[quote=Anonymous]Take a look at a D1 lacrosse roster, especially an IVY league roster and take note of how many kids are private school/prep school kids vs public school kids. The simple fact is private/prep schools offer a better education and prepare kids for the next level academically. Lacrosse is a small part of the decision in sending your child to a private/prep school. To be sure there are fine public schools but overall private/preps offer your child a competitive advantage academically. Chaminade happens to be a 1st rate academic institution and you cant knock anyone for wanting to send their kid there, lacrosse or no lacrosse, they just happen to also have an outstanding lacrosse program as well.
It's more of a fact that the private school parents will fork over the money to pay for an Ivy League school. That is why they get more kids. Not that their kids are smarter from the private school education
Lmao! So what youre saying is that public school kids are getting accepted but wont go to some of the worlds best colleges because they dont want to pay the tuition? It is a pretty well known fact that the Ivies are very generous with financial aid for families that cant afford it. Their philosophy being that if a kid can get accepted the sole reason he/she cant go will not be money. Having said that I wasnt insinuating that prep/private school kids are smarter at all, simply that those schools do have better academics in most cases and college admissions offices tend to look more favorably on a prep/private school.
I've got kids going to both, prep and public, as well as being in prep HS myself. The biggest difference is the networking club of alumni that you become part of at a prep. When I went for my interview for an Ivy with an alumni, it was much less formal, less intimidating and a lot different than my friend's interview who attended another school. Job networking is also key. It's being a part of "the network" that you don't necessarily get from a public. That said, both can offer outstanding educational opportunities, as well in the arts, athletics etc. Public schools get state and fed money, and can use it to build state of the art labs, buildings etc. Preps get alumni donations and tuition. They have the ability to do the same, the difference being, they don't have to adhere to the state and fed mandates and do what they believe best suits their current and future student body. If in a good district, you can have a great experience, but the networking is the difference, and it is certainly helpful.
So what you are saying is the teaching at public schools from the teachers that have masters and without a doubt are way more qualified then at the very least the catholic schools is not up to par. They just get paid a lot more???. Why won't the Catholic schools pay as much as public??. You are wrong about the financials. Most people don't qualify for the aid unless you make very little
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