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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My current sophomore came from a middle school with only one other student accepted to SMCS that year.  They have plenty of people they are friendly with at school, but haven't formed any close friend groups. I think they think that other kids who came in with a larger group from their middle school have had it easier in that respect, although my kid isn't super outgoing, which probably plays into it as well.

Also, our home middle school was not very good, and they definitely came in with a less solid math foundation than students from some other schools.  This made Precalc pretty challenging and they had a lot of catching up to do, but we expected that. My kid loves the science classes, though, and thinks every one of their science teachers has been outstanding. Overall, my kid is happy with the choice to attend SMCS and looking forward to some interesting electives next year.[/quote]

Similar experience here. The lack of close friends is hard and the work is a grind. It’s a great program if you’re prepared for your family to rearrange your lives to accommodate the intense level of homework (don’t let the kids at the open house mislead you - it’s consistently more than two hours every single night) and for your kid to be permanently sleep deprived! (I guess that sounds like we have regrets…. I’m not sure)[/quote]

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