> That an overworked public school teacher is going to write a better letter of recommendation than a private school teacher? LOL. My understanding is the real

> That an overworked public school teacher is going to write a better letter of recommendation than a private school teacher? LOL. My understanding is the really good prep school college counsellors golf with one or more high-up folks in elite university admissions offices, and get the inside scoop on exactly what they and their peers in other universities are looking for in any given year, such that they can even tune an essay or letter of reference for a given school based on that non-public information and advise students which schools to focus their application efforts on, based on their background & activities.