Do private schools have it easier than normal publics?

<p>I think the amount of competition at public schools can be staggering, depending on the school you go to. I go to a very highly esteemed public school, and around 40 kids go to Berkeley each year, 30-ish go to Ivys + Stanford + MIT, 20 to UCLA, etc. And this is in a class of 530. I know a lot of kids who are incredibly, incredibly smart and talented (we have dancers, singers, writers… everybody has something they’re really good at).</p>

<p>However, top colleges can’t accept many students from each school. At publics, the top 15% is much larger than at privates…</p>

<p>Also, just saying, I’m pretty sure my school’s courses are as hard as courses from some very, very expensive private schools in the area. We’re just public (although, to be honest, a lot of the families of kids who go to my school could afford private school if they wanted to).</p>

<p>Depending on the public school you go to, you do have it harder. But it just depends.</p>