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[quote=Anonymous][quote]We're not talking about "most top dc area schools." We're talking about ncs, sta, and sidwell. My friends and I, all at top ten colleges, ncluding hyp, though our education at ncs was better than at college.[/quote]

I went to a suburban school that was one of the top non-selective admissions high schools in the country, and people said this sort of crap about college there too (even, yes, HYP).  I went to a rigorous small LAC, and did not experience this, and one of my teachers said that it spoke very highly of my college that I didn't find my freshman year to be vastly easier.  Perhaps this has more to do with the state of undergraduate education at even the most selective universities and how the resources are allocated (to research with teaching being an afterthought), or perhaps boosters will say what they will about their school.  People who went to prep schools also had their ass kicked at this LAC.

But I will say that if you look at rankings (a flawed measure, to be sure) of the top 20 or whatever prep schools, all the DC prep schools (yes, even NCS/STA and Sidwell) come in the middle of the pack nationally (top prep schools: [url]http://www.forbes.com/2010/04/29/best-prep-schools-2010-opinions-private-education.html[/url]; top day schools:[url]http://www.thebestschools.org/blog/2013/04/30/50-private-day-schools-united-states/[/url]

So if you are talking about how people perceive prestige nationally, or which is more likely to draw a higher caliber of student and have a large endowment that offers opportunities, the NE prep boarding schools have an advantage over DC prep schools.  The prep schools in DC are fantastic schools, but the world does not center around DC, which is what people are trying to get across here.  The degree to which it matters is questionable to say the least.[/quote]

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