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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have the kid who is happy to be in the very academic environment.  It is not suffering to her to be busy with problem sets.  She and many others take extra credits they do not need.   She chose a magnet high school too.  I have never heard anything that sounded cut through about her experience.  Just intense learning with other kids who mostly enjoy the same.[/quote]

Schools can have a very academic environment without studying 24/7 and competing for project teams. I’m PP who explained our experience at Cornell’s admitted students day. Kids need to balance, just like we do. Participating in club sports or a hike or volunteer activities are important too. DCs professors have a participated in laser tag or frisbee golf activities with the students. Students go to Thanksgiving dinner at the program directors home if they do not travel. And yes - 75% of the programs students have paid internships between freshman and sophomore year. I learned about these things from students at the admitted students day there. I have the cell phone number to the Parents Assoc director in case my OOS student has an after hours emergency. She gave it out in a presentation. People have had to use it but she said no one has ever abused it. Oh and Cornell visited this program to see if they could replicate it at Cornell. They said they couldn’t for money reasons - class sizes too small.

Now compare to our experience at Cornell. Which is more welcoming and inviting? Where would you like to attend? Remember they are a T10 CS school, so academically rigorous as well. My DC is up to 4am completing coding assignments, but he also gets breaks. Everyone has to find the right fit, but Cornell is living off its reputation IMO.[/quote]

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