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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are zoned for Wootton and have had DD in private since elementary school. Yes class size and general chaos was top reason. And overall lack of academic rigor. [/quote]
I can’t relate to this at all. 
We are zoned to Wootton and I send my kid to private because Wootton is a pressure cooker and I don’t feel like my kid would do well there. Sent older siblings to Wootton and junior year was just a level of stress I was not comfortable with. [/quote]

Can you explain what this means?  What are examples of the pressure/stress?[/quote]
It is an ultra competitive group of kids. 
Pressure to take APs, pressure for sat/ACT scores, pressure for extracurricular. Not all kids need to take differential equations senior year.  If you are white or Asian, college admissions aren’t even great. Privates do better for some reason. My kid was resume perfect (35 ACT) and ended up at a state college. 
The upside was they got to college and found it way easier than Wootton.
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Sounds like Sidwell, minus the AP part.

[Just kidding!][/quote]

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