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[quote=Anonymous]We have a lot of friends with children at both Burke and GDS.  Culturally they are somewhat similar, but GDS is wealthier and more socially and academically competitive.  GDS students also seem to do about 50% more homework than Burke students.  This number would vary from student to student, but nobody thinks Burke assigns as much homework as GDS.  Both schools attract some extremely smart and academically strong students, but a higher percentage of GDS students are extremely smart and a higher percentage of GDS students strive to get high grades.

If given the choice, most people prefer GDS but some people prefer Burke.   The ones who prefer Burke often make their decision partly based on the school's culture and partly based on the lower homework load.  These factors could make a big difference in the quality of life for a student with ADHD.

By the way, college admissions results are surprisingly similar for Burke and GDS students with similar backgrounds and credentials (grades, scores, rigor of courses taken, extracurricular accomplishments, etc.), but there are a lot more very strong students at GDS.  Since GDS starts out with more strong students and then puts more of them through a very rigorous curriculum, GDS's college admissions list ends up being more impressive overall.  
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