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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would not call it sour grapes but maybe more if a mis-match.  Many of these schools attract students that very academically oriented and really motivated to learn and enjoy learning.   It is not a "grind" for kids that like it.

An academically intense schools can be a good place for a super geek that has always felt out of place in high school.  They finally find a place to fit in and be surrounded by other that love school.[/quote]

Yes, but you don’t seem to understand that lots of very smart kids are well-rounded and don’t plan on becoming academics. For those students, a school full of grinding nerds is a turnoff. Of course, some of this can be addressed in the school selection process, but that process is not perfect. Where a kid attends depends on lots of factors, like admission, family financials, and PERCEIVED notions about a school. Also, a kid/family can be induced to attend a higher-ranked school simply because of its ranking, yet another school might have been a better fit. The point is, college matches are frequently imperfect, even when students and families are trying to get it right. [/quote]

Yes! This is my kid. She is at her first choice top 5 school. Is happy with her choice but does say she gets tired of how stressed out and anxious kids are all the time. Also, school is overrun with ultra elite and wealthy kids. She is happy with her choice but she says she now understands the appeal of other types of schools like Michigan or small SLACS as well and how they are different but can also be a great experience [/quote]

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