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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand the "not social" thing. Whenever I visit the school for an event, the kids are very social. [/quote]

It might be different for a girl, but my son felt the program was super social and not intense or terrible in terms of the homework. I don't understand the families who are here saying that. If it's a good fit, it's fun. The teaching is terrific. The peer group is great - they work together during off periods/slow periods in that long day. My son also played a sport and an instrument, but this idea that the homework load is onerous just wasn't his experience. (he did well, too - it's not like he didn't do HW and then got B's or whatever). For the right kid, this program is (chef's kiss) perfect. [/quote]

My son had the same experience. HW was never a headache, and HW from humanity courses is consistently more time demanding than magnet courses for him. He has a ton of EC activities as well, consistently spending 1-3 hours per day on the EC including weekends. He has a very bounded close friendship circle and a large "say hello" friendship group. Never felt lonely but rather felt extremely comfortable staying with his like-minded friends. Since there are less girls in STEM magnet, if you don't have existing friends there, it's going to be hard especially in the freshman year. But I found girls in SMCS are less "drama" but more "simple" and straightforward to approach for friendship. [/quote]

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