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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For super smart kids who want T5, they probably have a better chance at a competitive public high school.  If T5 is not the goal, it’s easier to get into T20 at a good private school as long as the kid stays on top.  [/quote]

The ratio of private high school to public high schools kids, given how many more kids are public school kids, suggests the contrary.[/quote]

For the T5 kids, they do well in private or public schools.  These are the selected few, truly outstanding.  But public schools provide a larger platform for leadership, whereas private schools often have more legacies and other hooks.  They stand a slightly better chance at a public school.[/quote]

This is based on nothing but your own opinion, and is nonsense.  Schools like Langley and the Ws will have just as many legacies.[/quote]

Nice try but false.[/quote]

I know about a gazillion HYP legacies at the Ws. My husband is one of them. 
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There are no public data on parental alma maters at public schools and private schools, so you're all just guessing.  That said, less than 20% of students are enrolled in private school in the USA, so it could be that the number of HYP legacies at public and private high schools in this area are similar while the % of HYP legacies at privilieged private schools is higher.
Signed--One of many HYP alum parents with kids in the MCPS BCC cluster[/quote]

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