it impact the student experience? We're considering private for HS.[/quote]

A social climber is someone who is looking to advance themselves socially in the DC scene. The moms I'm referring to typically have money and spend much of their free time going to galas, events, parties, etc. while their children are home with the nanny.

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