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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Absolutely.   Mine went from TJ to a SLAC. After 4 years of not having a lot of choices in what to take because she did 4 years of fine arts, and had almost no elective slots, plus finding classes very stressful, she’s able to do a second major for fun, explore the curriculum, take classes that bring together several subjects and be in a much less cutthroat environment.  She’s still in a STEM major, but is fulfilling divisionals by taking all sorts of classes just because they are interesting and doing research she loves with her advisor.

College is just a healthier environment. [/quote]

This is by kid's experience as well.  High school at a large public magnet, tons of AP classes, little flexibility and lots of stress (some self-imposed, to be honest).  Now at a SLAC that is a perfect fit - finding lots of new activities to get involved in, challenging but engaging classes that are more discussion based, happy to be researching and writing papers rather than taking tests, plays a club sport for fun, etc.  He's definitely expanded his interests and has a group of friends with wide ranging interests, too.  His college encourages students to take classes outside their majors.  Overall, he feels less stifled and that has led him to broaden his interests and activities.  [/quote]

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