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[quote=Anonymous]We made this choice and chose STA for our son.  We have found that the depth of math & science in the US is far greater than that at public schools, even magnet schools.  More importantly, the language arts - history, English, foreign languages - are a gazillion times stronger.  Most folks we know who actually pursued math and science as a career stressed to us the importance of the ability to communicate, a skill that they viewed as important as the math/science.  Professionals also stressed that going to a great math and science HS would do nothing for your long term career - if you truly love those things, go to a great undergrad in math or science and most importantly, grad school.   Putting our son in a math science box right now seemed silly to us.  STAs got some brilliant kids — and you just need a handful on the math/science side to give your kid a cohort.  STA has that in spades.   Plus, class size, communication of teachers/admin, supporting all other aspects of your son lose at TJ.   The culture of TJ is vastly different than STA; at STA the boys compete with other in the US but nothing at all like what happens to our friends with kids at TJ.  Most smart kids at STA have a lot of different interest and opportunities and options.  TJ is test factory driven and many students are there to get the very best scores possible.  We were accepted at TJ and it was not a hard decision to turn down for STA.  Do your homework, have your kid apply, but at the end of the day, talk to US math/science parents who can tell you about their sons experience.   US is really different than lower school fwiw. [/quote]

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