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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The desperation in these posts says a lot. Nearly all SAES kids are Big 3 rejects.[/quote] Interesting, I suspect you aren't an adult, but I'll answer anyway. We are only applying to SAES, not any Big 3, despite having a straight-A student with high SSATs. Why? Because the friends I have with kids at the 2 of the Big 3 that I'm familiar with report that their kids are seriously stressed in high school. I don't want that and think it's unnecessary. (Ivy undergrad and professional degrees myself, and didn't go to pressure cooker high school, so feel pretty good about that decision.)[/quote] SAES fan and parent of alum here. In fairness, the above poster should know going into this that there likely will be times of real stress in high school -- even at SAES -- if your child pushes himself/herself. From what I understand, it will be less stress than at some better known downtown schools -- that which you call seriously stressed, but there will be stress, particularly if your child is actively engagement the wide range of ECs available. My own view is that is partly because maybe a quarter/third of the SAES class is pushing to attend top 20 schools, not half the class which is my impression of some downtown schools. And IMHO, it is also because the grounded religion-lite culture subtly reminds students that there are more important things in life than where you go to college or what grade you got in x class, if you are trying you best, kind to others, respectful, etc. [/quote]
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