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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My oldest went thru GDS and off to college.  Second child goes to BasisDC charter and we have better vacations now. (also donate liberally).  He will have a great story to tell when applying to college.[/quote]

And since DC public school kids don't go up against the private school kids for admission (at least for Ivies, there is kind of a quota), or to put it another way are in a [b]completely different category[/b], he may have a better chance at getting in to the college of his choice from BasisDC than from GDS.  Food for thought.  We thought about it too.[/quote]

Tell us what that category is...poor, uneducated, not as important as you are?
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No, I know what the PP meant. If you're not at the very top of your prestigious private school class, you're not getting into the Ivies. Same thing with NOVA public schools--only the very top students will be admitted to UVa and William and Mary. For admissions at top colleges, sometimes it's better to be the [b]top student at a less prestigious high school, assuming you are prepared for the work[/b], of course.[/quote]

Maybe if you live in Oklahoma or flyover country.  For the East Coast and other major metropolitan areas, the hs that occasionally send one student to an Ivy every few yrs will continue to do the same yr in, yr out.  Doesn't really matter whether it's public or private.[/quote]

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