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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 2.99 kid at one of these schools is getting deferred from average schools left and right. I would give anything to do it all over and let the kid have a nice childhood instead of the torture he just endured for absolutely nothing. [/quote]

Sorry to hear this PP! everything happens for a reason and please be positive as I believe your kid will get in somewhere.[/quote].

I’m so sorry. Please tell us what you mean by torture endured. In hindsight would you have chosen a different independent school?[/quote]

I'm sure what the poster is referring to is how hard the kids work at the Big3 schools.  I have one and it can easily be 2-4 hours of  homework a night (pre-Covid).  
This is a great fit for my child who robotic in how he/she plows through homework.  It would be a very poor fit for my other 2 kids who are equally smart but 
don't want this type of high school experience.  There are many kids in the Big3 schools who aren't particularly happy or joyful because it's a poor fit for them.

My advice as a big3 parent is to really think carefully about this before applying.  it has nothing to do with intelligence but everything to do with the type of 
school experience is best for your child.  Is your kid one that can just grind out hours and hours of work and be happy doing it? If your child is currently a public 
school student, will they be joyful and thriving with 3 times the homework?  Day after day?
If not, for many kids it becomes a "tortuous" or at least unpleasant high school experience.[/quote]

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