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@gorgonzolach
I went to a private school for free (scholarship, disadvantaged background). The facilities I had access to were amazing and I do not think I would be where I am today were I not exposed to it. I was very strong academically and I wanted to study, it catered to me. I went to school with a lot of very wealthy idiots who did not want to learn and they were also catered for.
Am I happy I went to a private school? Yes. Did I enjoy it? No. Do I openly advertise that I went to a private school? No, but I don't actively take measures to hide it and if it ever comes up in conversation I take pains to explain that I was very lucky to be able to, given my background. Navigating different levels of the British class system on a daily basis (I didn't board, so had to travel back and forth between my school and my decidedly non-posh home) was tricky, but I think it provided me with a resilience which has done me very well in later life.