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[quote=Anonymous]My DD is interested in applying to SSSAS for 9th. She's a happy, friendly kid who makes friends easily, and though she has zero interest in sports (she's more arts focused), a lot of her friends are very athletic, so I don't think SSSAS' sporty reputation is an issue for her. But, though I know it's NOT ABOUT ME, I am having a little trouble wrapping my own mind around SSSAS: its reputation as an American producer of what the Brits would call "jolly hockey sticks" girls, and, even more, its reputation as a bastion of the country club set. (I am most definitely NOT country club set: working mother, liberal politics, Ivy education but grew up poor, don't live in Mount Vernon!)

At the end of the day I will let DD apply and go to the school she prefers, but just wondering if anyone can comment on whether this stereotype of SSSAS is accurate or unfair. Would someone like me end up on the absolute periphery of parent culture, surrounded by Ladies who Lunch? Or is parent culture more diverse and accepting than I realize?[/quote]

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