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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]19:26 There might be other factors. It does happen. Why would someone make this up?
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There's one-two posters on here recently who are painting a completely rose-colored picture of private school admissions. As in, every kid has a perfectly equal chance of getting in, you can totally afford private school full-pay for two kids on $150,000 per year and still save for college and retirement, if families do pull strings or use their wealth it's only 1-2 families per school, testing (SSATs, WPPSIs) really doesn't matter, and more of that ilk. Looks like someone's trying to encourage people to apply to private schools. Hey! Everyone's a winner! Everyone gets in to their top choice schools! Yay![/quote]

Actually, I don't think anyone on the other thread ever said that every kid has an equal chance of admission or that only 1-2 families pull strings or use their wealth.  It was just stated that there are some kids who don't have top (95%+) scores and don't have connections that get in.  I happen to know several of them.  They didn't necessarily get into every school they applied to or even their top choices, but they got into well-respected schools.  I'm sure the process is easier and less stressful for those with 99% WPPSI or SSAT scores and friends on the board of their 1st choice school, but to say that a non-connected kid who is only in the 80th percentile doesn't stand a chance at getting in anywhere is flat wrong.  
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