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[quote=Anonymous]16:23 PP here.  My daughter would have been at Nottingham for a year and then Discovery.  I didn't feel especially "wow" about Nottingham when I did the tour.  But when I walked into ATS, for some reason I felt right at home.  It's older and a little cozy and I just got a good vibe.  We were lucky enough to get one of only 22 lottery spots that year.  Daughter would have been fine at Nottingham and Discovery, but we love the community of ATS.  There's a lot of homework at times, and a heavy focus on reading and the arts.  The PTA is active.  The rules aren't really that strict and the kids aren't expected to be little robots. (thank God - my daughter would not have survived!)

That said, if we'd been applying one year later and had toured Discovery instead, it would have been a harder decision.  The school is gorgeous, and it's closer to us than ATS.  One thing I do miss is being part of our neighborhood - we feel left out at times because everyone else knows each other from the school bus and we're the odd man out.

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