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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Big 3 parent here. Whether attending a Big 3 has any impact on my DC's college admissions is not something we consider. The question for us was what kind of education would DC get at DC's private school compared to our public. We know plenty of children who have done well at the local public and went on to great schools (HYPS etc.). But, our child has a particular set of interests that we thought was better served at a private school, since there are no public school humanities/social science equivalents of TJHSST or the MB magnet.

History, English, poli sci/govt. and foreign lit are taught at very high levels in the Big 3. We just don't think the typical public school AP or IB curriculum is comparable to what DC's school offers.  I see it in how DC digests current events and in how DC writes and analyzes literature. DC knows the graduate-level academic jargon and controversies well. It is more typical of upperclassmen at my college than the typical 18 year old high schooler even college freshman.[/quote]

+1 We have a Holton grad and one still there and the quality of education she received is exceptional.  Even though she wasn't in the top 10% of her class, she got into a great school. Holton's focus on writing, literary analysis, politics and more was important to us and we were lucky enough to be able to afford it (though we aren't hooked or making huge donations either).  Our college student has a poise and confidence that I know she appreciates and the years she had at Holton were critical in building that regardless of what it did for her college placement.  [/quote]

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