NCS college admissions if kid is not a legacy, URM, or athletic recruit

[Anonymous]

“A” students work for the “B” students and “C” students donate the buildings.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I have kids in both high schools.
STA is not easy but it's objectively much easier than NCS. If you do the readings, write the papers and study you can do well. You might have to do a lot of work but if you do it, you'll do well.
NCS is next level. Girls can do everything right and still get a B+ because the teacher is only giving out two A minuses across 80 kids. It's just impossible at times.
You can do the work, stand on your head, count to 100, say the magic word and still end up with a B.

This. We moved and at the new school, DD re-wrote her first paper 7 times and hoped she’d get a B. She got 100. She was used to NCS standards.

I'm an alumna. My "highly selective" college was much easier than NCS. Talk to most NCS grads and they will say the same. Yes, it prepared me well but I will never feel any fondness for the place. I would never choose it for my daughter.

My friends from work or grad school who I knew went there wouldn’t even return my calls when I wanted references on the school. True things could have changed since class of late 1990s but yikes.

So unnecessary to overdo things so much. Maybe if you were a ranger or navy seal but not a teen Hs student.

[Anonymous]

NCS parent here. I got to page 4 and that is all I could manage.

OP, I also have a daughter in lower high school and I sincerely hope that you never come into my orbit. If you cannot see how misguided all of your posts are, then you should take some time to revaluate yourself. I am embarrassed that you are part of our school community. For anyone else reading this, most NCS parents I know are wonderful people who are far more adjusted (and frankly more pleasant) than the OP. Please don't judge the rest of us by her rantings and personal failings.