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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you think valedictorians and the top 5% in high school have life figured out, follow up with them 20 years later.

That path often results in mediocre successes.  A singular focus on academics is often detrimental.

The well adjusted kids who strike a balance beyond academics tend to be the truly successful ones.[/quote].

100% agree with you on this.

I’m also the one who posted that the incoming students, particularly at 9th, tend to be academically very strong.  I believe that some lifer families are making the decision to send their kid to a Big3 right off the bat because they fear they won't have an opportunity later and also the (hope) belief that their kid will be successful academically.  I am pointing out the reality of the academic side. Look, I know loads of families send their kids because it’s convenient for them, they went there, blah blah blah.  But, I still believe there is a cohort driven by fear and delusion. [/quote]

All anyone can do is hope their child will be academically successful when they apply them to PK at 3 or 4. My child was one of the youngest children at a Big 3 private and we applied her when she was 3. The idea that we knew she would be academically gifted 11 years later in 9th is ridiculous. There are so many things that you don't know about your child at 3 or 4. Will they have mental health issues or health challenges that will throw their life off course? Will the school be socially difficult even if it is academically a great fit? Do they not really like to work hard and does academic achievement not motivate them like it does us as parents?

There are the parents who use their donor, legacy, and/or VIP status to facilitate acceptance at PK or K and my thinking on that is that if your child can't even get in on their own talents at 3 or 4 how do expect them to survive on their talents as they go through the school?[/quote]

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