Is a Private HS Really Better than Public?

swissmister
Sun, 20 Nov 2005 22:23:53 +0000

I agree with kinglin. The private boarding schools, like the ones in New England, are a completely different ball game. We’re talking about the best in the world. Royalty and heads of state from around the world send their kids there. If you have the money and you are accepted, why wouldn’t you go there? Regardless of whether the education itself is better, you are paying for the environment. You will be surrounded by highly educated teachers, motivated students, educated and wealthy parents, and successful alumni. Many of those boarding schools are in rural areas that are cunducive to learning, as opposed to a big city with distractions. You’re basically creating a recipe for success and the Ivy League schools that have historical ties to these schools realize that.

The only thing I would warn about is being spoiled by these schools. Private schools can give you a false sense of importance by giving you too much attention, whereas public schools do tend to represent what the real world will be like, i.e. more diversity and less holding of your hand.