Top talent will get noticed, if you are in the top 5% of players, you can go to public school. For us in 2020 you already know if your son is top 5%, and for most of us our kids aren't.
Besides those, there are very few public kids going to top 20 lacrosse schools. The odds go through the roof when you look at the privates. Why? The college coaches believe like the poster said above, the private kids will play better lacrosse for 4 years at a prep school than they will at public.
How many kids at Robinson, Chantilly, Langley, Woodson etc. are going to a top 20 D1 school?
I don't disagree top talent gets noticed no matter. But if you can swing it, and your child can benefit from a private education. Why not have a more challenging spring, and oh yeah for sure you take the risk of not playing. More than one pvi kid playing public as a senior, players want to be on the field not watch. And yeah, the coaches feedback during the "process" of getting into private and the results you see on the field should let you know where your kid stands. But, lots of kids improve a lot, and we are still talking a small amount of early commits compared to the opportunity to play D1. Your kid can definitely catch up with hard work and great coaching. If it's what you want, chances are better in private IMO.
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