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[quote=Anonymous]I think you are asking good questions and some of the feedback here is helpful (though a lot of it is awful). That being said, I think that the decision comes down more to overall lifestyle than schools.

A smart kid who is engaged, willing to participate and has no issues of note can thrive in either environment. I know many people who chose between SHSAT schools (Stuy, Bronx Science). A suburban public is more like a private than those schools, with the only major difference being that at suburban publics you get a decent number of kids who are not tracking towards top colleges. But in a town like Princeton, though it has diversified, it is a more homogeneous environment than SHSAT schools, and a calmer learning environment.

I think the question to ask is confirming how the public schools do tracking at different ages. This could always change, but it is helpful. In elementary school it is not critical (I would actually argue against it in the earliest grades). Middle school it is a nice to have. High school it is a need to have.[/quote]

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