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[quote=Anonymous]For many years Wootton has had the reputation of being super smart/academic while Churchill has had the reputation of being very rich and smart.  These reputations tend to influence people and strengthen the stereotypes. Very smart people scientists, PHDs, gravitate toward Wootton while people who value being rich and want a top school gravitate toward Churchill.

In Wootton the kids in the AP courses are not all from one ethnic group. There are Chinese, Indian, Iranian, African, Russian and general white kids in those classes. The area just attracts lots of smart people and its not just the "asians" that create a more academically focused culture. The Russian parents actually seem tougher on academics than the Chinese parents.

Its only a pressure cooker if you expect your child to always be at the top without working incredibly hard. I tend to think its actually better for really smart kids to learn early on that there are kids just as smart or smarter than them. If you want your kid to be at the top just because he's smart then you won't be happy at Wootton or Churchill and a lower performing school might fit your desires more.

In our experience the groups do mix and are very integrated. At Wootton, the kids' friends are from all groups which seems to be the norm for everyone. [/quote]

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