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[quote=Anonymous]Big 3 and WIS both have a range of families. In each, different grades have their own cultures. Some are more athletic or academically oriented than others.

The most important difference between Big 3 and WIS is both the most obvious and also the most often overlooked: the Big 3 are all independent, American schools while WIS is proudly international. It will never be American nor does it want to be nor will any suggestions take it that way.

This means math will be taught differently with a definite ceiling. It also means history, English and many other subjects are taught from a different lens. Finally core, frankly WASP-y values around stewardship, charity, political leadership and responsibility are not part of the history of the institution. Race means something different in the world than in America. The American way is taught but within a global context.

Both paths lead kids to top institutions like HYPS. Both paths lead to successful engineers at MIT.

The question for us was do we want our kids to have an American or an international experience?[/quote]

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