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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I dont understand why someone would pay $40-50K a year for high school to then enroll at public university in South Carolina. Not a troll, just a lowly public school parent. [/quote]

Because it’s not about “getting into a school” it’s about living each day and having a great experience at Visi, or STJ, or stone ridge or holy cross. Each child shadows a schools, finds one that will make the next 4 years the best for that specific child.

Why pay $3500/year got club soccer if you are not playing in college? Because they like it.

Also $40K isn’t all that much, if it were then you would possibly have other more pressing priorities.[/quote]

PP. Thanks. I was under the assumption that these higher priced WERE about getting into a school. Guess I stand corrected. [/quote]

It’s a common question though. Often it’s cultural… my family has been going to DC Catholic schools since the early 1900’s. It’s not for everybody in our family. Some do public, some do boarding school, some do magnet schools, some like coed.

I think the Big-3 are about “getting in”, but even then you see parents wonder where do b students go. Perhaps as is about “getting in”  for the top 15% at Catholic schools.

I think big sports schools are about “getting committed” or just being on a great team for those 4 years.
Some kids love the theater program at Holy Cross
Some kids will like ROTC at STJ.
Or the marching band at GC.

Who know .. but the reasons vary.

But it’s not about “getting in” for the majority.

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