The private-independent school in 2013 is, in its context, radically different from the same school 20 years earlier in 1993. We note just some of those differences. Today, competition is fierce with public schools, magnet schools, charter schools, and other private-independent schools, with all touting their march to excellence. We have just gone through the second most severe recession in the last 100 years. Facebook and other social media networks exist. The smart phone exists. Free courses from Harvard, McGill, and Oxford are now available online. Private-independent school parents are of the Y Generation.