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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To Professors:

Can you tell which students attended private prep high schools versus those with a public high school background ?

I am familiar with private day & boarding schools throughout the nation and would be shocked if graduates lacked the skills and maturity noted above by several posters.[/quote]

That is not something a professor would know or ask (or care about). [/quote]

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why do you think professors know your kid's HS?[/quote]

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I think it’s nosy and weird if a professor asked/knew if my kid went to a public or private HS. I’d ask them why they want to know?

Seems like a data point that could hurt the kid - depending on what it’s being used for? Some snobby adjunct professors might like/prefer/know kids at local privates bc that’s where their kids go? Or vice versa.[/quote]

Believe me, as a professor, I don't care where my students went to high school, although a fair share of them seem to wish I was impressed by that.  I just care whether they are prepared or not to do what they need to do to learn and make progress.  If so, great, let's go.  If not, then let me help you catch up or create a new plan or switch courses.  How prestigious the neighbors or relatives may have thought your high school was has nothing to do with that (and chances are I've never heard of the school anyway).[/quote]

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