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[quote=MOCOS][quote=Anonymous]Current GP family. 
I feel the curriculum can be moderate or hard depending on the classes the students take. The honors and AP classes are hard but I don’t think they are harder than comparable privates from what I’ve seen from my son’s friends.
I wouldn’t say the school is a pressure cooker but it’s not a walk in the park either. 
Our son is also a quiet kid but he’s not super athletic and he found a nice group of friends. Contrary to the school’s reputation of only attracting jocks ( and there are many ) there are all types of different kids there. Best of luck in your decision [/quote]

Thanks for the insight. Super helpful. He definitely did not get the "jock" feeling, on the contrary, he felt the school is more orderly than some of the other schools he visited. Quiet study time in the library, students talking and helping each other in corner, etc. He is drawn to that environment. He plays sports a lot but not a super athlete either. He tends to be a perfectionist and wants things to be perfect and get stressed out when he is not at least moderately successful academically. Hence we are really weighing GP vs. GZ. We know people at GZ that are super happy but describes an environment that does not seem to be the best fit for him. It seems academically it will be easier there. Hard to balance and make a call for a kid that is super sensitive to environment and stress. I truly appreciate you sharing your experience. [/quote]

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