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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Totally FWIW: My child attends a no-kidding low-income, small rural high school. Sure, it's a huge advantage to have educated, employed parents (or just two parents at home, full stop). But it's no freebie for college admissions for the small number of better-off kids. The education is, in fact, much worse than what you'd get in a suburban school. Not just far fewer APs, etc, although that's true. But the plain education is worse. Even the honors student don't read many books, don't write many papers, don't learn much math. I'm sure my child will get *some* preference for college admission. But it really is a greater challenge, even with educated parents. Don't do this as a strategic choice is all I can say![/quote]

I don’t think anyone would suggest a student go to a small RURAL school.  [/quote]

But urban T1 schools have the same issue. I’m not slamming the school (my DS is in a T1 MS and some aspects have been wonderful). Just that when a school is T1 it is naturally not focused on higher level academics and college admissions and that does have an impact. The MS teacher PP is likely still right that this doesn’t fundamentally change a kid’s trajectory, but honestly a T1 kid is likely to be less academically prepared in college. Especially with respect to the classes/subjects that are not tracked. I think as a parent it all depends on what you value - some do sincerely value integration, some like where they live and don’t want to move for a “better” school, some see the T1 school as providing other benefits. One huge benefit is that our IB T1 HS isn’t the academic pressure cooker and has a much more open and relaxed vibe than I imagine suburban HS would have. On the other hand the absentee rate is sky high and the fights more serious. The bougie and MC black moms in the neighborhood would not send their kids there …  [/quote]

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