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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As many people have noted, there isn't one cause of high stress in students; there are many. This includes parents forcing their kids into schools not based on the fit, but on the fantasy that this school will be a pipeline to the Ivies. The reality is that schools like NCS exist for a very particular type of student, one that is ambitious, self-motiviated resilient, and invested in learning. Most teenagers aren't like this at all, but there are some who are. The school has had a reputation for its rigor for many decades, and this attracts many parents. However, once their kids are admitted and experience the degree of work, these same parents then complain that the school is too stressful for their children. Instead of moving their kid to another school, they expect the school to change for them. But it's that very rigor their child is struggling with that drew them to the school in the first place. Then, there are the parents who tell their kids that anything less than an A is unacceptable. I agree with people that schools such as NCS should revisit the mandatory sports requirement, especially for juniors and senior years. This would open up more time for these students.[/quote]

The parents I know whose kids go to NCS are very nice and relaxed. It is their dd's who are driven and sought it. With that being said, I agree fully it's a school mostly for driven girls. So consider that if your child is not?[/quote]

The parents I know there are driven and pass it to their kids. They may not appear so at receptions, but they are. [/quote]

This! They put on a chill front[/quote]

I hear you and I am sure there are some high octane parents! Who selected the school because it's where THEY would want to be. But the parents I know are genuinely chill! Their DDs are not. Just born that way. And their parents are supporting their kids goals I guess...[/quote]

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