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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD briefly considered this. She ended up going more of the "little fish, big pond" route and is so happy with it. She loves being surrounded by this active, engaging, challenging environment. She definitely does thrive off of being challenged and collaborating/learning from others, so I knew she'd go this route. She's at a school that is academically challenging and collaborative, engaged with the community and campus, but not cutthroat or high stress. Btw - she is pre-med as well. [/quote]

Thanks, this school sounds like a happy medium. I don’t think he wants to coast (just not his personality). But I feel like his college list consists of intense, competitive schools. He has thrived in this in the past, but I’d like to see some more balanced schools.[/quote]

IMO what matters is not so much that they are competitive but in what ways.  There are very rigorous schools with intense kids that work within a cooperative atmosphere that is part of the school character.  They're competitive because the kids strive to keep up with each other.   Then there are schools where the student body is cut-throat competitive with each other.  Motivation is to be leader of the pack. Some kids thrive in the strong vs. weak model.[/quote]

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