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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid is a 10th grader at RMIB.  She turned down Poolesville Global Ecology because of the commute.

So far, RMIB has been great.  I hear that Junior year is a nightmare, so we’ll see.  Nice group of kids.  Good teachers and excellent extracurricular opportunities without an insane commute.  She plays a sport and an instrument and has time for both.  [/quote]

Thanks! Does she have any safety concerns about RM?  Some of the comments on DCUM about RM make more a bit worried. [/quote]

I mean honestly why should your entire high school memory be around being in a top tier college.

Poolesville is the better and safer school.  If you want to be the parent that pushes for a potential for a top tier college but also possible mental health and exhaustion in a below average school, take the gamble. [/quote]
I mean.. how can you be mentally exhausted at a below average school, unless you are far below average?

There are over 2000 kids at RM.  The vast majority aren't problem kids and don't fear going to school.   There are many high achieving kids who aren't in the IB program but take a load of AP classes, and sometimes the IB classes. I have one in IB and one not, and one of them tends to have some anxiety issues but has never expressed high anxiety over going to RM.

Unless your kid is super smart, self driven and organized, RMIB is going to be a challenge.  My DC doesn't necessarily find the content challenging, but there is a lot of work.  Lots of sleep deprived kids, but some of that is self inflicted from what I have heard from DC.  There are a lot of RMIB kids who have an uwgpa of 4.0, and 1550+ SAT scores, and do several extra curricular activities. These kids are super high achieving.  Not for the faint of heart if you want to keep up.[/quote]

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