<p>and that my parents pay over 100,000 bones for me to attend for 4 years and I am looking around and none of the current Senior class is really getting in anywhere. </p>
<p>Makes me wonder if 100,000+ bucks is worth an education one could get at a local magnet or public school...maybe I should have applied for some of those prestigious boarding schools in New England after all I did have near prefect SSAT scores...........</p>
<p>its not really the school that matters. if you have near perfect sats and your GPA is high, Im sure you'll get into where you want to go</p>
<p>Private school doesn't mean you'll automatically get into a great school, it helps, but someone who goes to a competitive public school has just as good of a chance.</p>
<p>I think homeschooling is the way to go if you have motivation. I go to a public technology magnet (#21 in the nation), and it's really a joke. I would hate to see a regular high school.</p>
<p>My high school is a fairly regular suburban public school, and our val and sal are heading to Ivies (Harvard and Brown, respectively).</p>
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<p>I go to a private prep school and I admit that one of the reasons I ended up deciding to attend was the impressive college matriculation, but as I spend more and more time in my school I realized how unimportant that is. Attending a private school gives us so many opportunities other than great college counseling--there's the people, class conversations, caring teachers, a close knit community, great sports and art programs, etc.</p>
<p>Wow, your parents must be loaded. </p>
<p>You can get a great education if you are motivated enough. It doesn't matter where you go. I go to a "failing" minority school with a large percentage of drop outs, and we always have kids accepted to the Ivy Leagues + Ivy league equivalents. </p>
<p>It just depends on how much you want it.</p>
<p>Jonathan1: My public school has all of that. I don't think that's particular to private schools, I think that's just "good schools". Granted, my school may just be an anomaly in the system, I know that some of the public schools in my state are horrible</p>
<p>benellis, I agree with you. It's just that in my area there aren't any really good public schools like there are in other parts of the country.</p>
<p>I read an article in the Washington Post a while a go (can't remember the title or the author) that if you control for SAT scores going to an elite high school actually *decreases *your chances at getting into the most competitive universities (because the weight that these colleges put on class rank)</p>
<p>the way I see it, if you have the motivation you can get a good education/ into a good school from going to a big public school.</p>
<p>high school isn't about getting into college</p>
<p>if you're smart enough to get into a noteable private school you can get into college. public school students could get in if they wanted</p>
<p>the whole point of private school is getting better teachers, facilities, and experiences. That's what the money is for, not to get people into universities they can get into on their own. </p>
<p>I go to a well known private girl's school and I love it here and it's not because of the college counselor I've never met</p>
<p>btw ssat doesn't determine admission. So many people get 99% and get rejected</p>
<p>i feel the same way, except my school is a 'measly' (compared to you) 10 k a year...my teachers have taught me the wrong stuff and the guidance department is SO incompetent</p>
<p>Going to one of the super-competitive high schools only helps you if you can stay in the top 10% of that school.</p>
<p>that's not true</p>
<p>Actually, I think there is a certain measure of truth to Keshira's and zarathustra's posts. I go to a top public high school, top 100 in the country, not sure of exact rank, and it doesn't use class rank, probably for that reason.</p>