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[quote=Anonymous]I've heard Oxford, Cambridge, University of Toronto, Waterloo are tough academically...classes are large and there is no handholding. Exactly how tough are we talking about in relative terms to American colleges? Going through the college process now for the first time with eldest kid and have no basis for comparison, but we have heard recent graduates from our school who moved on to schools with "tough academics" reputation (U Chicago, Cornell, Princeton, Hopkins, Swarthmore, etc.) come back to say it's not that bad and that Yale, Brown, Wesleyan, etc. are easier than their junior/senior years at our high school. We're at a non-DMV private often ranked in top 40 in the country with our own tough academics reputation.

Asking because both DC (11th and 9th grade) expressed interest to go overseas and we wonder if we should take their wishes seriously, if they could be culture shocked by the lack of support. Before I get flamed, want to add DH and I are both from public schools/working class background and both DCs went to public schools from K through 7th/5th grade with large class sizes and did very well. Both are very independent and self-initiators (never had tutors, self-motivated to do well at school and joined ECs of their own choices, etc.). We are open to them going overseas and be challenged but don't want them to drown. [/quote]

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