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[quote=Anonymous]Private school changed my life. My single Mom got a scholarship for me to attend a college-prep Catholic high school. The rigorous curriculum, high expectations, exposure to a socio-economic status that I had never previously witnessed propelled me out of a future which would surely have been comprised of a series of dead-end jobs with no upward mobility. Instead, I used my excellent grades, teacher recs & the college counseling office to get into a very strong OOS state school.  Even that was a stretch to afford, but I leveraged that into a job at a Fortune 500 company that paid for my advanced degree. Now I work for myself and arrange my schedule to suit my needs, while being able to jump back into FT work if I need to.

Public schools in the town where I grew up did not prepare kids to attend college. This private did and I am eternally grateful for the boost. If not, I would probably be a hairdresser, teacher or an insurance adjuster - like the real people I know who took that path.[/quote]

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