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[quote=Anonymous]Not sure if this is helpful for you, but here goes... child applied to TPMS only and not Eastern. Mainly because we didn't think it made sense to commute &gt;1 hour to a school that had sucky math when child could get sucky math at the home MS.

One friend of ours did send her child to Eastern a couple years ago, but ended up leaving before the end of 6th grade. This student had differing opinions from some of the teachers there, and thus was treated poorly/hostile manner because of differing views. I found this to be ironic given that Eastern is supposed to be about Humanities/Communications. There were also concerns about the more &quot;mature&quot; content of some books required for reading. At risk of being flamed, I'd summarize it as if your family was a Hillary supporter (as many MC folks are), then you'll probably fit in with the values, but if you supported any other options, good luck to you and don't be surprised if you are silenced.

A different family friend of ours sent her child to Eastern and LOVES it. But child came from an average elementary school where not much was rigorous, so the Eastern curriculum helped her child blossom, particularly in self-confidence and poise in public presentations.

So it depends where you're coming from. For us, it wasn't worth it to apply. We're still debating whether the commute is worth it for TPMS.

Best wishes in your decision making!

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