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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My biggest concern is the reputation about the school being grueling.  Is that true?  How intense is it academically?  [/quote]

It's academically demanding but I wouldn't say grueling.  The writing load is as high as any top liberal arts colleges and there are also challenging tests (rarely simple multiple choice/information based--but that + extensive application/critique.  The average GPA is 3.3 so kids end up with similar GPAs as other schools, but it's a hard-won 3.3.  My eldest had multiple Ds after getting a 4.3 GPA in HS and a 1500 SAT--and it wasn't [i]just [/i]because of too much partying.  Even in classes that other schools might give easy A's you can get a C based on quality of work. There's no sense of getting credit for just showing up and doing some work. My kid got a 25/100 on a paper that was done too last minute, but still met the page length and citation requirements, and didn't read as pure crap--I would have thought he'd get a 65 or 70 on it.  It does seem that many professors grade in a way more typical of earlier eras (i.e. stricter) than other colleges.  Graduate schools do seem to know this though and kids learn to rise to the standard.  I would say it is most an issue for pre-med where there are very strict cut-offs.[/quote]

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