Anonymous
02/02/2026 08:40
Subject: $60k
Fascinated again to see parents of kids that go to public schools hate on parents of kids that go to private. All kids will have a chance to succeed. Relax. But don't judge us for spending $ for a good K-12 experience along the way...
Anonymous
02/02/2026 08:35
Subject: $60k
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Sorry, but I do not see any difference in success ratio between my friends, whose kids went to Sidwell and whose kids went to good public schools....the Sidwell kids did not go to better colleges, nor did they get better jobs.
Maybe that's true for the 2 Sidwell kids you know. As soon as you enter Sidwell, your chances of success skyrocket.
That’s just a laughable assertion. A high IQ and motivated kid with high SES parents is going to do just as well if not better if they go to BCC or Whitman as compared to Sidwell.
Anonymous
02/02/2026 08:33
Subject: $60k
Anonymous wrote:Sorry, but I do not see any difference in success ratio between my friends, whose kids went to Sidwell and whose kids went to good public schools....the Sidwell kids did not go to better colleges, nor did they get better jobs.
This. I know a family with 4 kids who went through Sidwell and none are that impressive. Meanwhile my public school sibs and friends have done much better. I realize this is comparing different generations but truly nothing about Sidwell seemed to create any remarkable result in the long term that couldn’t have been achieved by sending those kids to MCPS.
Anonymous
02/02/2026 08:31
Subject: $60k
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I love how these people argue that:
1. Private school parents seek status.
2. Private schools do WORSE in college admissions than public schools.
If these parents seek status, why would they send their kid somewhere that makes it HARDER for their kid to get into an elite college?
That would work against the very thing you argue these parents want.
Because it is an illusion?
So these people can’t look at matriculation stats? Are they blind?
Not Blind at all. Yes, on average, top private schools might do a bit better for their top 20% students. But still, a top student at Montgomery-Blair or Walls might have a higher chance of getting into an Ivy than a top student at GDS or Maret. The bottom 50% is even harder to predict.
The magnet schools are not a reasonable comparison.
Look at regular public schools.
But the magnet schools are free.
Kids at magnet schools generally don’t need the handholding that private school kids need, so yeah not fair. Compare a mostly white, average public school to a private school.
Correct. If you have an average or below average kid that needs hand-holding, they won’t get into a public magnet and you can buy them hand-holding at a private. The only question for you is whether that is worth $1mil.
Anonymous
02/01/2026 19:43
Subject: $60k
Anonymous wrote:Sorry, but I do not see any difference in success ratio between my friends, whose kids went to Sidwell and whose kids went to good public schools....the Sidwell kids did not go to better colleges, nor did they get better jobs.
Maybe that's true for the 2 Sidwell kids you know. As soon as you enter Sidwell, your chances of success skyrocket.
Anonymous
02/01/2026 19:31
Subject: $60k
Anonymous wrote:Sorry, but I do not see any difference in success ratio between my friends, whose kids went to Sidwell and whose kids went to good public schools....the Sidwell kids did not go to better colleges, nor did they get better jobs.
Clearly you must know enough of these kids to be able to give us the unvarnished truth about public vs private school college admissions and job prospects.
Thank you for your invaluable insight.
Anonymous
02/01/2026 19:08
Subject: $60k
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I love how these people argue that:
1. Private school parents seek status.
2. Private schools do WORSE in college admissions than public schools.
If these parents seek status, why would they send their kid somewhere that makes it HARDER for their kid to get into an elite college?
That would work against the very thing you argue these parents want.
Because it is an illusion?
So these people can’t look at matriculation stats? Are they blind?
Not Blind at all. Yes, on average, top private schools might do a bit better for their top 20% students. But still, a top student at Montgomery-Blair or Walls might have a higher chance of getting into an Ivy than a top student at GDS or Maret. The bottom 50% is even harder to predict.
The magnet schools are not a reasonable comparison.
Look at regular public schools.
But the magnet schools are free.
But almost no one goes to them. They’re also tailor-made for STEM acceleration. They’re very specialized.
Private school aren’t specialized like that. It’s apples to oranges to compare private schools to STEM magnets.
So it’s a better comparison to look at private schools vs regular public schools.
magnet schools have humanities programs. But yes if what you are trying to say is that magnet programs are more academically rigorous with superior kids to an average private - fully agree.
I fear the magnet won't exist in Montgomery County by the time my kid gets to high school. I agree tgat they are academically rigorous but it also looks like MCPS may dismantle them.
Why? What makes you thnk so?
Anonymous
02/01/2026 18:57
Subject: $60k
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I love how these people argue that:
1. Private school parents seek status.
2. Private schools do WORSE in college admissions than public schools.
If these parents seek status, why would they send their kid somewhere that makes it HARDER for their kid to get into an elite college?
That would work against the very thing you argue these parents want.
Because it is an illusion?
So these people can’t look at matriculation stats? Are they blind?
Not Blind at all. Yes, on average, top private schools might do a bit better for their top 20% students. But still, a top student at Montgomery-Blair or Walls might have a higher chance of getting into an Ivy than a top student at GDS or Maret. The bottom 50% is even harder to predict.
The magnet schools are not a reasonable comparison.
Look at regular public schools.
But the magnet schools are free.
But almost no one goes to them. They’re also tailor-made for STEM acceleration. They’re very specialized.
Private school aren’t specialized like that. It’s apples to oranges to compare private schools to STEM magnets.
So it’s a better comparison to look at private schools vs regular public schools.
magnet schools have humanities programs. But yes if what you are trying to say is that magnet programs are more academically rigorous with superior kids to an average private - fully agree.
I fear the magnet won't exist in Montgomery County by the time my kid gets to high school. I agree tgat they are academically rigorous but it also looks like MCPS may dismantle them.
Anonymous
02/01/2026 18:33
Subject: $60k
Sorry, but I do not see any difference in success ratio between my friends, whose kids went to Sidwell and whose kids went to good public schools....the Sidwell kids did not go to better colleges, nor did they get better jobs.
Anonymous
02/01/2026 17:03
Subject: $60k
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I love how these people argue that:
1. Private school parents seek status.
2. Private schools do WORSE in college admissions than public schools.
If these parents seek status, why would they send their kid somewhere that makes it HARDER for their kid to get into an elite college?
That would work against the very thing you argue these parents want.
Because it is an illusion?
So these people can’t look at matriculation stats? Are they blind?
Not Blind at all. Yes, on average, top private schools might do a bit better for their top 20% students. But still, a top student at Montgomery-Blair or Walls might have a higher chance of getting into an Ivy than a top student at GDS or Maret. The bottom 50% is even harder to predict.
The magnet schools are not a reasonable comparison.
Look at regular public schools.
But the magnet schools are free.
Kids at magnet schools generally don’t need the handholding that private school kids need, so yeah not fair. Compare a mostly white, average public school to a private school.
Oh come on. This is such bull.
Anonymous
02/01/2026 15:14
Subject: $60k
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I love how these people argue that:
1. Private school parents seek status.
2. Private schools do WORSE in college admissions than public schools.
If these parents seek status, why would they send their kid somewhere that makes it HARDER for their kid to get into an elite college?
That would work against the very thing you argue these parents want.
Because it is an illusion?
So these people can’t look at matriculation stats? Are they blind?
Not Blind at all. Yes, on average, top private schools might do a bit better for their top 20% students. But still, a top student at Montgomery-Blair or Walls might have a higher chance of getting into an Ivy than a top student at GDS or Maret. The bottom 50% is even harder to predict.
The magnet schools are not a reasonable comparison.
Look at regular public schools.
But the magnet schools are free.
Kids at magnet schools generally don’t need the handholding that private school kids need, so yeah not fair. Compare a mostly white, average public school to a private school.
Anonymous
02/01/2026 10:28
Subject: $60k
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I love how these people argue that:
1. Private school parents seek status.
2. Private schools do WORSE in college admissions than public schools.
If these parents seek status, why would they send their kid somewhere that makes it HARDER for their kid to get into an elite college?
That would work against the very thing you argue these parents want.
Because it is an illusion?
So these people can’t look at matriculation stats? Are they blind?
Not Blind at all. Yes, on average, top private schools might do a bit better for their top 20% students. But still, a top student at Montgomery-Blair or Walls might have a higher chance of getting into an Ivy than a top student at GDS or Maret. The bottom 50% is even harder to predict.
The magnet schools are not a reasonable comparison.
Look at regular public schools.
But the magnet schools are free.
But almost no one goes to them. They’re also tailor-made for STEM acceleration. They’re very specialized.
Private school aren’t specialized like that. It’s apples to oranges to compare private schools to STEM magnets.
So it’s a better comparison to look at private schools vs regular public schools.
magnet schools have humanities programs. But yes if what you are trying to say is that magnet programs are more academically rigorous with superior kids to an average private - fully agree.
It’s not what I’m trying to say. But thanks.
Anonymous
02/01/2026 10:28
Subject: $60k
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:In any case you cannot really compare Holton with a regular or magnet public school. It is completely different from both.
And yet people on this thread argue kids at Holton are at a disadvantage in college admissions compared to public school kids.
Why people would send their kids to a school that is a liability for college admissions is beyond me. But this is the world these posters live in.
Well it is clear that despite having $1 mil to burn on Holton, you have zero ability to understand economics, so I fully believe that Holton parents are conned into believing that Holton gives their kids a leg up in college admissions.
This is so deeply incoherent, and you have yet to provide ANY evidence of your claim.
Anonymous
02/01/2026 10:27
Subject: $60k
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I love how these people argue that:
1. Private school parents seek status.
2. Private schools do WORSE in college admissions than public schools.
If these parents seek status, why would they send their kid somewhere that makes it HARDER for their kid to get into an elite college?
That would work against the very thing you argue these parents want.
Because it is an illusion?
So these people can’t look at matriculation stats? Are they blind?
Not Blind at all. Yes, on average, top private schools might do a bit better for their top 20% students. But still, a top student at Montgomery-Blair or Walls might have a higher chance of getting into an Ivy than a top student at GDS or Maret. The bottom 50% is even harder to predict.
The magnet schools are not a reasonable comparison.
Look at regular public schools.
But the magnet schools are free.
But almost no one goes to them. They’re also tailor-made for STEM acceleration. They’re very specialized.
Private school aren’t specialized like that. It’s apples to oranges to compare private schools to STEM magnets.
So it’s a better comparison to look at private schools vs regular public schools.
magnet schools have humanities programs. But yes if what you are trying to say is that magnet programs are more academically rigorous with superior kids to an average private - fully agree.
Anonymous
02/01/2026 10:26
Subject: $60k
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:In any case you cannot really compare Holton with a regular or magnet public school. It is completely different from both.
And yet people on this thread argue kids at Holton are at a disadvantage in college admissions compared to public school kids.
Why people would send their kids to a school that is a liability for college admissions is beyond me. But this is the world these posters live in.
Well it is clear that despite having $1 mil to burn on Holton, you have zero ability to understand economics, so I fully believe that Holton parents are conned into believing that Holton gives their kids a leg up in college admissions.