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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am in the "old parent with third kid" dynamic. We're probably staying, although hope for a choice opportunity (Tech, HB or WL IB, if we can talk DC into continuing with French). O'Connell is our only realistic other option, and I would choose it over Yorktown for DC, but DC has so many friends and is not going to be an academic standout wherever she ends up.

You're in a better situation with WL than Yorktown, although I have heard through the grapevine that colleges will view it somewhat disfavorably if a child goes to an IB school, but does not pursue an IB diploma. I have no first-hand experience, it's just something that I've heard (probably on this forum, if I had to guess). [/quote]

Are Tech and HB better academically?  Or just smaller?[/quote]

For what it’s worth, DD is in 7th at HB and her only challenging core class is math. Science and civics are decent, language arts is way too easy. I hope that things will get better in high school. As far as overcrowding goes, it’s not an issue at HB but that’s not really fair so I wouldn’t be surprised if they increased class sizes. They really should. [/quote]

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