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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are considering switching our kids from public to private. I know some people don’t care about college outcomes from private but our family absolutely does care. I have been looking at the instagram pages of colleges from both public and private schools in the DMV and the private schools seem to have done significantly better. I currently have 1 kid in high school (freshman at local well regarded public) and two kids in elementary. We applied to a few privates last year for oldest and he decided to stay at his public. I also looked at the college instagrams last year and it didn’t seem like a large difference but the difference this year seems more significant.[/quote]

No and no

Private never ever does better.

I don't know what you are looking at but any W school, Magnet school etc does better than any private.
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I just switched my kid from top tier private to a Title 1 gifted magnet because I think the college placements will be better.  Not as many kids will be applying to competitive colleges to begin with, so just by numbers she has a better shot.  Of the kids who do apply most will not be legacy or be able to afford the sticker price - so we're ahead of the pack there.  At private it's more likely there will be legacies, more applicants, and no need for financial aid.[/quote]

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