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fatherfatpants t1_ith3upy wrote

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

The only real difference (outside of religious schools) is that they are inevitably going to rub elbows and maybe even befriend the kid of someone with connections. Very often connections give people huge boosts in life.

That said public schools in those towns are great and I very much doubt that the level of education will be much, if at all, different.

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IndicationOver OP t1_ithuiun wrote

>Very often connections give people huge boosts in life.

100% true, I don't know why people downplay where one goes to University for this very reason.

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Time_Yam301 t1_itjq484 wrote

Because it really only applies to a few select schools. For high school, there are only a few in CT - but probably more than any other state. At the college level, also perhaps a few nationally. Maybe 20 at best.

If you go to Choate and Yale, great. But that's rare.

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76before84 t1_itm4wh9 wrote

That's the whole premise of ivy league schools and why I support a degree of legacy acceptance.

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mintccicecream t1_ith6e3w wrote

Both of your comments are great takes! To be frank, I feel that I am well connected considering my parents weren’t and I worked my way up(although you don’t know what you don’t know so I’m 100% sure there are much better connections out there). For now, I think it would be better to invest in extracurriculars and spend quality time with my future kids/guide them academically to ensure that they become good people. I think I would honestly be embarrassed to be the poorest parent at a private school, but maybe my opinion will change later.

Thank you so much for your insight!

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