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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For us, there was little joy in any of the years.  As a new freshman my DD would naively sit at any lunch table assuming the girls would be friendly--  and would be completely ignored.[/quote]

PP, I feel really sad for your DD after reading this.  My DD is an alum and hates NCS.  I'm just relieved that she found her joy again in college.  As a parent, I'm totally guilty of subjecting my daughter to a school that wasn't a good fit for her, we should have pulled her out at the end of 6th grade.  I thought keeping her at NCS was the best option.  [/quote]

I am glad your DD is in a happier place now.  All we can do for ours is look forward to her graduation.  I really wish I had known.  People did try to warn us when she was accepted, but I foolishly did not listen.  [/quote]

What was the warning?  I have my own views, based on friends' direct experience. I'm trying to gently warn a friend whose daughter is sensitive but I don't want to upset her.[/quote]

The warning was that the school was a pressure cooker and that there was a significant mean girl atmosphere.   I wasn't
 concerned about the academic challenge/intensity but I do wish I had fully grasped the extent of the negative social dynamic.[/quote]

PP, I received the same warning from friends, etc. who had heard the rumors or who had friends with daughters who had attended/graduated.  No, academics wasn't the issue for my DD.  It was definitely the social dynamic, and my DD isn't a shy girl.     [/quote]

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