<p>Few weeks ago I've got accepted few public schools and public schools, and now it's the final week to decide where I should attend. My parents are radically urging me to attend a public, rather than a public school, because they believe an education is better, facilities more modern, financial aid more available, and student body more diverse.</p>
<p>But mind you, I'm not simply talking about mediocre public schools; two places I've got accepted was UMich and UVa, and I currently decided to attend UVa. </p>
<p>Private Schools I've got accepted are Emory and Tufts (along with others, but these are my parents' favourite choices.) I know these are fabulous schools. But I just WANT to attend UVa, because I believe it is the right place to me.</p>
<p>Cost doesn't matter to me. (Though merid aid is always appreciated). Is it true that public schools are worse than private schools even if they are in equal level academically?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>I think private schools are a lot better than public schools, but that’s just my personal bias :D.</p>
<p>Sorry but the title really irks me.</p>
<p>^ Jersey13…is my daughter going to meet a boy like you when she goes to college?</p>
<p>I definitely wouldn’t make choices based on whether or not the school is public or private, but based on the actual qualifications of the school.</p>
<p>I chose a public school, UC Berkeley, because it has a very strong engineering department. It is better than a lot of privates in terms of engineering, so it didn’t come down to public vs. private.</p>
<p>I know a lot of people who went to top public schools and did better than most kids from good private schools. </p>
<p>But usually kids from the tippity-top private schools do better than kids at top public schools. But the top 10% of top public schools usually do just as well as the tippity-top private schools (well … in the suburban schools just outside of Boston).</p>
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In a word, no.</p>
<p>Privates often provide more support and advising due to their (usually) smaller size, but a go-getter can do well at either.</p>