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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The difference between high schools is that the Ivies/MIT/Stanford do not require straight As or 15 AP classes from the Big 3 while they pretty much require it from the public schools or the other privates.  A couple Bs on a transcript is not a disqualifier at a "Big 3" while it can drop a student out of the running at many public and independent high schools because the colleges perceive (whether it is true or not) that the Big 3's standards are substantially tougher. [/quote]
Exactly.  Insofar as college admissions are concerned, there are no guarantees with private but you are usually "buying" a greater margin for error re: report cards.  Which could mean less pressure depending on the school.  I can't imagine (if those are the colleges one is targeting) what it must feel like these days at a public knowing that you can't slip up with any Bs without putting class rank at some risk.  Not that private is a breeze of course, just saying it's all relative.[/quote]

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