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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How did the AN26 kids do this cycle?

Thinking about joining for my sophomore next year - and would love some intel.[/quote]

from their instagram and FB reels - seems pretty impressive.  For what we pay monthly I feel like it's worth it.  They really do answer questions timely[/quote]

They do! My only quibble is that there are a couple non-AN employees (i.e., random parents!) who try to jump in with responses before the staff actually sees them. And then they're sort of responding to these random people as well. Not a big deal, I'm sure they would disagree if it was wrong info, but I want to hear from the AN people, not this random person. (Also, why are those couple people on all day, responding to every post??) [/quote]

That's an interesting take. I did AN twice and actually found the other parents (for the most part) really helpful in terms of generating discussion. I think one of the flaws of AN is that folks take everything the AN team says as gospel when the perspective of parents on the other side can add so much nuance. This is such a subjective process that thinking answers through with multiple perspectives really felt like a win. I thought they did a good job of always answering quickly, and maintaing authority,  but sometimes the discussions died once they chimed in. The overall vibe was quite different between the two years we participated though. There were some Alpha parents whose kids were "perfect" that dominated the conversations one year. In the end, while the advice is solid and the model is fantastic, it is a business and the advice can skew that way at times. The knowledgeable parents, to me, provide a gut check there to think beyond the AN answer as the only way to do things and help create a trusting and supportive community. [/quote]

PP here. No, I do generally really appreciate the parents. There are just a couple who chime in all the time and take over conversations. No issue with parents generally participating. It helps generate discussion and new ideas. [/quote]

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