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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I couldn't agree with 13:37 more. My goal for my kids was to send them to a school where they would learn how to *learn,* to learn how to study; to think critically and to be exposed to great teaching in a stimulating environment. From the list of college acceptances at our school, I assume my kids will do just fine. I think there's a better shot of getting into a very good school from private when you're not necessarily at the top of your class then if you're in the middle at a big public. I could care less about the Ivy League - there are so many first-rate colleges and universities in this country and great grad schools also. In addition, I assume that my kids will be very well prepared for college as a result of their education in high school, unlike their dear old mom.  ;)[/quote]

But a kid who is in the middle of his class at an academically competitive private perhaps would have been at the top of the class at a public. [/quote]

Maybe, it's equally possible that without the supports offered by an academically competitive private, the kid would have struggled more, or that middle of the class is his comfort zone and he'd end up in the same approximate place (or maybe middle of the honors classes) anywhere.  There's no way of knowing.  Send your kid where you think they'll be happy, learn how to learn, and become the person they were meant to be.  Not the place that will give you the best class rank.[/quote]

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