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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] There are schools with much less pressure that send their graduates to top colleges.[/quote]

Which ones are those? (A serious question, not a taunt.)[/quote]

If you go to the Private School Forum and ask "what are most academically rigorous schools" this is the list of schools I would never ever ever send my kids. I have legacy status at many of those schools and would not have a problem getting my kids into those schools.

But what are we doing, having kids sleep 4-5 hours a night for 4 years straight in the hopes of one day having a mercedes and a vacation home.

I have BTDT. I did not take that path. My kids will not take that path. I have family that did and they are not happy.  Yes they have a mercedes and a vacation home, etc. but [b]they [/b]feel trapped, they can't change jobs, get a less stressful life because they "have it all" (and their wives would rather die than have less).

If you ask "which schools are kind and supportive" you will magically notice those listed as "rigorous" are not listed. You will get a very large list of schools. People are there because they have a different set of values.

When you see people say, "there is a large discrepancy between the top of the class and the bottom of the class" what this means is the school has figured out that some kids thrive in an environment with intense academics but some kids need support (though they are just as smart) or the kids have a very full life outside of school. These schools understand this and support this. In addition, your child can have a year that is not as rigorous and then a year that is depending on their outside activities. 
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