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[quote=Anonymous]Look, TC is a large school serving an extraordinarily diverse community. Kids come to TC from every possible background: there are Ivy League legacy kids from affluent families who went to private k-8 schools before deciding they wanted the diversity and challenge of a big public school; there are kids who come from extremely poor and uneducated families; there are kids who came to the US from dozens of other countries as young adolescents and are still struggling to learn English. You can find it all at TC. A talented and academically motivated kid can excel there; a shy kid may get lost there.

It's like the difference between living in New York City and living in Williamsburg, Virginia. It's not good versus bad -- it's big versus small, diverse versus more homogeneous, and so on. Big and diverse generally also means more issues and challenges: fights, drop-outs, discipline issues, kids with kids of their own, kids supporting their immigrant families by working nights. But it also means more opportunities: more classes, more extra-currics, and a greater range of potential friends and exposure to more life experiences. Some kids will love it, some won't. [/quote]

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