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[quote=Anonymous]DD graduated w/in last 5 years. 
Extremely grateful for how well prepared she was in undergrad. 
Very fond of handful of incredible teachers/administrators. Sadly several of them are no longer at NCS.

Her fondness for NCS has aged with time. It WAS hard but she knew it was going to be and set her expectations accordingly. I recall her struggling to get an A from a certain, really tough English teacher. Kept taking her courses instead of others known to be more generous grade-wise. Finally got that A in her last semester and was SO thrilled.

Interestingly though she’s not A personality type. There is no way to define the type of student who will be “successful” at NCS. The definition of success is very different for every parent and for every student.

NCS has a reputation as a school that offers an excellent college prep education and does not inflate grades. There is a trend for multiple valedictorians over past 10 years so the school does seem to be moving somewhat in that direction. I’m not sure what the right answer is. For my DD an NCS experience with grade inflation would’ve meant a higher GPA, but she would never have experienced that moment of personal triumph after working hard to achieve something difficult.

FWIW that same teacher told all of the students in her class that her goal was to prepare them to be published authors - each and every one of them. DD is about to have her 1st article published and will likely feel more pride in sharing it with that teacher than with anyone else.[/quote]

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