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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]bit of a contrarian response here - my two DCs are at what people on DCUM consider a top university and a top LAC.   Both went to the same public, which would be considered middle of the road on DCUM. Both went TO.  Both econ majors and both just under 4.0.  They say they were better prepared for college since they weren’t coddled like their private/prep school friends, and public teacher quality/ curriculum was excellent, with a huge caveat - for the AP classes.  [/quote]Coddled academically or some other way? Coddled how?[/quote]

Private school kids are the ones who get to retest if they don’t like their grade.  Their academic standards are much higher and I dare say they are coddled, at least academically, less than public school kids.[/quote]

OP here.   I don't know of any private high school that lets kids retake grades.   As for the "hyperbolic nonsense," there is one public high school in our city and the graduation rate is very low. There is also a lot of crime and violence. I am told by friends with kid there that colleges consider it an "inner city" school. Many friends have opted for this public v. private because they felt like from a strategic standpoint it would be easier for their kids to get into top colleges and from what I have seen they are right. [/quote]

You didn't choose your kid's school from a strategic standpoint??? Lmao
Sour grapes that you picked wrong.[/quote]

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