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mayaic t1_ith9jrz wrote

Reply to comment by mintccicecream in CT got 3rd best school system after NJ, MA coming in first. by IndicationOver

Just to offer a differing opinion, I went to both public and private school in CT. My private school changed my life. The opportunities I got would not have happened in public school and I fully believe my private school led me to the Ivy League and gave me a much more enjoyable high school experience than I would’ve had in my public schools.

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mintccicecream t1_ithai57 wrote

Thank you for this take! It is definitely something to consider. May I ask if you went to a private school when you were older only, and was it an Ivy feeder school?

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mayaic t1_ithao5n wrote

Yes, I went to a public school for kindergarten - 8th and then private school for high school. It was Hopkins in New Haven which yes is a feeder to Yale. But I didn’t go to Yale, different Ivy.

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mintccicecream t1_ithb19e wrote

Wow, congrats on that! Did you feel left out by the kids that had gone to private school their whole life?

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mayaic t1_ithbed8 wrote

At times, but it was my own internal monologue. The other students didn’t make comments on it. Hopkins definitely had its own feeder schools and actually starts in 7th grade, so there were kids there who had gone to school together their whole lives. But the grades double in size in the high school so half of the kids were also just starting. I say that the school integrated us all well and I had classes with everyone and by the end, my friend groups were definitely mixed of those who started at all different points.

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mintccicecream t1_ithca4y wrote

Thank you! I personally went to a school in the south that is well known for sports but not really education. I’m now in grad school at Yale and the difference in the way the entire university is run and the culture is very obvious. I’m not trying to be pretentious or anything, but my husband and I had to claw our way up from nothing and I’m hoping to provide all the resources that we can for our future kids.

Thank you again for your insight!

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houle333 t1_itheyex wrote

There are towns in CT with some of the best public schools in the country. And therefore there are private schools in the state that are way better than your average private school in other states. My relatives in the south send their kids to private school and field trips are to the creationist museum. The private school my child attends in CT has their own planetarium and research level telescopes. It's a completely different world.

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mintccicecream t1_ithilpy wrote

That is also a great point! Thank you and best of luck to your child!

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mayaic t1_ithco0m wrote

I fully understand you and agree. I’ve moved out of the country now and I’ve started my son at the private school of our choice in their nursery at 9 months old. He will be there until he’s 18. My private school experience showed me that I wanted that for my son for the entirety of his education.

Good luck in your search.

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