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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Exactly, and I'll echo that they absolutely speak with the consultants. There is an implicit "deal" where the consultants to not promote unqualified students and in exchange, seem to have a bit of sway when they actually recommend someone. [/quote] It’s pay to play and money talks. That’s how private works. [/quote] It’s not only in privates. 5 years ago when my DS moved to Wilson HS (now Jackson Reed) the 10th grade counselor wouldn’t place him in any of the classes he wanted. Also, the only math class he could do was to repeat algebra 2 even though he had a B+. This was the first week of August. Fast forward a few weeks and new students were being placed in the classes my child had requested. We later learned that they had approached the counselor together with a private education consultant. We were also told that about 10% of the students had been under the tutelage of private consultant from the 8th grade. [/quote]
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