Counselor talks to Admission Officer

oldfort
Thu, 07 Oct 2010 10:32:26 +0000

There are many public school that offer good college counselling. They send a lot of kids to top tier schools. All that information is readily available at each school´s website, and the information is given to any prospective real estate buyer.

When we first moved to NJ 15 years ago, college placement of each town´s public high school was the first thing I checked out. It was a priority to us and it was a main factor on where we ultimately bought our hosue. It shouldn´t be a surprise to parents on how competent those schools are. People who work around most metroplitan areas have a choice of which town they want to live in, and which public school they want to send their kids. We ultimately decided on a private school for our kids, but it was with a lot of soul searching (is that where we want to spend our money, and what we would be giving up, and could we afford 13 years of private tuition?).

No, I don´t think only private schools send kids to top colleges, but not every public school is the same. Some high schools do a better of job placing their students, and if it´s important than it should be a factor when deciding where to live.