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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If your son LOVES STEM and gets into TJ, go for it...[/quote]

This but it's very difficult. I think for a super smart kid, Yorktown will be better than O'Connell. It's much bigger and can have higher level classes that a smaller school just can't have. [/quote]

What the PP just stated might be true. I have no idea as I do not know much about Yorktown. I have heard that Yorktown is an excellent school but BIG. What I do know now with a college freshman who graduated from O'Connell last May is that sometimes a "smaller school" like O'Connell has incredible advantages. The teachers and admin at O'Connell pay attention and become involved when a student expresses the desire for something more. My kid was all into STEM and the science teachers at O'Connell actively supported him in doing research at GMU one day a week. It was such an amazing opportunity for my kid and could not have happened without the support of the O'Connell teachers and admin. [/quote]

This is the way to do it. High schools can't offer the laboratory research opportunities that GMU and other programs can. You need solid STEM courses, but for pursuing an interest in STEM (and for college applications) you'll need the extracurricular opportunities. [/quote]

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